Maintenance Electrician (Water Operations and Maintenance)

Position Details

• Job Type: Full-Time
• Location: 2069 Ottawa St S - Mannheim Water Treatment Plant
• Department: Systems B (Water Operations and Maintenance)
• Division: Engineering and Environmental Services
• Hours of Work: 40
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
• Union: CUPE 1656
• Grade: CUPE 1656 Grade 009S Skilled Trades
• Salary Range: $44.45 - $46.79 per hour
• Posting Date: August 18, 2026

About Us

The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:

• Taking only what we need
• Leaving some for others
• Keeping the dish clean

This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core value, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity.

Waterloo Region is home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051. Guided by our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, “Growing with Care,” we prioritize homes for all, climate aligned growth, equitable services and opportunities and a resilient and future ready organization. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core value emphasizes caring for people and the land we share. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.

The Role

Acts as Certified Operator in accordance with requirements defined in O Reg. 128/04 to perform operational, maintenance, and emergency work on water treatment and water distribution systems; and operates, repairs, modifies, retrofits, and installs electrical equipment, standby power, UV equipment, and chlorine and ozone equipment and systems.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Operates; performs predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance; and installs new and modified equipment (e.g., well pumps, booster pumps, chemical systems, UV equipment, ozone equipment, filter systems, valves, lighting, heating, distribution centres, transformers, motors, magnetic starters, air circuit breakers, capacitors, ballasts, UV lamps, cables, bus work) in low and high voltage applications up to 27.6 KV.
• Designs electrical systems, considering components such as amperage, conduit, and controls, ensuring compliance with Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) standards.
• Maintains logs and work orders on operations, maintenance failures, and servicing. Completes work order forms and inventory control cards. Produces test results and activity reports.
• Maintains up-to-date documentation of maintenance activities and records, manuals, wiring schematics, and work records for the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Provides recommendations for preventive maintenance program (e.g., operating, maintenance, and safety procedures, equipment testing, inspection, frequency, set point/control point).
• Inspects, monitors, adjusts, and starts/stops water treatment/distribution equipment, disinfection systems, chemical systems, electrical equipment, and control indicator equipment.
• Installs well pump motors, chemical pumps, and UV equipment, and documents required maintenance upgrades to ensure equipment meets all regulatory health and safety and ESA requirements.
• Inspects, maintains, and operates diesel generators, diesel fire pumps, and portable generators.
• Performs on-call response to emergency situations on all water treatment and distribution equipment and disinfection systems, and performs emergency repairs on electrical systems including high voltages up to 27,600 volts for water treatment and distribution systems.
• Installs conduit and wiring for control circuits and assists to install instrumentation and control equipment.
• Provides electrical isolation for operational and maintenance staff, and participates in electrical trade lock program.
• Notifies appropriate staff of need for major repairs to non-electrical equipment and assists as required.
• Determines cause of failures and takes action to correct, including performing repairs or notifying utility company for problems outside the Region’s scope of responsibility.
• Troubleshoots and maintains UV systems.
• Installs, sets up, maintains, repairs, tests, and/or troubleshoots variable frequency drives, soft starts, and automatic and manual transfer systems/switches.
• Locates electrical lines and uncovers underground equipment requiring repair or testing.
• Maintains online documentation for electrical installations and changes as per ESA.
• Maintains electrical library, including manuals, drawings, and schematics.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Comprehensive working knowledge of the repair, maintenance, and operation of current technology for water treatment plants; process control and electrical distribution systems; electrical control; UV disinfection systems; variable speed, soft start, low voltage, and across-the-line motor starters and control circuits and electrical motor controls; reading and interpreting technical drawings, blueprints, bulletins, instrumentation and control drawings, and operation, maintenance, and repair manuals; using precision measuring tools; dismantling, measuring, and repairing electrical equipment; and using related tools, normally acquired through a 2-year community college diploma as an Electrical Technician-Industrial or equivalent program plus 3 years of Journeyperson status as a Construction & Maintenance Electrician (309A) or Industrial Electrician (442A) -OR- Grade 12 plus Journeyperson status as a Construction & Maintenance Electrician (309A) or Industrial Electrician (442A) plus 5 years of experience with Journeyperson status. In either case, experience must include working on high voltage systems and switchgear, high horsepower electric motors, diesel generators and related components, motor control...