Engineering Technician
Thompson, MB
Manitoba Hydro is consistently recognized as one of Manitoba's Top Employers! We are a leader among energy companies in
North America, recognized for providing highly reliable service and exceptional customer satisfaction. Join our team of Manitoba's
best as we continue to build a company that champions safety, supports innovation, and delivers on our commitment to customer
service - while actively fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace reflective of the communities we serve.
Great Benefits
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Defined-benefit pension plan for long-term financial security.
- Nine-day work cycle, typically resulting in every other Monday off to support a balanced approach to work, family life and
community.
Position Overview:
Under the direction of the Hydrometric Survey Supervisor conduct various hydrometric, physical and aquatic environment and
land-based surveys including associated analysis, reporting and supporting activities along rivers and lakes that constitute Hydro's
hydraulic network.
Responsibilities:
- Implement long term water quantity (hydrometric) and meteorological monitoring and reporting activities that support
operational and licencing requirements, hydro-technical studies and environmental monitoring programs.
- Install and maintain a network of real time electronic Environmental Data Acquisition Platforms and their associated sensors.
Tasks include programming loggers and sensors, establishing real-time telemetry, data management and field calibration
measurements.
- Carry out long term physical water quality monitoring and reporting activities including determining suspended sediments,
conductivity, bed load transport, surface and sub- surface erosion and sedimentation rates that support Hydro's various
construction and environmental monitoring and protection programs.
- Perform hydro-acoustic surveys for determining water velocities, discharge and bathymetry including erosion and
sedimentation measurements.
- Perform GPS surveys for determining vertical and horizontal reference.
- Following established standards and protocols, undertake data analysis, computations and reporting using advanced software
on a wide variety of environmental parameters.
- Maintain detailed field notes and prepare reports on field activities.
- Responsible for the day-to-day monitoring deliverables of an assigned area of operation including job planning, safety
awareness, cost control and routine administrative duties.
- Maintain effective communication and liaison within the work group and other related areas of the Corporation.
Qualifications:
- Successful completion of a two-year diploma in Environmental or Physical Science, Geomatics, Civil Engineering or Natural
Resource Management Technology from an institute of recognized standing plus a minimum of one year of directly related
experience;
OR
- Grade 12 and completion of a certificate program in any of the above disciplines, and two years of directly related experience.
- Knowledge of data collection standards and methodologies related to water quantity and quality, bathymetric, meteorological,
conventional and GPS based surveying.
- Knowledge of digital sonar sounders, GPS equipment, acquisition of bathymetric data as well as acoustic doppler current
profilers (ADCP) and other hydrometric metering/monitoring systems.
- Possess an understanding of coordinate systems and vertical datum.
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