Facility Manager

Update: UPDATE: Please note that the selection process has been amended to extend the closing date to Tuesday, August 3, 2021 - 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 will work out of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research and Development Centres and is responsible for maintaining facilities (including complex laboratory facilities, offices, greenhouses, general maintenance and storage buildings, grounds, designated heritage buildings, assets in satellite locations).

The Facility Manager is responsible for the management and administration of legislative inspections; preventative maintenance programs, facility related work order system; health and safety and security issues and life cycle management practices of building systems and equipment. Facility Manager prepares, implements and/or oversees service contacts and provides input on maintenance budgets including identifying areas for cost or energy reductions and replacement or upgrades.

Position is responsible for overseeing and supervising the work of the facilities team.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one English Essential term position (anticipated length - 8 months) in Summerland, British Columbia with a possibility that this may lead to a permanent position.

If you don’t immediately receive a job offer at AAFC, qualified candidates will also be placed in a talent pool to be used for staffing similar permanent or temporary positions in the future for the locations indicated on this poster. The skill specialization(s), work location, language profile, and security clearance requirements will vary according to the position being staffed.

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

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

If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. Click on the link below to contact the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC).

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Significant* experience managing a team (such as managing direct reports, performance evaluations and recruitment).
• Significant* experience maintaining commercial infrastructure, properties or facilities including maintaining building mechanical systems.
• Experience planning, coordinating and/or overseeing professional construction or renovation projects that involve a number of trades.
• Experience planning, scheduling and coordinating the work of service providers responsible for operations and/or maintenance activities.
• Experience in operating computerized building control systems.

*Significant experience is considered to be two (2) years of continuous employment 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)

Asset Qualifications - Education and Professional Certification:
• Certification or degree with respect to mechanical building systems and / or controls.
• Relevant provincial trade certification and / or red seal certification in a recognized relevant trade.

Asset Qualifications - Experience:
•Experience with Delta or ESC Building Management systems.
•Experience providing facility management services in any of the following: scientific research environment, government building, large medical facility, large commercial building, or large industrial building.
•Experience in managing third party contracts.

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

Various language requirements
• English essential
• French essential
• Bilingual – Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of Codes and Standards related to building operations.
• Knowledge of preventative maintenance practices related to HVAC, plumbing, refrigeration, electrical equipment and control systems.
• Knowledge of health and safety procedures as related to building operations and maintenance.
• Knowledge of life cycle management practices of building systems and equipment.

Competencies:
• Client Focus
• Concern for Safety
• Initiative
• Planning and Organizing
• Oral Communication
• Written Communication

Abilities:
• Ability to read construction or building plans and specifications.
• Ability to lead a team.
• Ability to manage a construction and / or renovation project.
• Ability to assess building operating systems and structures and determine appropriate maintenance and service requirements.

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

Organizational Needs:
Agriculture and Agri-food Canada recognizes that the diversity of its employee population contributes to its strength and integrity. We are committed to achieving employment equity and developing a highly capable workforce that is representative of Canadian Society. We encourage women (especially in non-traditional occupations), Indigenous peoples (Aboriginal peoples), persons with disabilities, and members of visible minority groups to apply and declare themselves as part of one or more of the Employment Equity groups as selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one or more of the groups.

Information on employment equity

Operational Requirements:
• Work with and dispose of hazardous materials.
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• Valid non-graduated driver’s license.
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including evening and weekend overtime.
• Ability and willingness to work in extreme environments indoors and outdoors as required (i.e. various weather conditions; cold; hot; dust; smells, pollen and noise).
• Willingness and ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment.

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

ASSESSEMENT 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. 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.

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

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

A random or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

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.

A test may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Asset qualifications may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

APPLICATION & CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION

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.

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 of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language 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).

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.