Facilities Project Technician

Under the direction of the Manager, Capital Projects, the Technician is responsible for leading, planning, coordinating and executing multi-disciplinary construction, renovation and refurbishment projects across all areas of the College. The Technician meets with user groups and project stakeholders, defines project objectives, develops scope of work, estimates project budgets, produces conceptual layouts & final designs and engages consultants and/or contractors to deliver projects on time, within budget and according to specification. The Technician is accountable for small to medium sized construction, renovation and/or refurbishment projects, each ranging up to $250,000 in value with up to 5-7 projects concurrently in progress.

**What You’ll Be Doing**
- Meeting with project stakeholders to ascertain requirements;
- Defining project scope, goals and deliverables to support business objectives;
- Preparing project budget and cost estimates and establishing project schedule;
- Developing project design specifications and concept drawings;
- Collaborating with departments and providing leadership in establishing design requirements and specifications;
- Preparing design drawings using Auto-Cad;
- Preparing tender bid documents, obtaining pricing for construction and evaluating submitted tenders;
- Communicating construction schedule to the College community and coordinating accommodations;
- Tracking project timelines and achieved milestones as well as project expenditures;
- Conducting project post-mortems and researching best practices and relevant industry tools;
- Performing other related duties, as assigned.

**About You**

You have a **customer service **focus with an aptitude for identifying client needs and **collaborate **with others in a **professional **and **diplomatic** manner to advance initiatives.

You are comfortable with changing and competing priorities, demands and timelines and use your **analytical, problem-solving**, and **organizational skills** to develop processes to keep things running smoothly.

You enjoy balancing many different tasks and can **prioritize **multiple projects while staying **organized **and maintaining a high level of attention to detail.

You are skilled at **conducting research** into project related issues, product development and effective space utilization.

You have excellent **communication skills**, both written and verbal.
- 3-year diploma/degree in Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design, Construction Management, or related field;
- 2 years of experience with all stages of planning, design and execution of renovation and construction projects within an academic or public sector setting;
- Auto-Cad skills are required;
- Registration with a professional related association is an asset;
- Knowledge of construction management, architectural standards, engineering principles and relevant codes;
- 3D modeling skills are an asset.

**Who We Are**
- For more information, visit: Why Work at Sheridan

**Other Details**

**Department**: Facilities and Sustainable Infrastructure
**Campus Location**: Trafalgar (may be assigned activities at any Sheridan campus)
**Work Categorization**: Resident Position | Fully on-site 5 days a week
**Reference #**: J1024-1305
**Employee Group**: Support Staff - Temporary
**Payband**: J
**Hourly Range**: $42.56 - $49.34
**Hours**: 37.5
**Hours/Week**:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
**Application Details**: This is a temporary assignment that may continue up until September 8, 2025
**Application Deadline**: November 14, 2024

You may be asked to provide copies of your educational credentials at the time of interview. Upon hire, we require official confirmation of educational credentials and Canadian equivalency assessments, if applicable.