Hydrogeology Field Technologist
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Engineering
Environmental Engineer
Job Number: 4068
Job Type: Full-Time
Vacancy Reason: Net New
Location: 150 Frederick St - Regional Admin Headquarters
Job Category: Environmental
Number of Positions: 1
Department: Hydrogeology 2
Division: Engineering and Environmental Services
Hours of Work: 35
Union: CUPE 1883
Grade: CUPE 1883 Grade 011
Salary Range: $38.31 - $43.39 per hour
Posting Date: Tuesday February 24, 2026
The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:
- Taking only what we need
- Leaving some for others
- Keeping the dish clean
This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core value, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity.
Waterloo Region is home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051. Guided by our Strategic Plan, “Growing with Care,” we prioritize homes for all, climate aligned growth, equitable services and opportunities and a resilient and future ready organization. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core value emphasizes caring for people and the land we share.
Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.
Assists in the implementation of the Region’s Groundwater Monitoring Program (GMP). Assists with the administration of well inspections, surveys, repairs, and abandonment programs. Installs, troubleshoots, and maintains down-hole monitoring equipment inventory.
Duties/Responsibilities- Maintains, monitors performance, and schedules repair of down-hole measurement equipment, including data loggers and pressure transducers for water level measurements in wells. Installs and/or coordinates equipment installation by consultants and contractors. Establishes protocols and coordinates use of regional monitoring equipment by municipalities, Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA), consultants, and contractors. Researches and recommends new technologies and program changes, and orders new equipment as approved.
Installs and alters equipment in wells. Monitors security and condition of the Region’s monitoring well network. - Assists in identifying locations, depths, and number of measurement points for installation of new wells.
- Coordinates and negotiates easements, access agreements, and/or permit approvals for construction of regional monitoring wells with other departments, local area municipalities, GRCA, and private property owners. Liaises with Legal Services as required.
- Conducts site visits to confirm well location, assess and document well/equipment condition and construction, and confirm status. Surveys well locations with handheld GPS.
- Inspects and conducts minor well repairs. Regularly coordinates, oversees, and checks quality of work of licensed well contractors to conduct more elaborate repairs. Confirms compliance with provincial regulations (e.g., O.Reg. 903, as amended).
- Assists with maintaining the hydrogeological database by coordinating, submitting, and/or manually inputting data, implementing data quality assurance programs, and developing and designing GIS display tables and field modules. Prepares and assembles reports on data trending for GMP validation.
- Searches for and identifies regional, municipal, and private wells that need to be upgraded, repaired, or decommissioned to ensure compliance with provincial regulations through review of capital project reports, historical water utility maps and reports, third-party site investigation reports, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) inspection reports, and Permit to Take Water applications and/or reports. Assesses individual wells and makes recommendations to supervisor for upgrades or decommissioning as required.
Retains and coordinates with contractors to oversee work. - Contacts private well owners and/or consultants to collect status information for wells in source water protection areas, and recommends upgrades and/or decommissioning to meet provincial regulations.…
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