LIMS Administrator​/Chemist

Requisition

Department:
Infrastructure & Water Services Dept.

Service:
Water Linear & Customer Services

Branch:
Water Utility Customer Services Branch

Employment Type:

1 Full-time Permanent

Work Hours:

35.00 hours per week

Salary Information: $93,764.58- $ annually (2025 rates of pay)

Location:

ROPEC, 800 Green’s Creek

City:
Ottawa, ON

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Laboratory Services provides laboratory testing services for drinking water, solid wastes, effluents, receiving waters and ground waters.

You are responsible for development and administration of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for the City of Ottawa Laboratory Services Section; technical support of laboratory instrumentation and computer systems; providing technical expertise to laboratory staff and clients; and managing and coordinating the laboratory sample production. You also provide functional supervision to Laboratory Technicians and summer students to manage workload and sample production results.

Completion of 4 year university degree from a recognized university in Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry or other science related area.

Minimum of 5 years of experience with analytical chemical analysis preferably with hands on laboratory experience (i.e. laboratory instrumentation, software interfacing, etc), including 3 years of experience working in an active LIMS environment (i.e. Labware LIMS) within a regulated laboratory setting.

Experience in advanced programming and report writing using Crystal Reports software is preferred. Experience working in a regulated environment, ISO
17025 preferred. Various computer programming experience and report writing software is desirable. Experience using Oracle and Access databases is desirable.

• Laboratory information management systems
• Microcomputer applications and programming skills in the field of environmental, chemical, biological and microbiological analysis
• Expert applications user skills, including, Visual Basic applications, laboratory databases and reporting software using programming languages LIMS Basic, Visual Basic, Crystal Basic, XML, SQL and Labware parsing scripts
• Electronic data transmission theory and practice
• Specialized instrumentation, methodologies and practice related to environmental inorganic/organic chemical and microbiological analysis
• Analytical quality control/quality assurance theory and practice
• ISO 17025 Standards
• Provincial surface water quality standards
• Provincial water related acts, regulations and standards
• City of Ottawa Sewer Use By-laws
• Water and wastewater sampling, preservation and storage techniques
• Wastewater and drinking water treatment fundamentals
• Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Corporate policies and procedures

Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers.

• Chemical and bacterial analysis
• Computer applications expert user skills in such applications as laboratory databases and reporting software.
• Computer programming languages LIMS Basic, Visual Basic, Crystal Basic, XML, SQL and Labware parsing scripts.
• Advanced programming and report writing using Crystal Reports software.
• Carry out and/or lead projects involving diversified analytical laboratory Operation
• Experience working with change control and software validation procedures.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in written form
• Prepare technical reports
• Resolve complex problems of a technical nature
• Client service
• Audit and analytical skills to provide quality control services and ensure quality standards are integrated into the LIMS.