Technical Officer, Ventilation and Indoor Air

2 weeks ago

Ottawa, Canada National Research Council Canada Full time

Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada’s largest research and technology organization.

We are looking for a Technical Officer to support our Indoor Air Quality team within the Construction Research Centre. The Technical Officer would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

NRC Construction is implementing the “Platform to Decarbonize the Construction Sector at Scale” to accelerate and scale up new technologies to help transition the Canadian construction sector towards decarbonization and contribute to the emerging low-carbon economy. It will also establish new codes, standards, specifications, and guidelines to position the sector to achieve its 2050 greenhouse gas (GHG) carbon reduction targets. These investments will help spur the growth of Canada’s clean technology sector and help achieve Canada’s international commitments to reduce GHG emissions.

Responsibilities will include:
Provision of technical support services in the design, planning, conduct and analysis of complex experiments and/or tests, and in the operation of research facilities.

**Screening Criteria**:
**Education**:
University degree or college diploma in a technical, engineering, or scientific discipline is required.

An equivalent combination of work related experience, training and education may be considered.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

**Experience**:

- Significant experience in specifying, calibrating, and installing sensors for the measurement of temperature, relative humidity, pressure, airflow, gases (CO2, CO, VOCs etc.) and/or particulate matters with references to applicable measurement standards.
- Significant experience in the design (using software such as SolidWorks or Pro E or AutoCAD), fabrication, assembly, and troubleshooting of experimental set-ups, including environmental control systems (such as an integrated humidity and flow control system), environmental chambers, and automated dosing systems (tracer gases dosing, chemical injection, etc.).
- Significant experience in developing data acquisition systems, including interfacing with various types of sensors, programming controls and user interface (LabVIEW).
- Significant experience in coordinating lab activities, assigning equipment responsibility, scheduling day-to-day activities, and making recommendations for upgrades and lab purchases.
- Significant experience in writing scripts or macros to carry out batch data processing and interpretation (MATLAB, Excel, Python, or R).
- Significant experience in the design and operation of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems including knowledge of applicable codes and standards (NBC, NECB, ASHRAE, etc.).
- The following asset will be considered:
- Experience in documenting the work procedure, methodology and information on equipment usage with their specifications and to effectively communicate with colleagues about the fundamentals and problems associated with the work.
- Experience in setting up lab and field experiments or tests for clients or project manager in multi-disciplinary research environment, validating procedures, resolving problems, and communicating instructions to support staff, and drafting test reports.
- Experience in collecting, recording, and interpreting experimental data to determine data validity and recommend further testing or modification to test procedure.
- Experience levels:

- Significant experience = 2 - 6 years’ experience

**Condition of Employment**:
Reliability Status

**Language Requirements**:
English

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

**Assessment Criteria**:
**Technical Competencies**:

- Ability to design, assemble, commission, troubleshoot, and repair electronic/mechanical devices for lab and field experiments related to HVAC and IAQ.
- Knowledge of applied practices and concepts for measuring indoor environment parameters (temperature, relative humidity, CO2, volatile organic compounds, particles, etc.) and ventilation parameters (airflow, pressure, air velocity, energy, etc.).
- Knowledge of data acquisition, control, and instrumentation, and ability to program in software such as LabVIEW and Vee.
- Ability to write scripts or macros to carry out batch data processing and interpretation (MATLAB, Excel, Python, or R).
- Ability to operate mechanical or electrical tools and equipment for preparation of experimental setup and test rig (drills, power saws, tin snips, wire strippers and cutters, etc.) for ventilation and IAQ.

**Behavioural Competencies**:

- Research Technician/Technologist - Creative thinking (Level 2)
- Research Technician/Technologist - Results orientation (Level 2)
- Research Technician/Technologist - Teamwork (Level 2)
- Research Technician/Technologist - Communication (Level 2)
- Research Technician/Technol

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