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Comprehensive Health and Dental
Health Spending Account
Post Retirement Benefits

About the role

The University of Prince Edward Island, Facilities Management Department, is seeking applicants for the position of Maintenance Repair – Building Systems. This position requires an individual with formal training and demonstrated experience and skills related to maintenance and renovations of buildings/equipment/grounds on all University owned assets. Employees in this class perform skilled labour duties in the maintenance, renovation, and repair of buildings and equipment.

What we offer:

  • Comprehensive Health and Dental
  • Health Spending Account
  • Post Retirement Benefits
  • Tuition Waivers
  • Health and Wellness on Campus available to staff

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Trouble shootings, maintains and repairs all ventilation and related systems and equipment such as air handling units, exhaust fans, building controls, heat exchangers, heating/cooling systems, refrigeration systems, humidification systems, sprinkler systems, compressed air systems, steam systems, and medical gas systems
  • Carries out heating, ventilation and air condition related projects such as installing heat pump systems, preparing material lists for such projects and carrying out installation in accordance with local, provincial, and federal codes and regulations
  • Troubleshoots, maintains and repairs all controls/instrumentation on the building equipment and systems within campus
  • Carries out minor repairs or initial investigation work as it relates to carpentry, millwright, welding, groundwork, electrical, etc.
  • Troubleshoot and reset fire alarm and security systems
  • Requisition for material, supplies and tools relating to proposed or actual work being performed and inventory
  • Such other duties as may be assigned by supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Diploma or Certificate or Journeyman/License in Electromechanical Technology, Building Instrumentation Controls, Building Systems Engineering, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) or Technology from a recognized institution
  • Preference will be given to a Red Seal certification in the above-mentioned fields
  • Preference will be given to those with some experience in the installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance and repair of building systems and equipment.
  • Preference will be given to those with an education/healthcare setting experience
  • Computer software experience
  • Valid driver’s license, a Criminal Record Check and may be required to obtain a Federal Government security clearance

About University of Prince Edward Island

Education
1001-5000

Established in 1969, the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a comprehensive public liberal arts university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, with roots in its founding institutions, Prince of Wales College (est. 1834) Saint Dunstan's University (est. 1855).

The only university in the province, UPEI offers a wide range of programs and degrees within the faculties of Arts; Business; Education; Graduate Studies; Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies; Nursing; Science; Sustainable Design Engineering; and Veterinary Medicine. Home to Canada Research Chairs, a UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability, endowed and sponsored research chairs, and 3M National Teaching Fellows, UPEI comprises a community of talented and dedicated faculty and staff who provide exceptional learning experiences to Canadian and international students under their tutelage.

In addition to its main campus in Charlottetown, UPEI has established the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter's Bay, PEI. The University also has an international campus in Cairo, Egypt, offering degrees in business administration, mathematical and computational sciences, and sustainable design engineering. It also has postsecondary exchange programs with universities in numerous countries. As well, post-secondary students in Asia, Africa, and Europe can earn certain UPEI degrees, based on the University's curriculum and rigorous educational standards, while living in their home countries.

With millions of dollars in scholarships, international exchange and experiential learning opportunities, expanding professional and graduate programs, and outstanding student-faculty interaction, UPEI offers students an educational experience designed to help them reach their potential as future leaders.

The interim President and Vice-Chancellor is Dr. Greg Keefe. The Chancellor is the Honourable Catherine Callbeck.