CBA - Water Treatment Supervisor I

Parsons; Faro; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure firm is seeking a CBA - Water Treatment Supervisor I to oversee water treatment operations at the Faro Mine Site. This role involves ensuring compliance with regulations, managing equipment, and supervising team members in both indoor and outdoor environments. Candidates should possess an EOCP Wastewater Level I certification and a high school diploma, alongside strong operational skills. The position offers a competitive hourly wage and includes paid travel and housing accommodations.

Benefits

Paid travel to and from site

Housing accommodations

Membership in United Steelworkers Local 925

Qualifications

• Proficiency in operating water treatment plants and pumping systems.
• Ability to supervise and mentor team members.
• Willingness to work in both indoor and outdoor environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervisory control over all water treatment operations.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and manage equipment, including pumps and piping.
• Lead and enforce daily safety and operational standards.

Skills

Operating water treatment plants

Supervisory and mentoring skills

Understanding of safe work practices

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

EOCP Wastewater Level I certification

Job description

Job Description:

Parsons is seeking a CBA - Water Treatment Supervisor I for our Faro Mine Site. In this role, play a crucial role in the successful operation and maintenance of all water treatment plant equipment and related water storage and conveyance facilities at the Faro Mine Complex.

Local Candidates preferred but open to candidates who are available on a fly-in/fly-out rotational basis.

These positions work shifts of 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off with 12 hours per shift.

This role includes paid travel to and from the site as well as housing accommodations, but employees are responsible for providing their own food/meals. This position includes membership in the United Steelworkers Local 925. The hourly wage for this position is $44.00.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide direct supervisory control over all water treatment operations, ensuring work is executed safely, consistently, and in strict adherence to regulatory, environmental, and site-specific requirements.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and manage equipment, including pumps, piping, and water treatment systems.
• Take readings, conduct water tests, and modify processes to maintain compliance with water discharge standards.
• Troubleshoot and shut down plants in case of non-compliant water.
• Engage in all forms of labour to assist in the successful operation of all water treatment processes.
• Lead and enforce daily safety and operational standards, including FLRAs, toolbox meetings, and field inspections, ensuring hazards are identified, controls are implemented, and expectations are met.
• Verify operator competency and procedural adherence, through guidance, coaching, and training support to maintain high operational and safety standards.
• Plan, organize, and coordinate daily work activities, ensuring resources are deployed effectively, priorities are addressed, and operational targets are achieved.
• Oversee initial incident response and reporting, ensuring accurate documentation, timely escalation, and effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Complete accurate daily records of plant and pumping performance, and conduct site inspections.
• Engage in pipe fitting training and other technical skill development.
• Work 12-hour day and night shifts as scheduled, in a combination of indoor and outdoor environments.
• Complete Health and Safety (H&S) training related to on-site policies and company requirements and adhere to requirements while performing work.

What required skills you’ll bring:

• Proficiency in operating water treatment plants and pumping systems.
• EOCP Wastewater Level I certification required for advanced plant operations.
• Ability to supervise and mentor team members, ensuring tasks are completed safely and efficiently.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid Class 5 driver’s license required.
• Ability to lift 25 kg and perform physical tasks such as pulling, standing, or crouching for extended periods.
• Willingness to work in both indoor and outdoor environments, including remote northern climates year-round.
• Proven understanding of safe work practices and ability to work independently or in a team environment.

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team. For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what’s next!

This position is a part of the Faro Mines project which is a unionized worksite and therefore governed by the Faro Union Collective Bargaining Agreement. Union membership and dues will apply.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.

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