Water Resources Technician

Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta

About Hatfield Hatfield, a proudly Canadian company, has been serving our clients and our community for over 50 years. We have been recognized as one of Canada’s Top SME Employers in 2025. With 250 team members and growing, Hatfield provides high-quality environmental and social services for private and public sector clients around the world. When you join Hatfield, you choose a career that makes a difference in the lives of all those who share our planet.

We are seeking a permanent full-time junior or intermediate Water Resources Technician, based out of our Fort McMurray, Alberta office. The successful candidate will provide field and technical support for the design and implementation of water resources management, hydrogeology, and hydrology, components of Hatfield’s oil and gas, mining, and infrastructure projects.

This is not a fly in/fly out position and requires relocation to Fort McMurray. Most field work days do not require camp accommodations, and employees are typically able to return home at the end of the day.

Responsibilities

• Interact with a multidisciplinary team to assess potential project-related and/or climate change related impacts on water resources and environmental values. This may include providing support for a variety of water resource (e.g., hydrogeological, hydrometric, water quality, climate) monitoring programs.
• Prepare, participate in and/or lead water resources field investigation and monitoring programs.
• Installing and servicing hydrometric, climate, and/or water quality monitoring stations with telemetry capabilities.
• Ensure equipment is maintained and calibrated to meet operational and field requirements.
• Support on-going data management and reporting functions.
• Compliance with Hatfield’s Health and Safety Management Plan, and client health and safety protocols.

Hatfield acknowledges that our offices are located on the traditional and unceded territories of Indigenous Peoples. We also recognize and acknowledge the rights, cultures, interests, and aspirations of the many other Indigenous Peoples who have lived since time immemorial in the places we live and work. Hatfield is committed to building an inclusive workforce that is representative of the populations we serve, and to provide and support career opportunities for Indigenous Peoples. We warmly invite all Indigenous Peoples to apply.

How To Apply To apply, please submit your CV in confidence through the online form or email: ***email_hidden***. Please indicate “Water Resources Technician – Fort McMurray” in your subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

We extend an invitation to applicants of all levels to submit their candidacy for this role. Please be advised, that in the course of our assessment of your qualifications, we retain the right to adjust the seniority classification of the position accordingly.

Please note that we will only consider candidates who are authorized to work in Canada at the time of application. Proof of eligibility to work in Canada may be required prior to employment.