WATER POLLUTION SAMPLER

• Division & Section: Toronto Water, Environment Energy & Emergency Planning
• Work Location: 2126 Kipling Avenue
• Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Temporary Vacancy, 4 Months
• Hourly Rate: $23.40 - $28.13 per hour
• Shift Information: Monday - Friday, 35 hours per week
• Affiliation: L79 Full-time
• Number of Positions Open:4
• Posting Period:26-Feb-2025 to 07-Mar-2025

Major Responsibilities:

• Performs activities related to the sampling and inspection of water quality at storm sewer outfalls, sewer discharge locations and surface waters within the City of Toronto.
• Daily - Prepares, cleans, transports, calibrates, and maintains sampling and safety equipment for use and correct calibration, if necessary.
• Operates and maintains the appearance and organization of Toronto Water vehicles.
• Visually inspects watersheds for storm sewer outfalls and documents information (example field sheet, log book) related to these outfalls.
• Collects water/wastewater samples for various parameters (examples: metals, phosphorus, volatile organic compounds, bacteria, etc) from City sewers and outfalls.
• Preserves water/wastewater quality samples for analysis by laboratory.
• Operates and maintains water quality monitoring instrumentation (example pH meters, conductivity meters, turbidity meters, automatic samplers, etc.).
• Uses the City Work Management System to create work orders, schedule, log, and create labels to submit water/wastewater samples for analysis to the laboratory.
• Uses the City’s Work Management System to create and enter inspection reports.
• Takes samples from land and/or boat for testing the water quality of sewers, creeks, rivers, and Lake Ontario for the City's Outfall Monitoring Program.
• Maintains records, generates reports, and enters field or sample data into applicable software systems.
• Sample preparation (prepare coolers, chain of custody and sample bottles for the Beaches Monitoring Program and Outfall Monitoring Program).
• Transport beach samples to laboratories ensuring all paperwork is filled out and complete for processing.
• Enter daily beach observations and sample results into the City's Work Management System.
• Act as a team member working with the unit supervisors, manager, bylaw officers, senior water quality inspector, and quality control officers.
• Creates and/or inputs information and/or data into MS Word or Excel.
• Performs administrative duties as assigned by the supervisor or other management staff.

Key Qualifications:

Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:

• Currently enrolled in a post-secondary school, in science, environmental science, or engineering.
• Experience with performing sampling preferably related to stormwater and/or wastewater.
• Experience with computers and various software, including but not limited to MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Must possess a valid Province of Ontario Class 'G' Driver's License and be able to pass and maintain a City's Operator's permit.

You Must Also Have:

• Physically fit and able to hike up and down river banks carrying moderate loads (up to 20 Kg) for the purpose of inspections and sampling under varying climatic (hot/cold) conditions.
• Able to swim proficiently.
• Able to operate and work on a pleasure watercraft on the near shore of Lake Ontario would be an asset.
• Having Pleasure Craft Operator Card and Powered Vessel Operator’s Permit would be an asset.
• Good organizational and leadership skills. Ability to plan, prioritize, organize daily work and work independently or in a team environment.
• Able to communicate written/orally with co-workers and write reports.
• Report to work punctually, work in a team environment or independently, and follow directives and work in an efficient and safe manner.
• Able to report to work at 7:30 am, work weekends and holidays, occasional afternoons, start employment in early May, and work straight through to the September Labour Day weekend. There may be a need to work every weekend and long weekends in the spring/summer and two days off would be provided during the weekday, as a result.

Note: The applicant pool from this job posting may be used for similar summer job opportunities in various divisions.

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