Water Pollution Sampler

**Job ID**: 53975 **Job Category**:Engineering & Technical **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 from City sewers and outfall. - 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 beaches 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**: - 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 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. **Equity, Diversity and Inclusion** The City is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve. Learn more about the City’s commitment to employment equity. **Accommodation