Surface Water Specialist

**Surface Water Specialist**:
**Job ID**:

- 230940

**Posting status**:

- Open

**Organization**:

- Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

**Division**:

- Drinking Water and Environmental Compliance Division

**City**:

- Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, London, North Bay, Scarborough, South Porcupine, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Toronto

**Position(s) language**:

- English

**Job term**:

- 4 Permanent

**Job code**:

- 15548 - Scientist 4

**Salary**:

- $1,605.35 - $2,037.57 Per week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

**Protect Ontario's waters—where science meets stewardship.**

Are you passionate about protecting Ontario's water resources while supporting responsible economic development? If so, we invite you to bring your expertise to our northern region's technical support team

Join a dynamic group of scientific and technical professionals working on some of the province's highest priorities, including the implementation of Ontario's Critical Minerals Strategy. This is your opportunity to contribute to meaningful environmental protection efforts while supporting sustainable growth in the north.

As a Surface Water Specialist, you will play a vital role in managing and protecting Ontario's surface water resources—its lakes, rivers, and streams. Your work will contribute to maintaining water quality and quantity, supporting healthy ecosystems, resilient communities, and a sustainable future.**About the job**: In this role you will:

- provide expertise in surface water quality and/or quantity in support of regional water programs
- make recommendations to protect, conserve, and manage surface water resources
- act as a regional expert on compliance issues
- evaluate hydrological and ecological impacts of proposed and existing activities
- investigate and resolve surface water spills and assess contaminated site and landfill impacts
- develop and implement field investigations to support ministry water resource management programs and provide advice to clients

**What you bring to the team**:
**Mandatory requirements**:

- You have a degree with specialization in disciplines such as Biology, Hydrology, Chemistry or Water Resources.

**Environmental and Technical Knowledge**:

- You know how to conduct field investigations and operate surface water equipment
- You know hydrological, chemical, and/or biological methods and techniques with specialization in water resource management and ecology

**Analytical and Problem Solving Skills**:

- You have excellent research and investigative skills to collect data during field studies and determine compliance.
- You are highly analytical and have the ability to break down, assess, and interpret complex scientific data.
- You know how to identify and evaluate problems to develop effective solutions.

**Communication and Interpersonal Skills**:

- You can communicate technical information in a clear manner
- You know how to draft a variety of written materials such as scientific reports, briefing notes, correspondence, etc.
- You work well with others and are able to persuade and influence diverse interests

**Project Management Skills**:

- You have proven skills in project management.
- You can lead discussions involving conflicting approaches or opinions to develop consensus.**How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility**: 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**:

- Wednesday, July 9, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

**Position details**:

- 4 English Permanent, 435 James St S, Thunder Bay, North Region or 5520 Hwy 101 E, South Porcupine, North Region or 191 Booth Rd, North Bay, North Region or 5775 Yonge St, Toronto, Toronto Region or 119 King St W, Hamilton, West Region or 1 Stone Rd W, Guelph, West Region or 733 Exeter Rd, London, West Region or 1259 Gardiners Rd, Kingston, East Region or 305 Milner Ave, Scarborough, Toronto Region or 933 Ramsey Lake Rd, Sudbury, North Region or 40 St Clair Ave W, Toronto, Toronto Region

**Compensation group**:

- Ontario Public Service Em