Mechanical Manager

While this position welcomes applications from the public, please note that preference will be given to current employees at the University of Alberta. Please indicate your internal status using the "Advertisement" drop down menu when applying.

This position is a part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA).

In accordance with the Administrative and Professional Officer Agreement , this full-time continuing position offers a comprehensive benefits package found on our Benefits Overview page and annual salary range of $71,557 - $119,269.

Location - This role is in-person with onsite work at multiple University of Alberta sites (North Campus Edmonton, South Campus Edmonton and Botanic Garden).

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Working for the Department

Trades Infrastructure & Maintenance (within Facilities & Operations) is responsible for the maintenance of building infrastructure assets (eg: base building system equipment) across the University's main and other campuses. The University's building portfolio consists of a diverse collection of commercial buildings (including: classrooms, lab research, athletic facilities, teaching labs, administrative and common spaces) that are supported by a wide range of mechanical and electrical base building systems of all ages. The main campus is supported by a district energy distribution system. In addition to the technical challenges that are associated with a large campus, managing maintenance in the institutional environment is complex and it requires collaboration with numerous and varied stakeholders. Our purpose is to support the research and teaching mission and vision of the University through excellent maintenance planning, maintenance execution, and stewardship of resources.

Position 

The Mechanical Manager is a key person on the asset management team. As the lead go-to person for plumbing, pipe fitting, sheet metal, and millwright scopes of work, the manager collaborates with other leaders in electrical trades, architectural trades, operations, and data analytics. They manage maintenance contracts performed by external contractors. They interact with finance, human resource, and internal health & safety partners. Their strong leadership and mentoring capabilities allow them to support their foremen ensuring that our operational focus is in sync with the wise selection of priorities. Their in-depth experience with commercial mechanical systems positions them to troubleshoot and problem solve together with their teams during times of methodical scheduled maintenance planning and during times of emergency maintenance response.

The Mechanical Manager is an experienced and capable leader in the areas of safety, planning, organizing, technical leadership, interpersonal leadership, team building, and continuous improvement. They are excellent change managers in a complex environment of competing demands. They strive toward team cohesiveness and worker job satisfaction.

Duties 

• Champions physical and psychological safety within their teams and leads by example, takes a leadership role in the continuous improvement of the safety program
• Budget accountability and spending responsibility for their scopes of maintenance (approx $3M) and renewals (approx $1.3M)
• Uses evidence-based decision making to set priorities and direction for mechanical teams
• Provides their subject matter expertise to evaluate mechanical system conditions for planning purposes
• Manages maintenance contractors used to perform supporting functions that cannot be achieved in-house, to augment regulatory maintenance performance, and to assist with key maintenance initiatives
• Performs general administration duties
• Leads in staff appreciation planning, recruitment, temporary staff level expansion and contraction, human relations issues, personnel performance management

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years' institutional/commercial construction in the mechanical discipline
• Journeyman certificate in a related commercial mechanical trade, or, a professional engineer with an APEGA license in the commercial building mechanical field
• Proven ability to effectively manage maintenance/operational budgets of up to $7M
• Excellent practical working knowledge of all current Codes and Standards relevant to the commercial mechanical trade
• Thorough working knowledge of Alberta occupational health and safety act, regulation, and code

Preferred Qualifications 

• Minimum 5 years' mechanical trade supervisory/managerial experience
• Proven ability to use digital enterprise solutions to their managerial advantage
• Proven personnel leadership strengths and effective team development experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Adaptive leader who demonstrates good mental health resilience and can lead others in the same

At the University of Alberta, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring process for all candidates. If you require accommodations to participate in the interview process, please let us know at the time of booking your interview and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs.

Note: Online applications are accepted until midnight Mountain Standard Time of the closing date.