Job Description

Apply By: Monday, September 22, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Engineering Technologist

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Job ID:

234241

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ontario Clean Water Agency

Division:

Contract Services, South Peel Region

City:

Mississauga

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Temporary with possibility of extension

Job code:

12972 - Technician 2, Municipal Engineering

Salary:

$1,214.51 - $1,471.49 Per week
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) believes in Our Communities, Our Environment and Our People. As a trusted partner to municipalities, First Nations communities, businesses, governments and institutions across Ontario, we provide our clients with total solutions in water and wastewater. We are dedicated to working closely with our clients to help them build healthy sustainable communities and organizations and provide safe and reliable drinking water to thousands of Ontarians each day.



Do you want to be part of a team providing safe and reliable drinking water to thousands of Ontarians each day? Does the thought of an office job bore you? If you answered yes to these questions, you may be exactly who we're looking for!

About the job

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Join our team as an Engineering Technologist with OCWA

We are seeking an experienced individual to perform technical engineering and operational support services for the operation and maintenance of the South Peel Water and Wastewater systems.

What you bring to the team

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Licensing Requirements

Must hold a valid Class 'G' drivers license.
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Knowledge

Practical knowledge of performing locates/stakeouts and damage prevention, surveying and drafting procedures and construction practices, especially with respect to feedermains, and water, and wastewater infrastructure. Knowledge of technical report preparation techniques using computer hardware and associated engineering software. Knowledge of computer drafting procedures and ability to interpret technical engineering records such as drawings, manuals, plans, and specifications. Knowledge of operation, design, and construction of water and wastewater systems. Knowledge of technical engineering inspection methods. Knowledge of Agency policies, guidelines and procedures to investigate and deal with concerns or complaints from municipalities or the public.
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Skills and Ability include

Analytical and evaluative skills to review, inspect and assess proposed and ongoing engineering services work performed by others. Record keeping and reporting skills. Computer skills to prepare, alter, and maintain accurate and current engineering records, drawings, manuals, specations using appropriate software. Project management skills. Practical knowledge and use of engineering software. Practical knowledge of stakeouts/locates/damage prevention, with certification considered an asset. Written communication skills and abilities to use technical terminology to read plans, records, specifications, drawings, policies and manuals. Oral communication skills to deal with municipal officials and consultant engineers. Interpersonal skills, tact and diplomacy to deal with contractors, staff and public, and in dealing with municipal and public authorities regarding new public works affecting OCWA facilities.
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What's in it for you?

Flexible learning and development opportunities. Opportunities for career advancement and specialization with the largest provider of water and wastewater services in Ontario. You will be eligible for additional pay for certification, should you be successful in completing and maintaining facility water/wastewater operator's licenses. Work with the partner of choice for more communities than any other water and wastewater service organization in Ontario for over 30 years. Work with an organization committed to innovation and advanced technology. A defined benefit pension plan; Comprehensive Health Plan; Life and Disability Insurance. Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits including for adoptive parents.
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Ontario Clean Water Agency is an inclusive employer.

We will accommodate your needs under the Ontario Human Rights Code

The Ontario Clean Water Agency is an agency of the Province of Ontario, reporting to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. In 2023, OCWA staff treated water and wastewater, and provided other technical services for 318 clients in the province including 169 municipalities, 16 First Nations, 108 commercial and industrial clients and 25 government and institutional clients. Municipal clients range in size from populations as large as 1.5 million in the Region of Peel to as small as 2,400 in Moose Factory. This broad scope of experience ensures OCWA has the expertise to solve any issues that may arise, in any size or type of treatment process in the province. Our Agency has grown its municipal client base every year over the past 30 years is proof of this value. We continue to focus on our people and strategies to attract and retain competent staff.



Note: Thank you for your interest, we will contact you only if we choose you for further screening or an interview.

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

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We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.



Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.



Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives accessibility Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information:

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Apply by:

Monday, September 22, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

1 English Temporary, duration up to 6 months, 1300 Lakeshore Rd E, Mississauga, Central Region

Compensation group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Work hours:

Schedule 3

Category:

Engineering

Posted on:

Monday, September 8, 2025

Note:

T-AQ-234241/25

How to apply:

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You must submit your application using only one of the methods identified below.

Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.

Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.

Be sure to quote the Job ID number for this position.

OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

Send application to:

resume with covering letter (PDF format preferred) saved as JOB ID - First Last Name to:

Ontario Clean Water Agency

Hiring Manager: Sumit Panesar Attention: Maria Almeida, Administrative Assistant

malmeida@ocwa.com

Language requirements and assessment:

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matiere de langue et evaluation:

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichees en francais et en anglais. Consultez la section Langue du ou des postes en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaitre les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont evalues en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/francais), vous devrez egalement passer un test de competences linguistiques en francais.





All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Information collection notice

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We are collecting your personal information to assess how well you meet the qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for related recruitment purposes. The collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers, which is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25.



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