Energize your career in the Arctic!
Find your next exciting adventure in the Canadian Arctic! Join our team of highly motivated and experienced industry professionals as we provide safe, reliable, and affordable power across Nunavut.
Working in Nunavut
Nunavut is Canada’s newest and largest territory and has the fastest growing economy in the country. With breathtaking landscapes and amazing adventure opportunities, you will find excitement not only in your career, but in your free time as well. If the thought of dog sledding, snowmobiling, kayaking, ice fishing, or exploring a rich culture filled with distinct artwork and music sounds enticing, Nunavut is the place for you.
Qulliq Energy Corporation
Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) is entrusted to provide safe, reliable power to all customers in Nunavut. Owned by the Government of Nunavut and operated as an arms-length territorial corporation, QEC is the sole provider of electricity and district heating in Nunavut. In comparison to other utilities in Canada, QEC faces unique challenges as it operates 25 stand-alone diesel power generation facilities and distribution systems located in each of the territory’s communities.
QEC-19-055 Asset Maintenance and Planning Coordinator
(18 Month Term)
Based out of Iqaluit, Nunavut and reporting to the Facilities Manager, the Asset Maintenance and Planning Coordinator is a highly organized role that provides database expertise in the implementation and utilization of the Asset Planner Software (APS). This position ensures that all Corporate leased properties are maintained accordingly throughout the duration of the lease, and that Corporate owned facilities are maintained throughout their lifecycle. This position is also responsible for entering evaluation and inspection information in the APS, ensuring accuracy for forecasting, budgeting, and implementation of maintenance, and lifecycle replacement plans for corporate facilities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Works with the Manager, Facilities, staff, consultants, and contractors to coordinate evaluations, inspections, renovations, repairs, etc. of corporate facilities.
- Reviews and submits information accordingly to address any issues that arise from evaluations, inspections, renovations, repairs, etc. and creates service requests as required.
- Creates scopes of work to carry out various forms of procurement including Standing Offer Agreements, Requests for Proposals and Requests for Tenders in collaboration with the Procurement division.
- Contributes to the development and modification of facility evaluation/inspections processes in adherence with industry best practices, standards, procurement policies and laws, national building codes, safety and regulations and policies, and other related regulations/legislation.
- Responds to and resolves small to large-scale repairs and maintenance issues and emergencies for both leased and owned infrastructure.
- Performs on-call and stand-by duties to ensure emergent concerns are addressed.
Required Qualifications Include:
- Post secondary diploma in computer science, engineering, administration or management studies.
- Two (2) years of related experience involving a broad range of facilities planning, development and management activities with demonstrated knowledge of facility inspections, building construction, maintenance, mechanical and electrical operations. Experience must include coordination of activities, updates and reports using a computerized software platform.
Assets:
- Certification in asset management.
- Knowledge of Nunavut, the land, language and culture.
- The ability to communicate in Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun and/or French.
Equivalencies consisting of a combination of related education and experience may be considered.
We offer a competitive starting salary range of $85,488 to $99,157, a northern living allowance of $15,016 per annum, eligibility for overtime, a comprehensive benefits package including a defined benefit pension program and subsidized staff housing. This position is included in the Nunavut Employees Union.
Preference will be given to Nunavut Inuit.
To apply send your application by email to careers@qec.nu.ca or by mail to: Human Resources, Qulliq Energy Corporation, P.O. Box 420, Baker Lake, NU X0C 0A0
Apply in writing, by November 1, 2019.
Applications for this competition may be considered for future employment opportunities with QEC.
We thank all applicants for the interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.