Technician, Building Envelope and Disaster Recovery

1 month ago

Ottawa, Canada University of Ottawa Full time

**Job Type**:
Employee

**Duration in Months** **(for fixed-term jobs):
N/A

**Job Family**:
Maintenance and Operations

**# of Open Positions**:
1

**Faculty/Service - Department**:
Building Envelope

**Campus**:
Main Campus

**Union Affiliation**:
IUOE/772B - Employees of the trades, grounds and transportation

**Date Posted**:
novembre 07, 2024

**Applications must be received **BEFORE**:
novembre 18, 2024

**Hours per week**:
40

**Salary Grade**:
Technician - Building Envelope and Sinister - 772B

**Salary Range**:
$37,98 - $37,98

About the faculty/service: Facilities
Facilities services are characterized by a dynamic and creative growing team where the winds of change are blowing, offering people like you opportunities to use your leadership and innovation skills to contribute to the achievement of their inspiring mission: to deliver best in class research infrastructure, reshape campus life and student experience, and provide a sustainable environment for students, researchers, teachers and community.

uOttawa’s facilities encompass three main sites that are comprised of over 600,000 square meters of building space (over 6.4 million square feet), 42.5 hectares of grounds, 125 buildings and 4,500 beds in 11 residences. There are over 150 employees in Facilities, including Project Managers, Energy and Commissioning Specialists, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Architects, and space Planners. The facilities capital and operating expenditures are in the range of $100M for the University’s $2.0 billion assets under management. The 20-year Capital spending plan envisions $4.0 billion of new investment highlighted by uOttawa launch of project Top Shelf, a $300 million capital investment to build a new facility for the Faculty of Health Sciences at uOttawa’s River Campus, as well as a tower at the Roger Guidon campus to house uOttawa’s new Advanced Medical Research Center (AMRC).

**Position purpose**:
The purpose of this position is to ensure the preventive and corrective maintenance of all building envelopes including roofs, curtain walls, coverings and foundations. This position also assist the Unit Head in the management of post-disaster services.

**In this role, your responsibilities will include**:

- Handle call centre requests related to building envelopes and services after serious incidents.
- Determine the nature and extent of work required, set priorities, and manage operations internally or hire external contractors. Conduct frequent repairs with specialized materials and tools. Move about frequently to oversee situations requiring immediate attention.
- Work on the front line, managing contractors, determining equipment required and setting out a series of actions in the event of an incident. Conduct daily monitoring until the incident is under control.
- Conduct on-site visits with all types of contractors (general contractors and specialists in masonry, roofing, glazing, painting, etc.) to explain the scope of required work and obtain their bids.
- Coordinate work in accordance with requirements, provide necessary explanations and clarifications, and reports delays or problems experienced before and during work. Coordinate work of various tradespeople.
- Conduct construction site inspections and intervene when work design or execution is deficient, as well as when there are health or safety issues.
- Take on section head’s daily activities when the latter is absent.

**What you will bring**:

- Knowledge of building science normally acquired through college education. A combination of training and equivalent experience will also be considered.
- In-depth knowledge of the construction processes of all elements of the building envelope, including roofs, curtain walls, coverings and foundations
- Minimum of 10 years experience in the field of construction
- Experience in handling disaster recovery claims and designated substance interventions would be considered an asset
- Demonstrated ability in using typical tools of the construction industry
- Knowledge and experience in reading and interpreting plans
- Prioritization / scheduling experience based on urgency, budget, etc.
- Experience with the use of the Microsoft Office suite. Experience with Maximo or other similar maintenance management software would be considered an asset.
- High critical thinking
- Autonomy and decision-making skills
- Ability to judge and act accordingly
- Ability to operate according to a strict timetable
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills
- Bilingualism

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