Requisition ID:4684
Affiliation: CUPE Municipal
Position Type: Temporary Full Time
Fixed Term Duration:Anticipated to end October 2nd, 2028
Number of Openings: 2
Bi-weekly Working Hours: 80 hours bi-weekly
Shift/Work Schedule:4 x 10-hour shifts per week
Department/ Branch: Environmental Services, Maintenance
Job Location: Fort McMurray
Pay Level:PL12
Rate: $51.46
COLA:Bi-Weekly - $480
Posted (dd/mm/yyyy): 31/10/2026
Closing Date (dd/mm/yyyy):15/11/2026
Posting Type:Internal and External

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ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:

Step into a career that’s grounded in action and driven by purpose. At the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, our Environmental Services team is at the heart of sustainability and safety. Whether you’re operating advanced water treatment systems or managing solid waste and underground infrastructure, you’ll play a vital role in protecting public health and the setting.

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves for a career that combines purpose, precision, and progress, we’d love to hear from you.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION :

Under general supervision, the Instrumentation Technician performs skilled journeyperson level work. Work involves preventative and corrective maintenance, inspections, modifications, and installing/dismantling of systems and projects, as well as troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing municipal equipment. The incumbent will be responsible for inspecting the work of contractors, demonstrating sound judgement,



and working toward reducing errors to prevent unsafe and deteriorated equipment, health and safety risks to the public, and liabilities to the municipality. This position is required to exercise a considerable degree of independent judgement, although the work is subject to inspection.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Perform corrective and planned maintenance, maintain, calibrate, inspect, test, troubleshoot, repair, analyze and diagnose a variety of systems and equipment relating to the trade.
- Operates test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, frequency meters, signal generators, audio frequency generators, and tone generators and interprets readings.
- Designs, fabricates, and installs new instrumentation systems.
- Reads and interprets various blueprints, diagrams, and schematics.
- Maintains equipment and calibration history logs, work order requests, testing results and prepares a variety of reports as necessary.
- Explain and clarify Supervisory Controls and Data Acquisition (SCADA), process control systems, and maintenance to operators and maintenance personnel to ensure general understanding.
- Operate various equipment related to the trade.
- Respond to, troubleshoot, and find solutions for complex and unique issues with various types of equipment relating to the trade.




- Respond to call outs and emergencies as required.
- Strictly comply with related regulations and standards.
- Complete field level hazard assessments (FLHAs) and incident reports as necessary.
- Participate actively as a team member and support various health and safety, energy conservation, and operational cost effectiveness initiatives.
- Participate in development of trade related preventative maintenance tasks and procedures.
- Provide guidance, instruction, and direction to assigned helpers or apprentices as required.
- Provide input into technical data, specifications, and cost estimates.
- Complete training and participate in the RMWB training program as required by operations.
- Perform other related duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

- Knowledge of, and experience with diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing instrumentation systems, components, and equipment.
- Comprehension of schematics, blueprints, and piping and instrumentation diagrams.
- Familiarity with maintenance and troubleshooting of industrial control systems and SCADA systems.
- Ability to make complex decisions for which there may be no set procedure.
- Considerable knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trade and the ability to implement safe work practices including, but not limited to, the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Ability to understand and execute verbal and written instructions, read and interpret manuals, plans, and specifications.
- Must be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Working knowledge of Microsof

📌 Instrumentation Technician (Fort McMurray)
🏢 Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
📍 Fort McMurray