• Job Description

  Req#: 17061

  Requisition ID: 17061
  Department: Rec, Cultural & Facility Services Dept.
  Service: Facility Operations Service
  Branch: Facility Operations - Special Branch
  Employment Type: 1 Full-time Permanent
  Work Hours: 40.00 hours per week
  Affiliation: CUPE 503 Inside/Outside
  Salary Information: $39.404 - $46.104 per hour (2024 rates of pay)
  Location: 2799 Swansea Crescent
  City: Ottawa, ON
  Job Category: Maintenance and Trades
  Application Close: 01/05/2025

  JOB SUMMARY

  The mandate of Facility Operations is to operate and maintain all City facilities and City-managed buildings, which represents approximately 900 buildings and includes police, fire, libraries, child care, paramedic posts, recreation, culture, public works, City Hall and other administrative buildings, long-term care facilities, and facility outdoor property. The Facility Operations units deliver facility management and maintenance services within assigned geographic and/or specialty areas.

  You are responsible for maintaining, trouble-shooting, repairing and modifying electrical systems and associated ancillary equipment for all facilities of the City of Ottawa. You are also responsible for the construction, assembly and installation of new electrical equipment as required for ongoing building operations.

  EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  Completion of Electrician-Construction and Maintenance apprenticeship program of 9000 hours

  Additional post-secondary education in electrical and other trades related areas is an asset

  Minimum of 5 years of related experience in the installation and maintenance of a variety of electrical equipment such as switchgear, motors, transformers and controllers following acquisition of the Journeyperson’s Certificate.

  More extensive exposure to a variety of electrical installations is an asset

  CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

  Valid Ontario Certificate of Qualification as Electrician-Construction and Maintenance 309A

  Current Master Electrician licence with Electrical Safety Authority (ESA)

  Valid Ontario unrestricted DZ class driver’s licence (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated

  KNOWLEDGE

  • Principles of electricity and the methods and techniques for wiring, repairing, inspecting, troubleshooting and maintaining electrical circuitry
  • Preventive maintenance and operation procedures
  • Maintenance and construction methods
  • Electrical/mechanical procedures
  • Ottawa Hydro procedures and protocols for working around high voltage electricity
  • Ontario Hydro Electrical Code
  • Occupational Health and Safety Act and City of Ottawa/departmental health and safety policies and procedures
  • WHMIS
  • Fall Arrest Protection
  • Asbestos and Asbestos Contained Materials procedures
  • Must possess the training, experience and knowledge to organize the work and its performance
  • Must be familiar with all applicable health and safety legislation, have knowledge of any potential or actual danger to health or safety in the work place, and have knowledge of appropriate actions to be taken in order to ensure the health and safety of staff in accordance with applicable legislation and city policies and procedures

  COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • Considerable degree of accuracy as hand tools and devices are used requiring a considerable degree of coordination
  • Required to work according to the established standard procedures of the Ontario Electrical Code
  • Ability to give and follow instructions
  • Latitude for decision making within a general set of guidelines
  • Deal effectively with multiple demands and conflicting priorities
  • Work and communicate effectively with others
  • Read and interpret engineering plans and documents
  • Ability to prioritize work
  • Ability to identify problems and develop solutions
  • Plan, implement, control, complete and inspect projects as assigned with minimum supervision
  • Work well under pressure
  • Prepare written reports
  • Self supervision
  • Supervise employees
  • Display initiative and innovation in solving problems in the field
  • Effective interpersonal skills in order to interact with other supervisors, managers, co-workers and the general public
  • Shows initiative, strong judgment and reliability
  • Required to work in inclement weather
  • Work above normal working heights

  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
  • Police Record Check: The successful candidate will be required to complete a Criminal Records and Judicial Matters Check with the Police Services detachment in their jurisdiction to the City of Ottawa’s satisfaction.; Police record checks completed by a third-party company will not be accepted.
  • Driver’s License Requirement: A valid Ontario unrestricted G class driver’s license (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated; A valid Ontario unrestricted DZ class driver’s license (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated
  • You may initially be paid 95% of your starting rate of pay, in accordance with the collective agreement.
  • Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
  • Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.

  We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

  The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
  Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.

  The City of Ottawa provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.

  Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the HR Service Centre at 613-580-2424, extension 47411.

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