Water Treatment Operator

Title: Water Treatment Operator 
Department: Transportation and Infrastructure Nunavut
Community: Rankin Inlet
Requisition Number: 1052
Type of Employment: Indeterminate

Salary range: $106,193 to $120,550 per year, 40 hours/week 

Northern Allowance: $18,887 per year 
Housing: Subsidized Staff Housing is Available
Union Status: Nunavut Employees Union
Closing date: November 13, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m. central time

This employment opportunity is open to all applicants. Applicants must be currently eligible to work in Canada

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies.

Reporting to the Water, Wastewater System Manager, the Water Treatment Operator is responsible to provide safe drinking water and water/sewer piped service for the community of Rankin Inlet. Water is supplied by a supply and return system back to the pump house and water needs to be tempered to keep the water from freezing. Chlorine Gas and Fluoride solution is added to the water and must be tested daily to ensure the levels are kept within a safe range and water is safe to drink.

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities for the Water Treatment Operator include:

• Performing daily checks on the water pump houses, and when required, assist with inspection and operations in sewage treatment plant and sewage lift stations to ensure proper operations and complete minor repairs or makes adjustments as required

• Changing and checking chemical levels within the Water Treatment Plant, Testing and maintaining quality of Water, Watching and ensuring no contamination of Water occurs

• Repairing and maintaining the Water treatment Plant, General maintenance and upkeep of Facility and infrastructure, Ensuring proper working order of Valves, pumps, boilers, etc.

• Ensuring environmental and public safety is maintained by following set out cleaning procedures

• Monitoring Water usage and leaks within facility

• Inspecting and exercising valves in the Access Vaults and test fire hydrants

• Repairing and Rebuilding and Maintain equipment

Qualifications

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a High School Diploma or GE, Water Treatment Plant Operators Certification and Water Treatment Certification Level (II) with Three (3) years’ experience working with DDC controls, from daily operations to replacement of defective DDC devices. Valid 5th class driver’s license is required.

Training in WHMIS and Confined Space Entry Safety procedures. This is a Highly Sensitive Position and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, along with a clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required.

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. Fluency in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages would be considered an asset. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets.

Acceptable combinations of education and experience may be considered for this position. We encourage you to apply if you have equivalent years of education and/or experience equal to the education and experience requirements listed above.

• The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.
• Government of Nunavut employees serving a probationary period must obtain and provide written authorization from the deputy head of their employing department. The authorization from the deputy head must accompany your application for your application to be considered.  
• Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position. This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check. 
• Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.
• Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
• The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution.  Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application.