Water Quality Technician

SLR Consulting; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Vacation allowance

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

SLR Consulting Canada is seeking a Water Quality Technician to join our Northwest Territories projects, including mine sites. The role blends field and office work, focusing on surface water sampling, data management, and report preparation for environmental programs.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in environmental consulting, strong data handling skills, and a commitment to safety. Travel to remote locations in Canada may be required, with opportunities to mentor staff and advance project

Qualifications

• Degree or technical diploma in environmental science, engineering, or related studies.
• Familiarity with groundwater and surface water quality sampling and monitoring.
• Strong health and safety commitment and drivers licence.

Responsibilities

• Surface water quality monitoring and sampling, including open channel flow monitoring.
• Deep groundwater sampling using the Westbay system; manage field data and notes.
• Shallow groundwater monitoring with purge/resample and low-flow methods.
• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot field equipment and probes.
• Collect field data on tablets using EQuIS Collect, Field Maps and Survey123; potential drone use.
• Sample mine drainage and pond waters; support aquatics monitoring programs.
• Quality control sampling and data management; oversee program tasks.
• Collaborate with government agencies and clients; ensure high satisfaction.
• Uphold Occupational Health and Safety policies for field and office work.

Skills

Water quality monitoring

Field sampling

Data management

Project coordination

Mentoring junior staff

Education

Degree or technical diploma in environmental science or engineering

Tools

EQuIS Collect

Field Maps

Survey123

Westbay sampling system

Job description

We are SLR Consulting (Canada), an 800+ team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals across Canada. We deliver services through the integration of over 30 disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

As our new Water Quality Technician, you will play an important role with our current team working on projects across the Northwest Territories, including mine sites. You’ll help leading complex fieldwork and learn to manage projects, for a variety of programs related to the assessment, monitoring, management, reclamation, and remediation of contaminated sites.

Role

Working closely with other team members, you’ll support the surface water quality sampling programs, manage large datasets, and work on the preparation of field notes and environmental summary reports for work conducted across NWT and other locations as needed.

Your role will be a balance of field and office work, with opportunities to develop your project management skills, mentor junior staff, collaborate with coworkers across Canada, and grow SLR’s presence in the region.

Responsibilities

• Surface water quality monitoring and sampling, including open channel flow monitoring
• Deep multiport groundwater sampling using the Westbay sampling system.
• Shallow groundwater monitoring and sampling using a variety of techniques and equipment including, purge/resample, low flow using Waterra Hydrolift pump or peristaltic pumps
• Operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting field equipment, field probes, and pumps
• Collecting field data using handheld tablets and various programs including EQuIS Collect, field maps and Survey123. Experience operating small drones is an asset
• Sampling mine drainage, sump, tailings pond, settling pond and polishing ponds
• Aquatics effects monitoring, including acute and sublethal toxicity testing (Acute Pass/Fail, Acute Multiconcentration and Sublethal Multiconcentration)
• Fieldwork Quality Control sampling and Data Quality Management
• Effectively oversee project tasks to manage technical groups and technical programs, including all facets of project delivery
• Working with multiple levels of government and various departments including the federal and territorial government and the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Boards
• Communicate directly with clients to maintain the highest levels of customer satisfaction
• All aspects of Occupational and Health and Safety including executing internal SLR and client policies and procedures

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

• Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives
• The salary range for this position is 33.33 - 36.93, final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location
• Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Qualifications

• Ability to work longer hours during NWT open water season (Spring, Summer, and early Fall), based in Yellowknife, coupled with potential travel to locations outside of Yellowknife and across Western Canada to assist and complete environmental work
• Ideally 4+ years of experience in the environmental consulting industry, with proven experience of work at large mining facilities
• Familiarity with groundwater and surface water quality sampling and monitoring
• Familiarity with electronic entry of field data and use of EQuIS Collect, Field Maps and Survey123. Experience managing large datasets using EQuIS databases and various modules is a valued asset.
• Experience leading and managing large field programs.
• Experience working with large datasets (data collection, interpretation, and reporting)
• Experience with Microsoft 365 platform, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. A proven ability in technical writing is an asset
• Familiar with project management concepts, tools, and controls.
• Demonstrated experience writing proposals and developing new business with clients is an asset
• Work well independently including ability to work alone in remote locations, including Northern Canada, and adapt to conditions/resources
• Experience in other environmental consulting services (i.e. hydrogeology, contaminated sites, risk assessment, hazardous building materials assessment) is an asset
• Degree or a technical diploma in environmental science, engineering, or related studies
• Strong commitment to Occupational Health and Safety
• Valid driver’s license required for travel to job sites/clients

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.