EG-06 Facilities - Capital Manager/Specialist

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

You will be required to complete an online experience questionnaire when you apply. The information you provide in the questionnaire must be true. You must respond to all statements in all categories in order to proceed to the next steps.

When answering the screening questions you must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification. We can’t make any assumptions about your experience. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. Instead, provide concrete and detailed examples that clearly explain where, when, and how you gained the experience. We’ll only use your résumé as a secondary source of information. The breadth and depth of experience may be considered during screening, assessment and/or selection of candidates.

Duties

Provide technical and professional advisory services, project management advice, recommendations, problem-solving regarding the planning, design, consultation with security, construction, renovation, expansion and maintenance of facilities. Complete feasibility studies, needs analysis, functional planning, and building condition reports. Mediate the resolution of conflicts between project stakeholder groups.

Is part of inspection team, and monitors building systems. Ensure all building systems and equipment are thoroughly tested and maintained to ensure efficient operation and performance. Ensure facility related and construction related legislated requirements are satisfied, e.g. Codes, Standards etc. Supervise the enforcement of all code requirements related to environmental protection, handicapped accessibility, and health and safety.

Review, plan, organize, control and implement approved annual maintenance, renovation and construction projects. Review facility designs proposed. Make expert recommendations to senior management on capital planning, budget preparation and control, and the identification of short and long term needs. Provide monthly status and progress reports. Prepare submissions and briefing notes for approval of initiatives.

Provide emergency response to facilities when emergency situations arise. Provide technical advice/direction in troubleshooting facility related maintenance issues and action plans.

Monitor computer controlled systems

Work environment

The Public Health Agency of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) provides scientific expertise and laboratory capacity for infectious disease monitoring, detection, investigation and outbreak response to support national and international public health action. NML strives to be the employer of choice for Canadian and international scientific and non-scientific staff. Our employees contribute leadership, ingenuity, expertise and innovation to safeguard the health of Canadians and the global community.

Intent of the process

This process will initially be used to staff one specified period position.

A pool of qualified candidates (fully assessed or partially assessed) may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level. This process may be used for various tenures (including but not limited to term and indeterminate appointments, internal assignments, secondments, deployments, acting appointments) as well as various security requirements, language requirements and conditions of employment.

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 degree in engineering OR post secondary diploma from an institute of technology in controls instrumentation, or an equivalent combination of occupational certification (inter provincial red seal, 3rd class power engineer or higher), training and experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Experienced in programming industrial or commercial control systems.
Experienced in troubleshooting, designing, calibrating, and maintaining control instrumentation and/or building automation systems.
Experienced in project management.

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

Occupational Certification:
Eligible for certification as an Engineer with Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba (EGM).
Eligible for certification as a technologist with Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba (CTTAM).

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Abilities:
Ability to understand and program controls logic.
Ablitiy to read and understand control drawings.

Personal Suitability:
Demonstrating integrity and respect
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action-oriented

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

Experience:
Experience in programing and maintaining ABB 800XA.
Experienced in operating and maintaining network equipment, routers, servers, switches.
Experienced in troubleshooting, designing, calibrating, and maintaining control instrumentation and/or building automation systems in a laboratory, pharmaceutical, hospital or high availability production environment.
Experienced in maintaining and calibrating control instrumentation in a first class power plant.
Experienced in coordinating contractors.
Experience in HVAC systems
Experienced in maintaining and repairing control valves.

Operational Requirements:
Willing and able work under the rigours of high security bio-containment.
Willing and able to work overtime and travel for training as required.
Willing and able to work at elevated heights and wear fall protection as required.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Medical clearance

Candidates must meet and maintain the above condition(s) of employment throughout their employment.

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

All communication throughout the entire staffing process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Candidates should be prepared to provide proof of education (copy of degree/diploma). If you have obtained education outside Canada, you will be required to submit proof of evaluation of Canadian equivalency.

We will communicate with applicants by e-mail. It is your responsibility to verify your e-mails regularly to ensure that you do not miss out on any opportunities. Failure to respond in the prescribed timeframe will result in your application not being referred to the hiring manager. The applicant shall ensure that the e-mail address provided is valid and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

We may assess the essential and asset qualifications using interviews, written tests, reference or a combination of these methods.

Candidates must clearly indicate in writing the dates, duration and breadth of their experience in relation to the Essential and Asset Experience criteria. The breadth and depth of experience may be considered during screening, assessment and/or selection of candidates.

An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor may/will be required before an offer can be made.


We will only accept on-line applications received via the Public Service Jobs site. Persons with disabilities or residing in locations that prevent them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.
Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team.
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed.
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience.
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.
- The organizational need of restructuring/budgetary constraints.

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. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

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, 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.