Water Meter Technician

Water Meter Technician

Casual Full-time - Multiple Vacancies

Barrie, Ontario

Apply Now Posting Number:
CC-26-06
Job Type:
Casual Full-time, Up to 10 Months, Union
Salary Range: $32.39 to $38.79 per hour
Posted:
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Final date to receive applications:
Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 11:59 pm
The Opportunity The Water Operations Branch is a branch within the Infrastructure Department. The branch’s key responsibilities include the operation and maintenance of the City’s environmental infrastructure and systems including water supply, treatment, and distribution systems. This includes the repair and maintenance of drinking water treatment systems, water mains, valves, hydrants, residential main shut off valves, repair/replacement and water meters for service billing;

the inspection of water mains and services; the installation of Industrial / Commercial / Institutional water services and meters, new home meters and hydrant metered gate valves; the Backflow Prevention Program; the resolution of water quality or water pressure issues/complaints; the maintenance of City standard drawing details for water specifications; and the prevention of infrastructure damage through the locating services for all of the City of Barrie's buried infrastructure in accordance with "One Call" legislation.

Under the general guidance and direction of the Supervisor of Water Customer Services, the Water Meter Technician is responsible for performing all tasks necessary to ensure the efficient, and accurate operation of water meters and advanced metering infrastructure. This position is responsible for locating, inspecting, cleaning, repairing, testing, maintaining, and calibrating water meters and water meter related equipment. The Water Meter Technician installs and inspects residential, industrial, commercial, and institutional water meters and remote reading equipment, as well as troubleshoots and corrects remote reading equipment.

This position corrects minor plumbing issues as they relate to water metering and inspects new or repaired water services for compliance with City standards. Additionally, this position inspects for and reports on any broken/damaged water meters, suspected or proven tampering or unauthorized use of water, hazards to the public drinking water system, and non-compliance with multiple City by-laws (i.e., Cross connection control by-law, Water and Wastewater billing by-law).

This position is required to perform On-call duties on a rotational basis.
Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job
Corporate Culture: Your workplace values align with our corporate values of Strive, Share and Care and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community. Equally important to what we do is how we do it - your actions reflect our core accountabilities of Personal Awareness, Teamwork and Collaboration, Respect and Inclusion, Innovation, and Service Excellence, which define how we work together to succeed.

Education (degree/diploma/certifications)

Two (2) year College Diploma in Civil Engineering Technician, Environmental Technician, or a related discipline

Don’t meet the credentials as outlined but have years of directly related experience? Please see the City’s Education Equivalency Procedure to determine if you may qualify for equivalency. Further information is available at

Position Equivalency Code: C

Experience

Two (2) years of experience performing duties related to the major responsibilities of the position

Knowledge/Skill/Ability

General knowledge of the following legislation, regulations, or requirements:
Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 and applicable regulations;
Ontario Drinking Water Quality Management Standards;
Ontario Water Resources Act, 1990 and applicable regulations; the Municipal Act; and Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1990

Working knowledge of the Ontario Building Code Act, 1992 (O. Reg. 332/12, Division B, Part 7, Plumbing; and CSA B64 Series of Standards)

Working knowledge of displacement type-cold water meters AWWA C700-20, NSF Standards for Water Treatment Systems-NSF/ANSI/CAN 60 and…