Control Technician - Edmonton, Canada - Edmonton Catholic Schools

Edmonton Catholic Schools

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Edmonton, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Edmonton Catholic Schools is a large urban school division whose mission is to provide a Catholic education that inspires students to learn and that prepares them to live fully and to serve God in one another.

The Division is comprised of over 44,000 students and 5,000 employees in 95 schools plus other sites.

Control Technician:

Requisition ID: 6993

Hours Per Week: 40

Position:
Existing

FTE: 1

Department:
Facility Infrastructure

No Months Per Year: 12

Position Status:
Permanent

Employee Group:

AUPE

Rate of Pay:
$84,012 - $84,012

Posting Closing Date: 3/31/23

The job provides leadership in the area of building environmental infrastructure support to ensure that assigned facilities operate at peak efficiency.

Primary responsibilities are the effective management and operation of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC) control systems and electronic/pneumatic panel instrumentation including installation, calibration, troubleshooting, repairs and maintenance.

Work involves procedures of a technical nature and uses sophisticated computerized equipment and hand/power tools. The job works independently with mínimal supervision or as part of various teams in completing projects and activities.

Assignments vary considerably depending on the HVAC unit(s) served, however there is potential for after hours calls for emergent issues.

It is necessary for the incumbent to demonstrate a complete understanding of the overall activities served.

Responsibilities require a qualified Alberta Journeyman Instrument Mechanic Certificate or a current Alberta Journeyman Electrician Certificate (Masters preferred) and supplemented by the other trade plus several years of recent related experience.

Some jobs in this class may entail supervision and may also train apprentices and new employees. In these cases, the employee must achieve smooth workflow by delegating assignments and explaining procedures.

Work is performed within the Division/department policies and procedures and is guided by electrical building codes and regulations, construction and maintenance standards and principles and those established by the department.

Work is completed in compliance with the Alberta Building Code, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) regulations and guidelines and the Division's goals and objectives.

There is considerable discretion exercised by this job in the performance of its regular duties.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Management
Participate as a member of a project planning and design team, utilize independent judgement and input from team members
Monitors and controls building mechanical systems and environmental conditions across Division facilities via the central computerized network
Identify control problems, evaluates data, monitors and troubleshoots all HVAC systems in buildings and coordinates and resolves identified and potential situations with internal and external parties
Install, calibrate, troubleshoot and repair, or recommend actions to, electronic/pneumatic panel instrumentation and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) controls systems, including: electronic/pneumatic primary elements and transmitters for flow, level pressure, density, weight, and temperature measurements; electronic/pneumatic indicators, recorders, controllers, computing relays and data loggers; and electropneumatic valves and jobbers
Identify and correct or minimize ineffectual valve control, damper motor problems, poor control air compressor performance, fan systems using excessive outdoor, exhaust or return air ventilation or damper leakage, causes of frozen coils, low temperature fan shutdown, temperature and humidity problems caused by improper air distribution or balancing
Maintain daily work records and assist the supervisor in estimating and compiling yearly work requirements
Handle inventory control including purchasing, receiving, shipping and categorizing supplies, materials and equipment
Assist department staff with a variety of projects and provide coveroff during absences
Other duties as assigned
Maintenance and Repairs
Assist in development of preventive maintenance program
Assess existing systems and components for modernization and/or repairs
Calibrate and adjust thermostats, pneumatic relays, receiver controllers and transmitters must understand their function, capability and computations for initiating proper calibration
Maintain and use electronic test instruments and calibrators to fault find electronic measurement and control instrumentation
May carry out onsite inspections of installation and wiring practices for instrumentation to ensure the equipment is installed according to layout and code may determine alternatives for corrective action and present recommendations to supervisor for resolution
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