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Requisition ID:4626
Affiliation: CUPE Municipal
Position Type: Permanent Full Time
Number of Openings: 2
Bi-weekly Working Hours: 84 hours bi-weekly
Shift/Work Schedule:7 days on 7 days off 12-hour shifts
Department/ Branch: Environmental Services, Water Treatment
Job Location:Fort McMurray
Pay Level:PL15
Start Rate: $56.87
Permanent Rate: $67.04(Permanent rate effective after completion of probation)
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 workplace.

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 minimal supervision, the Foreperson, Water Treatment Operations provides subject matter expert (SME) technical guidance and directs staff in the operation and coordination of day-to-day water treatment operational activities. The incumbent provides technical assistance, inspects the work of staff and contractors,



and coordinates service delivery with internal and external clients, impacting the quality of potable water to ensure safe and efficient operations and compliance with federal, provincial, and municipal regulations .

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Responsible for first-level supervision in the field; coordinating staff work activities to ensure compliance with organizational standards, time schedules, job specifications and regulatory requirements.
- Inspect work to ensure compliance with safety, municipal, and environmental requirements.
- Ensure efficient, cost effective, and safe operations of water treatment facilities through data-driven optimization based on analytical equipment such as the LCA5 or Zetasizer.
- Support the development of operator technical skills; planning training, mentoring, and encouraging operational and certification development for all operations staff.
- Standardize training practices for new operators to ensure consistency and quality.
- Respond to and resolve emergency issues and co-ordinate associated activities to include follow-up reports.
- Take the lead on execution during priority and emergency work, which may include field planning, sourcing chemicals, equipment, supplies, and other tasks as required.
- Analyze water records, address undesirable conditions, and recommend corrective actions.




- Review and file month-end reports, statistical data, and project documentation.
- Coordinate and prepare Sequential Isolation Forms (SIF) for process equipment lockouts.
- Review and file daily and monthly testing records; ensure daily records and reports are completed by staff.
- Ensure adequate inventory of chemicals, equipment, and supplies, assisting with the ordering of water treatment chemicals to maintain stock levels.
- Conduct or review chemical and physical analysis of raw or treated water.
- Consistently review all statistical data to maximize plant operation.
- Ensure proper sampling and reporting to government agencies as required.
- Provide technical input for Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other operational documents.
- Operate the water treatment facilities as required (sometimes with short notice).
- Provide SME technical input on strategic assignments and special studies and Capital or Operational Projects
- Participate in strategic planning and operational adjustments to align with branch goals, providing technical input on strategic assignments, capital, or operational projects.
- Perform other related duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

- Skilled in the operation of machines, tools and mobile equipment used in municipal water treatment facilities under varying conditions.
- Proficiency in the use of various sampling and testing equipment and instruments.
- Ability to understand and execute verbal and written instructions, read and interpret blueprints, drawings, plans and specifications.
- Proficiency with various Microsoft applicati

📌 Foreperson, Water Treatment Operations (Fort McMurray)
🏢 Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
📍 Fort McMurray