Job Description

Job Posting Start Date: May 03, 2023

Job Posting End Date: May 17, 2023

Are you looking for a meaningful career that makes a difference in your community? Would you enjoy an opportunity to contribute to our innovation and growth by bringing personal perspectives and experiences to your everyday work?

Working at Bruce Power, you can enjoy the benefits of small-town living with outdoor adventures and a rewarding career. As part of our progressive, diverse, and inclusive workplace, you will work in a Safety-First environment, supporting challenging and impactful nuclear projects like our Life Extension Program and medical isotope production. Ongoing training and development are part of every job, offering constant growth and skill-building potential.

In support of achieving excellence and business results through safe, reliable operations, our Site Services team is currently hiring for a Facilities & Services Specialist .

As Facilities Specialist, you will provide advice, guidance and instruction on all aspects of Facility and Services Management.

Key Responsibilities

Provide support in office accommodations and related space planning for client groups; collecting, analyzing, designing and translating information into preliminary sketches, floor layouts, drawings, presentations, specifications and requisitions

Participate in the administration of contracts for the cafeteria, bus service, leases, utilities and maintenance subsidies within the division

Support the administration of vendor contracts and monitor vendor performance

Provide administrative support involving office space, office equipment, hardware, and telephone facilities. Discuss with client groups their specific office accommodation needs

Co-ordinate office moves and installations.

Provide an appropriate tagging system to identify all furniture and equipment requiring relocation.

Co-ordinate and maintain inventory control of all office equipment and perform physical inventory counts

Participate in the development, review and updating of standards, procedures and policies as they relate to the allocation and design of space, furnishings, material requisitions, etc.

Actively assess computer workstation set up for ergonomic correctness. Suggest office furniture intended to support ergonomics

Maintain an up-to-date awareness of new or improved furniture, techniques, procedures and applications as may become available or introduced in the market place through future trend forecasting and research.

Skills and Knowledge

Experience in the use of AutoCad as related to the preparation and or revision of layouts

Strong written and oral communication skills to work with clients, team members and external groups

Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act pertinent to office environments, to provide adequate support to clients

Experience with budgeting routines and monitoring of costs and expenditures related to furniture acquisition and the major contracts involved.

Knowledge of office accommodation planning, including lighting, electrical, network, acoustics, heating, ventilating, furniture, furnishings, fabrics, partitioning, and space optimization techniques

Knowledge of system office furniture assembly and components

Requires experience to understand the customers office planning needs, and to provide advice and guidance on office space standards, policies, procedures and costs.

Requires experience to understand the municipal and fire regulations, building codes, safety regulations, by-laws and applicable owner and tenant agreements.

Requires experience to understand the constraints imposed by systems furniture, partitions, and electrical, mechanical and communications systems.

Requires knowledge to explain and monitor the cost of services, answer billing enquiries, and understand Bruce Power\xe2\x80\x99s organizational structure to provide an efficient and effective service to customers.

Requires a knowledge of office accommodation planning, including lighting, telecommunications, electrical, network, acoustics, heating, ventilating, furniture, furnishings, fabrics, partitioning, and space optimization techniques, to respond to customers\xe2\x80\x99 requests and provide advice and guidance.

Requires a knowledge of drafting techniques, including computerized drafting systems, and associated arithmetic calculations to produce sketches, floor layouts and drawings.

Requires written and oral communication skills to work with customers, team members and external groups on workplace planning issues and to answer billing enquiries.

Requires a knowledge of business methods and practices to understand customers space requirements, to participate in planning, scheduling, and arranging the workload, and to carry out the administrative functions of the job.

Education and Experience:

A period of up to four years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in a similar role is considered necessary to gain the required experience

The education is considered to be normally acquired in completing Grade XII plus three years of further concentrated study in Architectural Technology, Project and Facility Management or Interior Design

Are you ready for a change?

Please complete the online application and attach a cover letter and resume, indicating your education and experience as it relates to this opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application and will be in contact with you, should you be selected for an interview.

The successful candidate will be selected based on related and required education, experience, knowledge and skills, a competency-based interview, and background reference checks.

As one of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Best Diversity Employers, Bruce Power is committed to promoting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion where workers feel valued for their uniqueness and are recognized for their individual differences, talents and skills. Diversity, equity and inclusion is critical to our business as we recognize that our people are our greatest resource. To support our inclusive workplace culture, we welcome and encourage everyone to apply.

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