City of Castlegar

Treatment Plant Operator

BASIS: FULL TIME, PERMANENT | CLOSING: DATE AUGUST 28, 2026 9:00 A.M.

Responsible for the operations and maintenance of the City’s water treatment and distribution and wastewater treatment and collections systems.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head Treatment Plant Operator, you will be responsible for performing highly skilled operational and maintenance work in the City’s water and wastewater treatment, distribution and collections facilities. Work involves performing operational and maintenance duties required to maintain water and wastewater quality that meets or exceeds all compliance criteria outlined in the City’s Operating Permits as well as Provincial and National Legislation and standards.

Qualifications





The successful candidate will hold a minimum certification at Level 1 from the Environmental Operations Certification Program in Water Treatment and/or Wastewater Treatment accompanied with demonstrated experience in water and/or wastewater treatment operations in local government including working in confined space and working with computer-controlled monitoring systems (SCADA).

This position is a CUPE Local 2262 position attracting an hourly rate dependent on level of Certification: $40.23 for Level 1, $41.02 for Level 2 and $42.37 for Level 3 Water Treatment Certification, plus $0.25/hr premium per additional EOCP certification.

About Castlegar

Live more at one-third the average housing price of metro Vancouver and two-thirds the B.C. average. Be an outdoors action hero in the West Kootenay wild, in British Columbia’s interior, where the Columbia and Kootenay rivers meet and endless adventures are right in your backyard.

Work for a City going places – with an ambitious vision, a energetic municipal government, and a track record of doing cool things – including Millennium Ponds, Sculpturewalk, and an ongoing refresh of Columbia Avenue, our main artery. The City of Castlegar is growing and we’re looking for the perfect person to get in on the action.

📌 Treatment Plant Operator (Castlegar)
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