Environmental Technician

**Wastewater Flow Monitoring Technician (Experienced)**
- **Why BioMaxx**_

Join an established, Canadian-owned water & wastewater firm with the speed and heart of a startup. At BioMaxx, you won’t be a cog—you’ll be part of a small, nimble Western field team that’s growing fast, where your ideas move from truck tailgate to SOP in days, not months. You’ll get real autonomy, and direct access to decision-makers, all inside a culture that invests in your training and career path. If you want your fieldwork to matter to communities today and to shape how we operate tomorrow, you’ll fit right in.

**Location: Delta, BC**

**Type: Full-time**

**Travel: Regional day trips, and periodic multi-day trips throughout Western Canada**
- **About the Role**_

We’re looking for an experienced Wastewater Flow Monitoring Technician to plan, install, commission, and maintain temporary and permanent metering sites for municipal and industrial clients. You’ll work hands-on in the field (manholes, chambers, lift stations), ensure data quality end-to-end, and collaborate with our project managers, data analysts, and client ops teams.
- **What You’ll Do**_
- Plan & prep: Site surveys, hazard assessments, TCPs, CSE permits; kit staging and pre-calibration.
- Install & commission: Area-velocity, level, and pressure sensors; rain gauges; bubblers; ultrasonic depth sensors; weirs/flumes; samplers; data loggers/RTUs/telemetry.
- Calibrate & verify: Bench/field verifications, bar checks, level-to-flow curves, 2-point checks; document as-builts.
- Maintain & troubleshoot: Power, comms, fouling, debris/FOG, offsets, submergence; swap sensors and restore uptime.
- Data quality: Daily/weekly health checks; flag anomalies (surcharging, backwater, zero-velocity, spikes); coordinate QA/QC with analysts.
- Safety leadership: Confined Space Entry best practices, gas monitoring, rescue readiness, lockout/isolation, and clean site handoffs.
- Client communication: Clear field notes, photos, redlines; quick updates on issues/ETAs; professional on-site presence.
- Tools & inventory: Keep trucks, meters, consumables, and spares organized and inspection-ready.
- **Tech You Know (or can learn quickly)**_
- Meters & sensors: ISCO/Teledyne, Hach, Greyline, SonTek, Telog/Trimble, Blue Siren, SmartCover (or similar).
- Primary devices: Weirs (V-notch/rectangular), Palmer-Bowlus/Parshall flumes.
- Comms/telemetry: Cellular RTUs, modems, VPNs/APNs, SCADA/Historian basics.
- Field tools: Coring/anchors, Hilti/hammer drills, confined-space tripods, ventilation, gas monitors.
- **What You Bring**_
- 5+ years in wastewater flow monitoring, sewer collections, water resources, or related instrumentation.
- Solid grasp of open-channel hydraulics and how install quality impacts data.
- Confident with confined space entry, gas detection, and traffic control in ROWs.
- Comfortable working outdoors in all weather; able to lift 50 lb and handle ladders/tripods.
- Strong documentation habits; clear communicator; calm under time pressure.
- Driver’s licence (Class 5 or equivalent) and clean abstract.
- **Nice to Have (or we’ll help you get there)**_
- Valid CSE, Fall Protection, TCP, WHMIS, OFA-1 (or provincial equivalents).
- Experience with chemical dosing skids, samplers, or temporary bypass setups.
- Basic scripting/Excel for data checks; GIS/mobile work apps (Collector/Field Maps).
- **What Success Looks Like (first 90 days)**_
- Safely leads a two-person install crew on standard AV+level sites.
- Zero lost-time incidents; permits and field docs are complete and timely.
- Uptime ≥ 98% on assigned meters; clean daily health-check notes; actionable flags to PM/analyst.
- Positive feedback from at least two client site contacts.
- **Why Join Us**_
- Meaningful infrastructure work that keeps communities running.
- Great field gear, reliable trucks, and strong safety culture.
- Growth path to Senior Tech / Instrumentation Specialist / Field Supervisor.
- **Compensation & Benefits**_
- Competitive salary plus bonus program, time off in lieu, per diems for travel
- Benefits package: health/dental/vision, training & certifications.

Pay: $28.85-$40.02 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off

**Education**:

- AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)
- Confined Space Certification (preferred)
- Working at Heights Certificate (preferred)
- First Aid Certification (preferred)

Willingness to travel:

- 25% (preferred)

Work Location: In person