System Administrator and Trainer

**Title: Systems Administrator & Trainer**

**Job Type**: Full-Time, In-Person

**Salary Range**:$60,000 - $80,000

**BNP is a leader in the development of natural playgrounds. We’re committed and passionate about sharing our expertise and insight into design, construction, and manufacturing.**

At Bienenstock, we celebrate divergent thinking and risk-taking. We learn from each other and we push ourselves to be better. We aren’t content to work on the cutting edge; we want to define the global future of our field. While our backgrounds are unique, we are grounded in our shared belief in the awesome power of nature to enrich child development and grow the next generation of environmental stewards. Our team includes award winning designers, architects, planners, educators, and manufacturing experts who are united in their commitment to creating outdoor spaces that support child development through immersive experiences with nature.

The Systems Administrator is responsible for maintaining and improving the landscape construction, sales, and marketing systems at Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds. This position will work directly with our Operations Manager and CFO.

**Responsibilities**:

- Examine and evaluate current systems
- Maximize use of current systems within the organization
- Identify system requirements and develop, analyze, prioritize, and organize requirement specifications
- Provide ongoing training to our staff
- Implement any future systems and more training to staff is use of system
- Liaise with users to track additional requirements and features
- Manage the set-up and configuration of systems
- Provide documentation of all processes and training as needed
- Implement best practices for scalability, supportability, ease of maintenance, and system performance
- Collaborate & Manage external IT team
- Train new users on systems and provide support as needed
- Stay up to date with with current technologies and technical development

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or information technology, or equivalent experience
- 4-6 years experience working with information technologies and systems analysis, preferably in the landscape construction industry
- Strong computer, hardware, software, and analytical skills
- Proven ability to assess business needs and translate them into relevant solutions
- Strong understanding and knowledge of the principles and practices associated with database maintenance and administration
- Working knowledge of a wide variety of programming languages
- Excellent analytical skills

**About the Company**

Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds was established in 2005 in Dundas, Ontario. Since its inception, our company has experienced rapid growth, touting a current roster of over 50 employees across North America. Our focus has been to establish ourselves as the leader in authentic nature play, connecting children to nature through play. Our expertise ranges from optimal child development and sustainable sourcing practices to creating play spaces that comply with the CSA and ASTM playground standard and that exceed the AODA for accessibility.

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.
- Inclusive of minority and disadvantaged groups
- LGBTQ+ friendly workplace
- Age-inclusive
- Diversity and inclusion training or programs
- Actively seeking diversity in our workplace

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $60,000.00-$80,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

Application question(s):

- Please list the systems you have implemented in your career.

**Experience**:

- system administration: 4 years (required)
- Training & development: 4 years (required)
- ERP systems: 4 years (required)

Work Location: In person