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Description
Under direct supervision of the Senior Operator in Confined Entry, within Wastewater Collections Operations & Maintenance, as the Confined Entry Operator you will perform the following primary duties:
• Prepare to enter confined spaces by reviewing blueprints, engineering plans and section books, confirming required services and setting up job site and equipment (e.g. traffic set-up, tripod, harness, winch and SCBA) for employees entering the confined space.
• Control hazards and entering spaces once made safe to proceed.
• Operate in a team environment which includes training to work on a Confined Entry Crew. Work as the tending worker, or as an entrant into confined spaces (e.g. manholes and pipes), test, monitor and control gas and oxygen levels (e.g. venting). Perform onsite inspections, and tight spaces. Access to sites will be by vehicle or walking with observation of hazards including recording and controlling conditions.
• Install and repair water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructures such as skimming weirs in storm water ducts, repairing manholes (e.g. installing inverts, benching steps and down drops and removing obstructions) and installing flow metering and sampling equipment.
• Work throughout the City of Calgary, with an expectation to collaborate with various levels of leadership, be the eyes and hands of requests, and complete work orders relating to the work of Water Services including its partners – including but not limited to:
o Installing, maintain and monitor flow metering and sampling equipment to obtain industrial sampling for lab.
o Assisting groups that do not maintain their own Confined Entry Crews.
• Complete documentation such as Confined Entry Permits, daily journals and records documenting gas readings.
• Enhance observational skills and experience through in-house training, including hands-on learning and classroom instruction. Leverage your existing experience while gaining new knowledge through real-time, on-the-job opportunities tailored to various situations.
• Adapt to rotating shift work, with some after hour jobs as required. Operate in locations from farmland to plants, to high traffic-controlled roadways.
• Prepare to enter confined spaces by reviewing blueprints, engineering plans and section books, confirming required services and setting up job site and equipment (e.g. traffic set-up, tripod, harness, winch and SCBA) for employees entering the confined space.
• Control hazards and entering spaces once made safe to proceed.
• Operate in a team environment which includes training to work on a Confined Entry Crew. Work as the tending worker, or as an entrant into confined spaces (e.g. manholes and pipes), test, monitor and control gas and oxygen levels (e.g. venting). Perform onsite inspections, and tight spaces. Access to sites will be by vehicle or walking with observation of hazards including recording and controlling conditions.
• Install and repair water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructures such as skimming weirs in storm water ducts, repairing manholes (e.g. installing inverts, benching steps and down drops and removing obstructions) and installing flow metering and sampling equipment.
• Work throughout the City of Calgary, with an expectation to collaborate with various levels of leadership, be the eyes and hands of requests, and complete work orders relating to the work of Water Services including its partners – including but not limited to:
o Installing, maintain and monitor flow metering and sampling equipment to obtain industrial sampling for lab.
o Assisting groups that do not maintain their own Confined Entry Crews.
• Complete documentation such as Confined Entry Permits, daily journals and records documenting gas readings.
• Enhance observational skills and experience through in-house training, including hands-on learning and classroom instruction. Leverage your existing experience while gaining new knowledge through real-time, on-the-job opportunities tailored to various situations.
• Adapt to rotating shift work, with some after hour jobs as required. Operate in locations from farmland to plants, to high traffic-controlled roadways.
Requirements
Qualifications
• A High School diploma or equivalency (e.g. GED) with at least 4 years water/wastewater utility experience.
• A valid Class 3 Driver's License (or provincial equivalent) with Q endorsement.
• Applicants must successfully complete Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) training.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use software and desktop or remote devices.
• Excellent interpersonal and adaptability skills are required to succeed in this position.
Salary & Benefits
$36.69 - $39.53 per hour
Non-standard 38 hour work week
Other relevant information
Apply online by June 12, 2025 at: www.calgary.ca/careers
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