Building Operations Technician

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Work environment

ECCC is looking for an experienced building technician that is interested in putting their problem solving skills to work in a research lab facility environment.

The incumbent will work closely with the Facility manager in all manners of the building operation and maintenance. He or she will work on a DDC operating system and become skilled in the operation of the preventative maintenance system, including initiating work requests, completing preventative maintenance work requests for the lab facilities along with addressing tenant service requests. The incumbent will manage building operation and maintenance contracts, oversee on-site contractors, look for efficiencies and improvements in current operation strategies, complete quality assurance reviews and ensure the efficient use of resources among other daily challenges.

Our building operations staff work a 37.5 hour week with shared on-call, some overtime and no shift work. As a member of the Public Service, benefits include a pension plan, medical/dental benefits and leave provisions (vacation, sick leave, family related leave and parental leave).

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff 1 indeterminate position. A pool of qualified candidates may be created and may be used to staff identical or similar positions within Environment and Climate Change Canada, with various tenures, language requirements or profiles, and conditions of employment in the National Capital Region.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION

Successful completion of an acceptable post-secondary educational program (e.g. community college, CEGEP, university) in a technical field such as civil, electrical, mechanical engineering technology; or

A building trade certification as an electrician, millwright, carpenter, plumber or HVAC technician.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Significant experience* in maintaining, diagnosing and repairing building infrastructure and systems.

Significant experience* in analyzing computerized building monitoring/control systems.

Experience in managing financial and material resources.

Experience in conducting inspections and quality assurance functions.

Experience in the use of spreadsheet programs such as Excel.

* Significant experience means having performed a broad range of related activities, which could normally be acquired by performing the duties over a period of approximately 2 years. Only experience related to commercial, industrial, institutional, or multi-level office buildings will be considered.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of energy saving methods for buildings.

Knowledge of building ventilation control systems.

Knowledge of preventative building maintenance

ABILITIES

Ability to analyse, resolve issues and make recommendations

Ability to communicate effectively orally

Ability to communicate effectively in writing

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

Judgement
Teamwork
Client Service Orientation

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

Professional Facilities certification.

Building Operator certification.

Experience in providing building operation and maintenance services in a research/laboratory environment.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willing and able to travel

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Must be willing and able to work overtime, including nights, weekends and statutory holidays.

Must be willing and able to work in building maintenance areas, on roofs and in ceiling spaces accessible only by ladders and catwalks with exposure to outside elements, dust and noise.

Must be willing and able to wear or use personal protective equipment and complete safety training in accordance with safety rules.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will contact candidates when the screening process is completed. Our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Qualifications will be assessed by a variety of tools and methods. Therefore, a written exam, an interview, reference checks or other assessment methods may be used in this process. Candidates are expected to make a reasonable effort to make themselves available for assessments as scheduled. Pass marks will be established for each qualification. However, achieving the pass mark is not a guarantee of an appointment or that candidates will be put through the next stages of the assessment process. A cut-off score may be used and top-down approach may be used at any step if there is a sufficient number of candidates to meet immediate and anticipated staffing needs.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only). Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at http://www.cicic.ca for further information.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request special accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.