Facility Manager

Update: Please note that the selection process has been amended to extend the closing date to February 28, 2020 - 23:59, Pacific Time.

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

AAFC is committed to diversity and inclusion and is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s best diversity employers. We welcome all applicants and strongly encourage candidates to self-declare if they belong to an Employment Equity designated group (i.e. Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, Visible Minorities or Women).

Duties

The Facility Manager position at various locations is responsible for maintaining a complex lab and office facilities, as well as satellite farm facilities.

The Facility Manager is responsible for the inspection/maintenance program for facility operations, building systems and equipment, emergency and preventative maintenance procedures, life cycle management of building systems and equipment, the provision of facility management services including developing and managing large construction contracts, preparing requests for proposals, preparing specifications, and procuring supplies and equipment, analyzes historical costs and recommends changes for cost reduction initiatives, determines priorities for capital projects in consultation with science community and departmental engineers, supervises a facilities team composed of multiple skilled trades.

Work environment

The Facilities Manager will work out of the St-Hyacinthe (Quebec) or the Lacombe (Alberta) Research and Development Centre, two of twenty research centres in Canada.

The Research Centre is responsible for scientific research. The position requires the incumbent to support scientific research by providing clients working at the Research Centre with a wide range of facilities management such as planning, management and implementation of facilities management services required to design, develop, operate, maintain, upgrade and repair a diversity of specialized buildings and complex systems and dispersed grounds/farmland for a large complex, housing Research Center personnel as well as other federal/provincial government departments/agencies and private companies to meet research, facility management and regulatory requirements.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff 2 positions:
*One full-time permanent position in St-Hyacinthe, Quebec (French Essential)
*One full-time permanent position in Lacombe, Alberta (English Essential)

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures, linguistic requirements and security requirements for the location indicated for this process.

In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, he/she may be considered for acting, deployment, assignment or secondment opportunities.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

IF YOU HAVE FOREIGN CREDENTIALS, please follow the link below for information on how to obtain a degree equivalency. You must obtain an equivalency, at your own expense, in order to be considered for appointment into the public service.

Degree equivalency

Trade certification in the appropriate province in at least one of the following disciplines: Electrical, Refrigeration, Plumbing or Power Engineering (minimum 4th class).

Significant* experience in managing a team.

Significant* experience in facility management.

Significant* experience managing construction and/or renovation projects.

Experience using computer software, including Microsoft applications such as Word and Excel.

Experience maintaining commercial infrastructure.

Significant* experience operating and maintaining Heating, Ventilation and Air conditioning systems (HVAC).

Experience in operating Building Management systems.

*Significant experience is considered to be three (3) years of continuous employment in these fields within the last five (5) years.

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

Experience with Delta Building Management systems.

Experience providing Facility Management services in any of the following environments: scientific research environment, government building, large medical facility, large commercial building, large industrial building.

Experience working in a horticultural farm or food processing environment.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential (Lacombe, Alberta)
French Essential (Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of Codes and Standards related to building operations.

Knowledge of preventative maintenance practices as related to HVAC, plumbing, refrigeration, electrical equipment and control systems.

Knowledge of tools and equipment used in the performance of maintenance and preventative maintenance tasks.

Knowledge of inventory practices as related to spare parts for HVAC, plumbing and electrical equipment.

Knowledge to read construction plans and specifications.

Client Focus
Concern for Safety
Planning and Organizing
Initiative
Project Management
Team Leadership
Interactive Communication

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Placement of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) employees affected by Work Force Adjustment.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Valid driver’s license.
Ability and willingness to travel occasionally.
Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including evening and weekend overtime.
With appropriate safety precautions in place, able and willing to:
• Work in laboratory, greenhouse, and/or field environments for extended periods at a time;
• Work outdoors under various weather conditions;
• Work with and dispose of hazardous materials.
Ability and willingness to work in harsh environments (outdoors, cold, hot, dust and noise).
In case of allergies, know how to control them with personal protective equipment or with medication so they do not interfere with the work to be carried out (dust, smells, etc.).

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

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs.html.

APPLICATION & CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact the email referenced below under “Contact Information”.

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

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Various assessment tools may be used, such as, standardized tests, interviews, references, board member knowledge, etc.

Recent and past performance evaluations may be used as part of the assessment. Accordingly, you may be required to submit a copy of your last two Performance Ratings/Evaluations as part of this selection process. Please be prepared to provide such documentation should it be requested from the selection board.

Depending on the number of applicants, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and/or establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process, may be used for the purpose of managing applications. Please note that although you may attain the established pass mark on any of the assessments used in this staffing process, management may decide to use a higher cut off score.

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.