Human Resources Consultant

Apply By: Thursday, June 11, 2026 11:59 pm EDT Water is our business and our passion. It can be yours too. The water professionals at OCWA know the value of water better than anyone.

Our work benefits communities across Ontario every day. Our job (and possibly yours) is also to return treated and safe water back to our lakes and rivers. At OCWA, we have a deep respect for the environment and our responsibility for the health of the communities we serve drives us.

A job at OCWA is an opportunity to make a positive impact on millions – a big responsibility. Are you ready? We think you are.

So come on in. The water is perfect. About the job Key Responsibilities: Provide coaching, advice and services on a range of human resources issues and programs including disability management/accommodation, performance management, employee relations and grievance management, talent acquisition, organizational design and change management.

Promote and support strategies to strengthen a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect in the workplace. Develop strategic partnerships with client managers to assist them in achieving business goals through an understanding of current and future business requirements. Foster relationships with employee relations counterparts to encourage open dialogue and facilitate early resolution of workplace concerns.

What you bring to the team Knowledge Knowledge of theories, principles and practices of human resources management and ability to interpret and apply HR policy, directives, collective agreements and various HR‑related legislation/regulation when providing expert and strategic advice to management. Knowledge and expertise in a diverse range of specialized human resources management functions and programs to provide advice and guidance. Knowledge and experience with a HR information system (e.g., Workday).

Knowledge and understanding of organization’s goals, mandate and directions to ensure HR advice, services and support meet the needs of the organization. Analytical Thinking, Planning and Coordination Identifies, analyzes and resolves a range of difficult, confidential, and sensitive issues, including measures to minimize risks and impacts; interprets legislation, directives, policies and collective agreements; and identifies the impact on HR initiatives on client operations. Assists client managers in resolution of contentious employee relations issues avoiding potential grievances and providing recommendations to the employer’s position on issues.

Case management, planning and organizational skills to respond to numerous complex challenges and demands, manage and prioritize workload, meet conflicting deadlines, and handle frequent interruptions, urgent matters and constantly changing priorities. Interpersonal/Communication Communicates and provides proactive customer service and uses relationship management skills to provide client management with well‑considered assessments of their needs, issues, options, and opportunities. Develops and sustains effective working relationships with client managers, executives, employees, union representatives, and colleagues.

Facilitates resolution of grievances and disputes with bargaining agents, influencing others by building support and commitment to adopt a specific course of action. Consultation, presentation, interpersonal, and oral communication skills to provide advice and information, express complex issues clearly and convincingly, deliver presentations and information sessions, and communicate effectively in stressful and emotional management‑employee situations. Develops sensitive and complex HR correspondence, union disclosures, disciplinary letters, termination letters, presentation materials, issue notes, position descriptions, and executive responses.

What’s in it for you? Flexible learning and development opportunities. Opportunities for career advancement and specialization with the largest provider of water and wastewater services in Ontario.

Work with the partner of choice for more communities than any other water and wastewater service organization in Ontario for over 30 years. Work with an organization committed to innovation and advanced technology. A defined benefit pension plan, comprehensive health plan, life and disability insurance.

Maternity and parental leave top‑up benefits, including for adoptive parents. How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility OPS/OCWA’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti‐racism: We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promoting a diverse, anti‑racist, inclusive, accessible, merit‑based, respectful, and equitable workplace. We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti‑Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service. We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario’s Human Rights Code. Refer to the application instructions below if you require a disability‑related accommodation.

The Ontario Clean Water Agency is an inclusive employer and we offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of the Ontario Human Rights Code. Refer to the application instructions if you require a disability‑related accommodation. The Ontario Clean Water Agency is an agency of the Province of Ontario, reporting to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.

As the largest provider of water and wastewater services in Canada, we manage over 800 facilities from small well systems and lagoons to large water and wastewater treatment plants. Consider this opportunity if you are a motivated, team‑oriented individual seeking a career in the water and wastewater industry. We thank you for your interest, and we will only contact you if we choose you for further screening or an interview.

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