Job Description

The University of Ottawa--A crossroads of cultures and ideas
The University of Ottawa is home to a dynamic community of over 50,000 students, faculty and staff, who live, work and study in both French and English. Our campus is a crossroad of cultures and ideas, where bold minds come together to inspire game-changing ideas. We believe in the power of representation, and that increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff supports this objective. Our goal is to provide students with the best possible learning experience, in an environment that reflects the diversity of its people, their ideas, and their identities.

We are one of Canada's top 10 research universities--our professors and researchers explore new approaches to today's challenges. One of a handful of Canadian universities ranked among the top 200 in the world, we attract exceptional thinkers and welcome diverse perspectives from across the globe. Our employees come together around the shared purpose of constant improvement, personal development, service excellence, teamwork and a passion for learning with a desire to make uOttawa and the world a better place. Everyone's contributions are valued, we all play a part in making uOttawa a world-class institution. Most importantly, we make it possible for you to achieve your full potential. Because at uOttawa, you belong!

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.

Position purpose:
Under the authority of the Chief Operating Engineer (COE), the 2nd class Shift Engineer assists the COE in supervision and monitoring to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the Power Plant and of HVAC and refrigeration equipment on campus.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Monitor the operation of all power plant equipment, and take action as required to ensure that the equipment operates safely and efficiently.
• Direct, supervise, and train personnel under his/her responsibility.
• As directed by the COE, operate and program the building monitoring system as per the schedule. Update and record changes to the central monitoring system, and processes work requests to ensure good air quality and comfortable ambient air environments on campus.
• Coordinate equipment shutdowns and start-ups for preventive and corrective maintenance with the Electrical, Plumbing and Maintenance Division. Responsible for Power Plant equipment lockout and tag-out.
• Operate equipment used to reduce energy consumption or minimize electrical peaks on campus as directed by the COE.
• Keep daily and monthly power plant logs as directed, and fills out time sheets for own shift.
• Use operational log book as specified by the Operating Engineers Act and related regulations, and record all requests pertaining to electrical, mechanical, plumbing and other trades, and to
• control systems, in the maintenance management software.
• Take appropriate action, as required and as directed, on fire alarm systems and all control systems, and answer telephone calls from the call center after regular working hours and on weekends.
• Responsible for the security of, and access to, the Power Plant.

What you will bring:

• Valid Ontario Second Class Operating Engineer license
• Knowledge of building monitoring and central monitoring systems
• Knowledge of safety regulations, including WHMIS, confined space, lock-out and tag-out, ladder safety, asbestos awareness and other safety-related legislation.
• Must comply with the Operating Engineers Act and the Boiler and Pressure Vessels Act
• Experience in operating and maintaining Power Plant equipment
• Good interpersonal skills to collaborate with co-workers and management
• Must be open, adaptable and proactive in learning new procedures
• Ability to assume responsibility for a shift and its related equipment
• Ability to lead one or more Operating Engineers assigned to a shift
• Ability to perform tasks with minimum supervision
• Bilingual French and English (oral and written expression)

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:
Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realise an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We are at our best when everyone has a seat at the table, and when we are made to feel like we belong. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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