Temporary Field Service Technician, Level 1
Temporary Field Service Technician, Level 1
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The Opportunity
Halifax Water is accepting applications for one (1) Temporary Field Service Technician Level 1 in the Corporate Services Department for a period of approximately 9 months. Halifax Waters goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the community we serve at all job levels.
Under the supervision of the Supervisor of Metering or designate this position involves customer relations wherein the general work includes connecting and disconnecting metered water service investigating customer inquiries meter reading enforcing collection procedures and repairing metering equipment.
Interested qualified candidates are asked to submit a cover letter and up-to-date resume quoting Competition #HW25-112E confirming their interest by 4:30 pm on July 18 2025. As part of the conditional offer process candidates may be subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening.
What youll do
Responsibilities
- Complete all appointments for water connections reconnects disconnects meter reads and repairs.
- Install maintain and repair metering equipment such as meters remote registers Encoder Receiver Transmitters (ERTs) etc.
- Carry out field collection activities for overdue accounts as required.
- Maintain records related to collection work and make recommendations regarding disconnection of service.
- Collect meter readings for both residential and non-residential accounts using a handheld computer or manually as required.
- Conduct field investigations for high consumption service line leak detection theft of service reverse flow vacant properties etc.
- Complete any required reports or records and provide analysis.
- Perform general office duties including pick ups and deliveries.
- Complete and maintain forms records and service orders as required.
- Maintain thorough knowledge of Halifax Water Design Specifications related to meters.
- General knowledge of Automated Metering Infrastructure and trouble shoot issues.
- Perform such other related duties as may be assigned.
What youll need
Qualifications
Education:
Grade 12 or N.S. Department of Education equivalent.
Education relating to Plumbing Metering Mechanical or Electric trades would be an asset.
Experience:
One-year previous plumbing metering mechanical or electrical experience.
Certificates / Licenses / Registrations:
Valid N.S. Drivers License.
Must be willing to undertake and maintain the following safety training:
First Aid
Globally Harmonized System (GHS) (Formerly WHMIS)
Additional safety training as identified based on legislative and operational
requirements
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A little bit about us
Halifax Water
As Atlantic Canadas Largest Water Utility our purpose is to supply and safeguard sustainable high-quality water services.
Everything we do at Halifax Water is tied to our purpose. With employees who are dedicated to supplying high-quality services for water wastewater and stormwater through a One Team One Water attitude we can meet the challenges of a growing population aging infrastructure and increasing regulatory compliance.
Halifax Water employees strive to be stewards of our environment and are fueled by a passion to serve our communities. Employee commitment and dedication of service mean a great deal to our customers stakeholders and to Halifax Water.
As an employee Halifax Water is proud to offer you:
- Pension & Benefits: We invest in our employees. As a member of our team you will have access to a competitive benefits package including health insurance retirement plans long-term disability paid holidays vacation sick leave fitness incentives and much more. Learn more about the benefits of working at Halifax Water on our website;
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion: We continually foster a more diverse workforce representative of our communities at all job levels. We know that a diverse workforce positively contributes to our success and the success of our community.
- Career & Professional Development: We encourage job development opportunities for all employees including on-the-job training tuition assistance eLearning courses classroom-based training and more.
We are committed to providing a safe and hazard-free work environment. Our employees health and well-being are a top priority and we promote a safety-first culture to provide daily healthy safe sustainable and reliable services. We take this responsibility seriously and feel immense pride in reaching beyond industry service standards.
As a public service utility operating critical infrastructure on behalf of our customers our employees are trained in Emergency Measures Operations (EMO) and Incident Command System (ICS). This type of training allows Halifax Water to respond to all emergencies from simple water main breaks to keeping customer water flowing (water wastewater and stormwater) through Hurricanes and other major natural events.
To learn more about What We Do visit Halifax Water .
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
