Water Treatment System Operator

Milestone is looking for creative people who enjoy a challenge. We provide contracting excellence to our clients, daring them to let us collaborate on their toughest and most sensitive projects across Canada. Specializing in soil and ground remediation, water treatment, heavy civil construction, building decommissioning, land reclamation and rehabilitating sensitive habitats; our people thrive in a fast paced and ever changing environment.

Everyone on our team believes in finding creative solutions for our clients while making a positive impact to our environment and community. This can be a tough job and isn’t for everyone. Milestone is up to the challenge, are you?

Milestone’s success comes from putting our team first. We are employee-owned and commit to keeping our people safe, offering competitive wages and benefits, and providing opportunity for professional growth and development. Putting our people first is a promise we have been able to deliver on for the last 10 years and we continue growing stronger. If you think you are a fit, then we want you to grow with us.

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At Milestone, we collaborate relentlessly; we strive to inspire a diverse team of talent; we care, we are equitable, we are inclusive. We want every team member to feel and know they belong here. We are inspired by our people - the best in the business. Our work with Indigenous partners and communities has been a tremendous source of pride and learning for Milestone.

We are committed to Indigenous Peoples as partners and employees. We have much to learn from all our partners and employees. We look forward to continuing to attract and retain the best people to tackle the most complex challenges of a cleaner world. Only through acknowledging and encouraging everyone’s potential and contributions will we succeed.

The Water Treatment System Operator is responsible for the safe operation, monitoring, maintenance, and optimization of temporary and permanent water treatment systems supporting environmental remediation, mine water management, construction dewatering, and industrial wastewater treatment projects.

The Operator will perform routine operations, inspections, sampling, testing, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and reporting activities to ensure treatment systems operate safely, efficiently, and in compliance with project requirements and environmental regulations. This position is primarily field-based and requires travel throughout Ontario, including remote northern mine sites and rotational work schedules.

• Operate and maintain water treatment systems including filtration, clarification, chemical treatment, membrane systems, pumping systems, and associated infrastructure.
• Perform routine inspections and operational checks.
• Monitor treatment performance and adjust operating parameters, as required.
• Collect water samples and conduct field testing.
• Record operational data and maintain daily operating logs.
• Perform preventative maintenance and minor repairs.
• Assist with system commissioning, startup, shutdown, and demobilization activities.
• Coordinate with project managers, superintendents, and technical staff regarding system performance.
• Respond to operational alarms, process upsets, and emergency situations.
• Maintain treatment chemical inventories and consumables.
• Ensure compliance with environmental permits, discharge criteria, and project specifications.

• Complete daily field reports and operational records.
• Maintain maintenance logs and inspection records.
• Prepare sampling documentation and chain-of-custody forms.
• Assist with regulatory reporting requirements.
• Document deficiencies and recommend corrective actions.

• Interact professionally with clients, regulators, subcontractors, and project stakeholders.
• Represent Milestone in a professional manner at all project sites.
• Support client meetings and site inspections when required.

Reads, understands, and follows Milestone's Corporate Health and Safety Program, Policy and Procedures. Ensures health and safety is considered in the…