3rd Class Chief Power Engineer

1 month ago

Lower Sackville, Canada Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health Full time
Click here to apply as an internal applicant.

​Req ID: 184318
Location: Central Zone, Cobequid Community Health Centre  
Department: FMS Operations CCHC
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1 
NSGEU Support Position
Posting Closing Date: 25-Jul-24


Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

 

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Assistant Manager, Maintenance & Operations the 3rd Class Chief Power Engineer has full technical responsibility for the safe, efficient, continuous operation and maintenance of the steam boiler plant, hot water boiler plant(s), chiller plant(s), and pressure equipment, covered under the Plant Registrations at the Hants Community Hospital and Cobequid Community Health Centre. Per Nova Scotia Power Engineers Regulations, this role acts as the shift engineer when on site at Cobequid Community Health Center, in addition to duties as Chief.

 

The 3rd Class Chief Power Engineer is responsible for review and sign off of daily notations in the power plant logbook in accordance with Nova Scotia Power Engineers Regulations, and provides technical direction to engineers on other shifts
The 3rd Class Chief Power Engineer is responsible to ensure that boiler and refrigeration plants meet or exceed the standards of the Nova Scotia Department of Labour, and is the primary point of contact with the local Nova Scotia Department of Labour Inspector with respect to regulated equipment, including maintenance and changes, and advises the Assistant Manager, Maintenance & Operations on boiler and refrigeration plant maintenance requirements and improvements.

 

When on shift, the 3rd Class Chief Power Engineer acts as shift engineer, and is required to complete rounds of building mechanical rooms and must have a basic understanding of other building maintenance trades as he inspects various mechanical systems, ex: medical gas/air/vacuum system, air handling units (ventilation), heating systems, fire water pumping system. The 3rd Class Power Engineer is also responsible for on demand building maintenance calls at the Cobequid Community Health Center, and plant silent hour calls.

About You

• Grade 12 required. 
• Designation as a Standardized Nova Scotia 3rd Class Power Engineer (required). 
• Valid Nova Scotia driver’s license is required. 
• Three years’ experience in a high pressure plant (steam), building operations, and preventive maintenance programs required. 
• Travel to other sites is required and must have access to a reliable vehicle. 
• Good knowledge of the operation of boilers, chillers, air handlers, pumps, piping systems, water treatment, and other electrical machinery. 
• Strong safety track record and mindset is a must.  
• Knowledge of applicable safety codes.  
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.  
• Competencies in other languages preferred; French an asset.

 

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Additionally, candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

Hours
  • Permanent Full- Time (100% Position), 75 Hours Bi-Weekly
Compensation and Incentives

$27.43 - $32.65 Hourly

 

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan. 

 


 

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

​This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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