Security Systems Technician - Ottawa, Canada - University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa

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Ottawa, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Type:
Employee

Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):
N/A

Job Family:
Maintenance and Operations

of Open Positions:
1

Faculty/Service - Department:
Infrastructure - Instrumentation

Campus:
Main Campus

Union Affiliation:
IUOE/772B - Employees of the trades, grounds and transportation

Date Posted:
novembre 06, 2023

Closing Date:
décembre 01, 2023

Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above

Hours per week:
40

Salary Grade:
Technician III - Instrumentation - 772B

Salary Range:
$32,79 - $32,79

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.

uOttawa's facilities encompass three main sites that are comprised of over 600,000 square meters of building space (over 6.4 million square feet), 42.5 hectares of grounds, 125 buildings and 4,500 beds in 11 residences.

There are over 150 employees in Facilities, including Project Managers, Energy and Commissioning Specialists, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Architects, and space Planners.

The facilities capital and operating expenditures are in the range of $100M for the University's $2.0 billion assets under management.

The 20-year Capital spending plan envisions $4.0 billion of new investment highlighted by uOttawa launch of project Top Shelf, a $300 million capital investment to build a new facility for the Faculty of Health Sciences at uOttawa's River Campus, as well as a tower at the Roger Guidon campus to house uOttawa's new Advanced Medical Research Center (AMRC).

Position purpose:

Reporting to the Supervisor, Instrumentation, the technician is responsible for installing, programming, troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining and replacing all security equipment and systems.

This position also performs restorative, corrective and preventative actions to the integrated security systems which includes alarms, cameras and card access.

Also provides customer service, support, training and information to staff on proper use of the security system and its various components.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

Security Systems Installation: Verifies new security systems for proper functioning. Participates in the operations of cabling and installing at related facilities. Completes performance tests of all new installation ensuring proper operation and coverage. Ensures inventory exists and installs new cables in buildings, cable risers, and cable trays as required. Coordinates and schedules work to fit timelines on minor and major construction projects. Ensures that all work and equipment meet established industry, ULC standards, fire and building code standards. Coordinate work of external contractors on projects as required.
Security Systems Maintenance: Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, upgrades, optimizes, and enhances the security systems network. Verifies the integrity of the security system daily and ensures that reported deficiencies are repaired. Tracks all repairs and ensures billing details are provided for cost recovery. Ensures that all work and equipment meet established industry, ULC standards, fire and building code standards.
Customer Service and Support: Answers questions, provides information and resolves issues and concerns. Provides end user training to customers, clients and staff on security systems. Assist external contract workers. Creates technical documentation, instructions and operating procedures to support security systems. Assists in the preparation and administration of security system courses for all staff.

What you will bring:

A college diploma in a relevant field.
A minimum of three (3) years field related experience with enterprise class security systems, would be an asset.
Knowledge of security concepts.
Knowledge of Closed-Circuit Television Systems (CCTV).
Experience in installation and maintenance of integrated card access systems.
Experience in programming machine level code for alarm panels.
Is able to work flexible work hours and be available for oncall emergencies that may occasionally be required.

Bilingualism

French and English (spoken and written) preferred.

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 realize 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.