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Highlights of the job

We are hiring a full time, permanent Maintenance Planner position working out of Edmonton’s Water Treatment Plants (Rossdale and EL Smith).

Reporting to the Asset Management & Reliability Foreman, the Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning, coordinating, and continuously improving maintenance activities to support the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of water treatment, reservoir pumping, and booster station assets. This role develops detailed work plans, manages maintenance backlogs, coordinates resources and materials, and prepares work packages to support efficient execution of preventive, predictive, corrective, and regulatory maintenance activities. Through collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, and contractors, the position supports asset reliability, regulatory compliance, and operational performance.

We welcome applications from internal and external candidates. EPCOR employees are encouraged to apply using their '@epcor.com' email address to ensure proper consideration of internal seniority.

What you’d be responsible for

• Validate work requests for scope and feasibility, assign priorities based on operational requirements and resource availability, and convert approved requests into work orders.
• Develop detailed job plans for preventive, predictive, regulatory, and corrective maintenance. Create and maintain supporting documents, including diagrams, drawings, datasheets, and photographs, and assign required resources and timelines.
• Conduct site visits and field verification of job scopes, including High Energy Isolations (HEI), equipment condition and operating parameters, voltage and current draw, wiring, instrumentation configuration, cleaning for inspection, and wire tracing.
• Prepare cost and time estimates, develop scopes of work, and request quotes from internal departments, vendors, and contractors.
• Specify, order, kit, and stage materials for electrical and instrumentation work. Coordinate deliveries, verify received materials, maintain material order records, and support spare parts inventory and critical spare strategies.
• Develop, implement, and review preventive maintenance practices to support compliance with policies, standards, and regulatory requirements and effectively manage operational risks.
• Maintain asset information in the CMMS (IVARA), including asset records, Bills of Materials, and spare part criticality assessments. Participate in spare parts and inventory evaluations.
• Schedule work orders and develop project schedules. Monitor key performance indicators, including schedule and preventive maintenance compliance, planned versus reactive work, and work order backlogs.
• Participate in design reviews and the CCC process for new and upgraded assets. Support asset entry, preventive maintenance strategy development and implementation, and Bill of Materials entry.
• Collaborate with Operations, Asset Management, Project Management, Engineering, and schedulers on reliability initiatives and asset rehabilitation planning and execution.
• Support long-term maintenance strategies and maintenance budget forecasting.

• Demonstrate EPCOR’s commitment to safety, accountability, collaboration, customer service, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

What’s required to be successful

• Grade 12, GED, or equivalent.
• Valid Journeyman Electrician and Journeyman Instrument Technician Certificates. Alberta Master Electrician certification will be considered an asset.
• Minimum 5 years’ of progressively responsible experience as a Journeyman Electrician and Instrumentation Technician.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in all aspects of Water Treatment System maintenance is preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of standard methods, principles, practices, tools and equipment of the E&I maintenance trades.
• Strong understanding of the occupational hazards and safety precautions with regards to electrical and maintenance activities.
• Candidates will also be required to actively participate in safety and other job-related training
• Ability to qualify for and maintain an EPCOR driver’s permit, which requires a valid Class 5 Alberta Motor Vehicle Operator's License
  • Limited to 6 demerits or less at date of hire (prior infractions for unsafe driving behaviours will be evaluated and considered for non-selection regardless of current demerits on file).
  • A Driver Abstract (5-year commercial type) will be required.
  • Drivers with a GDL class may be considered (limited to 3 demerits and pending driving behavior review referenced above).

• Ability to withstand strenuous physical activity inherent to the work performed, as well as to function effectively outside under a variety of weather conditions and through all seasons. 
  • Please note that due to the nature of this position you will be required to wear a ½ mask respirator for extended periods on a daily basis.

Other important facts about this job

Jurisdiction: IBEW1007

Class: DT1 8513

•  Hours of work: Either Monday to Thursday at 10 hours per day or Monday to Friday at 8 hours per day.
  • Successful candidates will participate in a rotating shift schedule with compressed hours, in accordance with the “Compressed (Flexible) Hours of Work” provisions of the current IBEW 1007 Collective Agreement.

Monday to Thursday, 10 hours per day OR Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day.

Wage: $70.24 per hour 

• Final Wage and Step will be determined at the time of selection and based on a combination of factors as outlined in the Collective Agreement.

To ensure your application is recognized as internal, please apply using your EPCOR email address.

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Please note the following information:

• A requirement of working for EPCOR is that you are at least 18 years of age, successfully attained a high school diploma (GED, or equivalent level of secondary education) and legally entitled to work in Canada. (A copy of a valid work permit may be required.)
• If you are considered for the position, clearance is required on all applicable background checks (which may include criminal, identity, educational, and/or credit) and professional reference checks. Some EPCOR positions require an enhanced level of background assessment, which is dictated by law. These positions require advanced criminal record checks that must also be conducted from time to time after commencement of employment.
• A technical/practical assessment may be administered during the selection process and this exercise will be used as a part of the selection criterion.
• To meet the physical demands required of some positions, candidates must be in good physical condition and willing to work in all weather conditions. Clearance on pre-placement medical and drug and alcohol testing may be required.
• Prior infractions for unsafe driving behaviours will be evaluated and considered for non-selection regardless of current demerits on file.
• If you are required to provide your own personal reliable vehicle: Successful applicants must provide their own vehicles with appropriate insurance in accordance with EPCOR’s Employee Mileage Reimbursement Policy. You will be reimbursed in accordance with EPCOR’s Employee Mileage Reimbursement Policy.