Leak Detector

Requisition ID: 23274

Department: Infrastructure & Water Services Dept.

Service: Water Linear & Customer Services

Employment Type: 2 Full-time Permanent

Work Hours: 40.00 /hours per week

Affiliation: CUPE 503 - In/Out/NS Sal & Wage

Salary Information: $67,604.16 - $79,096.16 annually (2024 rates of pay)

Location: 951 Clyde Avenue

Job Category: Maintenance and Trades; Planning and Infrastructure

Application Close: 19/08/2026

Job Summary

The Locates, Laterals and Grants unit delivers programs and services related to municipal water and wastewater infrastructure, including: grant programs, linear rehabilitation and lead pipe replacement programs, backflow prevention monitoring, field locate services and leak detection services.

You are responsible for providing leak detection services (including emergency response, non-emergency response, leak surveys and other planned work), and pinpointing of leak locations.

Education And Experience

Completion of Grade 12

Minimum of 4 years of experience in water distribution or a related field

Experience and training in providing leak detection services and/or locates for a water system is an asset

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

Must complete all required on-the-job training/certifications (e.g. WHMIS, fall arrest, confined space entry, etc.) within the timeframe determined by the employer.

Must possess and maintain Ontario MOE Class 1 Drinking Water Distribution Operator Certificate or Ontario MOE Class 1 Water Treatment Operator Certificate

KNOWLEDGE

• Water distribution systems’ infrastructure and operations
• Relevant Section, Unit, Branch, departmental and City policies, standards, specifications, processes and Standard Operating Procedures
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers

Competencies, Skills And Abilities

• Read and understand maps and plans
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing
• Work well independently and as part of a team
• Math skills
• Operate personal and handheld computers and use relevant software (e.g. geoOttawa, ArcGIS, Maximo, MS Word and Outlook)
• Reliable
• Mechanical aptitude
• Attention to detail
• Conscientious
• Initiative
• Observant
• Confident
• Willing to work on-call shifts and overtime

What You Need To Know

• Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
• Police Record Check: The successful candidate will be required to complete a Criminal Records and Judicial Matters Check (Level 2) with the Police Services detachment in their jurisdiction to the City of Ottawa’s satisfaction.; Police record checks completed by a third-party company will not be accepted.
• You may initially be paid 95% of your starting rate of pay, in accordance with the collective agreement.
• Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
• Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.

Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.

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