202 - Electrician Technician

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202 - Electrician Technician

Job ID:

236543

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ontario Clean Water Agency

Division:

Operations, South Peel Region

City:

Mississauga

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Permanent

Job code:

93030P - Maintenance Electrician Peel

Salary:

$ $42.22 Per hour*

*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.

Become an Electrician Technician with OCWA today

About the job

In this role, you will perform electrical duties including installing, modifying and maintaining efficient operating condition electrical lines, circuits, systems, fixtures, controls, equipment, motors, instruments, and analyzers. Troubleshooting, repairing and/or modifying and replacing damaged, malfunctioning and worn electrical lines, circuits systems, fixtures, controls, equipment, instruments, and analyzers for an advanced Class 4 water and wastewater facilities.

What you bring to the team
Mandatory:

• Must be licensed in the Province of Ontario as a Maintenance/Construction Electrician (Ontario Reg. 32 Class 309A or R.R.O. 1970 as amended by or as an Industrial Electrician (License 442A, Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act, R.S.O
• Willing to obtain Operator license or certification, as specified in O.Reg. 128/04 of the Safe Drinking Water Act and O.Reg. 129/04 of the Ontario Water Resources Act.
• Valid Class G driver's license.
• Must be available to be on-call after regular working hours.
• Must be willing to work shifts.

Required Knowledge includes:

• Thorough knowledge and experience in standby power generation, maintenance and repair of equipment for the distribution, safety and use of electrical energy at different voltages.
• Must be familiar with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Environmental legislation and the policies, procedures and regulations that apply to this work and have practical knowledge and be conversant with the current Ontario Electrical Safety Code and its practices.
• Thorough knowledge of the maintenance, repair and troubleshooting of field wiring and devices, control circuits, remote terminal units and data communications circuits, pneumatic and electronic instrumentation, power wiring layout and installation.
• Knowledge of electrical controls and monitoring as applied to programmable logic controllers, VFD programming and troubleshooting, motor controls, lockouts and grounding.
• Knowledge of electrical distribution systems, including incoming power sources, step down transformers, safety relays and distribution panels.
• Knowledge of HVAC and air control systems repair. Knowledge of the processes, procedures and equipment used in the relevant advanced water treatment operations/distribution and collection systems.
• Knowledge of instrumentation: PH, Chlorine, Fluoride analyzer calibration will be an added qualification.
• Knowledge in Pressure, Temperature and Level calibration and infrared thermography will be an added qualification.

Required Skills and Abilities include:

• Problem solving and analytical skills in order to make timely decisions and address work priorities and emergencies.
• Ability to work as a team and to take the initiative when required.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair complex operational control devices.
• Interpersonal skills to provide direction, advice and recommendations to contractors, equipment suppliers, project staff and other Agency personnel.
• Good oral and written communication skills to give advice and instructions and keep logs.
• Ability to use and understand operating and maintenance manuals, blueprints, single-line diagrams and other technical specifications.

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

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

What we offer

• Flexible learning and development opportunities.
• Opportunities for career advancement and specialization with the largest provider of water and wastewater services in Ontario.
• 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.

Additional information:

Apply by:

Tuesday, November 25, :59 pm EST

Position details:

• 1 English Permanent, 920 East Ave, Mississauga, Central Region

Compensation group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Work hours:

Schedule 4.7

Category:

Maintenance and Trades

Posted on:

Monday, November 10, 2025

Note:

• T-AQ-236543/25

How to apply:

• 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: Nalaka Jayamaha

Attention: Leslie Zubilewich

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 matière de langue et évaluation:

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

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

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.

Please do not include any more personal information than is needed for your application (for example, do not include your photograph or social insurance number).

If you have any questions about how your information is collected, used, shared or saved, please contact us.

Strengthening Ontario, together

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