Third Class Operating Engineer, Relief

University of Ottawa • Ottawa, ON

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Facilities services at uOttawa are characterized by a dynamic and creative growing team focused on delivering best-in-class research infrastructure, reshaping campus life and student experience, and providing a sustainable environment. uOttawa’s facilities include over 600,000 square meters of building space, 42.5 hectares of grounds, 125 buildings, and 4,500 beds in 11 residences, managed by over 150 employees including Project Managers, Energy and Commissioning Specialists, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Architects, and Space Planners. The University has significant capital and operating expenditures, with a 20-year Capital spending plan envisioning $4.0 billion of new investment, including projects like Top Shelf and a new Advanced Medical Research Center (AMRC). The position's purpose is to perform tasks related to preventive and breakdown maintenance of the Power Plant and/or assist the Shift Engineer in the supervision and control of the efficient operation of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment throughout the campus facilities, under the authority of the Chief Operating Engineer.

Requirements

• Possess a valid 3rd class Operating Engineer license issued by TSSA.
• Experience in operating and maintaining equipment found in a Power Plant.
• Knowledge of Power Plant controls and building automation systems.
• Knowledge of safety procedures.
• Ability to take charge of a shift in replacement of the Shift Engineer (on a temporary basis).
• Must abide by the Technical Standards and Safety Act, OH&S Act & Regulations as well as pertinent University policies.
• Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
• Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
• Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
• Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.
• If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual French and English (written and oral) is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Shift Engineer in the function of his duties as directed.
• Replace the Shift Engineer in his absence from his regular shift schedule due to vacation, sick leave or special leaves.
• Investigate calls as directed by the Shift Engineer and takes corrective measures as requested. All requests and corrective measures are to be recorded with the preventive maintenance software.
• Investigate all fire alarms.
• Assists the Fire Department and resets fire alarm panels when instructed.
• Verify, when investigating a call in the respective mechanical rooms of the campus buildings, equipment and take action to remedy any noticed deficiencies and inform the Shift Engineer.
• Assist the Shift Engineer in the operation of the Central Monitoring System, the Co-generation and Cascade Systems and the chilled water and heating equipment.
• Take daily and monthly readings.
• Perform water treatment test and chemical addition.
• Perform daily routine check at the Sports complex, pool equipment or other location on campus as directed by Chief Operating Engineer.
• Cleaning of all equipment as defined in a list provided by the Chief Operating Engineer.

Benefits

• A generous pay and benefits package that includes a competitive salary, a defined benefit pension plan, group insurance coverage and an employee and family assistance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees