Building Services Technician

Important messages

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 specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Duties

Work duties may include: Operation, installation, maintenance, repair of all Heating, Ventilation, Air-conditioning, Refrigeration systems, components and equipment providing optimum physical environmental conditions for the occupants, management and staff of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) facilities.

Work environment

The Technical Services, Prairie Region, of Correctional Service Canada is a stimulating and dynamic environment whose mission is to ensure the operation, compliance and sustainability of a real estate portfolio of more than $ 8 billion dollars in an operational environment . We are responsible for institutions and penitentiary clusters as well as parole offices and community correctional centers located throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The facilities we manage are diverse such as buildings and structures, building mechanics systems, electrical distribution networks, infrastructures, generators, oil tanks, thermal power stations, water treatment and purification plants, roads, fences and barriers, and automobile fleets to name only a few.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION

A secondary school diploma or a satisfactory score on the PSC test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Completion of a Certificate or Diploma program, or apprenticeship accreditation
program leading to qualification as a:
• Building Services Technician, or
• Building Systems Technician, or
• Facilities Technician, or
• Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Technician, or
• Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Technician, or
• An acceptable equivalent combination of relevant Building Trade, Technician, Technologist, and/or stationary engineer
qualifications.

EXPERIENCE

Experience in the operation, maintenance, and repair of Commercial and/or Institutional
building systems such as:
• Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems;
• Boilers;
• Compressors; and/or Walk-in coolers and freezers,

Experience operating a variety of specialized maintenance tools, and equipment, including test equipment required for the operation, maintenance, and repair of building systems and equipment.

Experience with the use of various computer software programs such as: Microsoft Word,
Excel and Outlook.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

THE FOLLOWING ARE ASSET MERIT CRITERIA AND NOT REQUIRED TO APPLY ON THE POSITION. ASSET QUALIFICATIONS MAY BE USED TO DETERMINE RIGHT FIT AT TIME OF APPOINTMENT BUT WILL NOT BE USED TO SCREEN PEOPLE OUT.

EDUCATION

Successful completion of any work related continuing education courses related to relevant facility maintenance or workplace safety.

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Qualified under the Boiler and Pressure Vessel regulations of the Province of
employment to operate all the employer’s hot water and/or low pressure steam boilers.

Possession of a Provincial Fourth Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency
or Possession of a Provincial or the Interprovincial Standard (Red Seal) Endorsement
for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning or Millwrights or College Graduate in the field of
HVAC systems or Mechanical systems.

Qualification to inspect, maintain, repair, and test building fire safety systems as fire alarm
and/or sprinkler systems, firefighting equipment, fire separation doors and dampers.

Other certifications such as journeyman accreditation or diploma relevant to facility
maintenance.

EXPERIENCE

Experience working with Computer Maintenance Management Systems, Building
Automation or Management Control Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC),
Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs).

Experience performing any of the following relevant functions to the duties of the position:
• Simple metal work and metal fabrication, such as basic welding, brazing, soldering,
cutting, grinding and bending.

Experience working in a correctional, industrial or institutional environment.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of workplace health and safety.

Knowledge of the applicable codes and regulations relevant to the maintenance and operations of building mechanical systems.

Knowledge of the principles and practices required for maintenance of acceptable indoor air quality and optimization of building energy efficiency.

Knowledge of best practices for the preventive and corrective maintenance of building systems, machinery and equipment.

ABILITIES

Ability to troubleshoot system failures and malfunctions to initiate or propose solutions.
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to communicate orally.
Ability to communicate in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES

Judgement
Team Player
Dependability
Initiative

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Requirement to occasionally work on evenings, week-ends, and/or holidays –
overtime, call back, shift work, standby. (applies only to some regions).

Requirement to comply with applicable provisions of CSA Standard Z94.4-02 –
Selection, Use and Care of Respirators, when duties require use of a respirator.

Willingness to work with and/or instruct inmates where applicable.

Willingness to perform duties at any of the locations within the cluster for which this position serves.

Conditions of employment

Valid Drivers Licence
Reliability and Security: Reliability
Requirement to lift and carry items weighing up to 23 kg

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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

The information you will be providing in this application must be true and may be verified.

1. Correctional Service of Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. Consideration may be given to qualified candidates who self-declare as members of one of the following employment equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, visible minorities and women.

2. Various methods of assessment may be used (i.e.: written examination, interview, reference check, etc.). Candidate application and resume may be utilized to assess ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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

4. Depending on the number of candidates, various volume management strategies may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates, assessment invitation, pool creation and/or selection decisions such as, but not limited to, invoking one or more of the asset experience, applying a top down selection, cut-off scores.

COMMUNICATION
5. For this selection process, we will communicate with you by email. You must provide a valid email address to which you wish to receive communication regarding this selection process. You must ensure to check/view your email accounts including spam, promotion or other folders regularly as there may be a deadline for responses. Candidates who respond past the deadline risk being removed from the selection process.

HOW CAN YOU APPLY?
6. The client organization will accept ON-LINE APPLICATIONS ONLY. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS).To submit an application on-line, please click on the button
“Apply Online” below.

Please clearly identify in your application, the locations listed in this advertisement where you are willing to work.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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