Electrician (Re-Advertisement)

This employment opportunity is open to all applicants.

This is a Highly Sensitive Position and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, along with a clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required.

The Government of Nunavut was selected as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Top Employers for Young People and recent graduates in 2022. With one of the fastest growing and youngest populations in Canada, Nunavut is a dynamic, vibrant territory, committed to becoming an even better place for future generations.  As a government, we are strengthening our unique model of governance - one that integrates Inuit societal values, promotes use of the Inuktut language, achieves a representative public service, and collaborates with partners to achieve the promise of Nunavut. Successful applicants will enjoy a competitive salary, medical and dental benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, relocation privileges and opportunities for training and career advancement.

Reporting to the Facility Manager, the incumbent performs preventative maintenance inspections and repairs to ensure the performance of facility systems, subsystems and components in all facilities within the designated area. As a member of a team of technical experts, the incumbent works to maximize the quality of facilities and the built environment by maintaining the supporting systems and minimizing service interruptions with consideration for life safety, work priority, resource limitations and total life cycle cost. Through the provision of preventive maintenance services, the incumbent provides the day-to-day checks, the legislative and code-required monitoring, testing, servicing and inspection of facility systems, sub-systems and components and the scheduled inspection, servicing and intended and reach their planned service life. Through the provision of repair services, the incumbent fixes or replaces broken, worn or faulty components as required to address issues that are identified through the course of regular preventive maintenance inspections.

Through the course of planning and executing the work, the incumbent emphasizes safety, team effectiveness, client satisfaction and quality.

The incumbent impacts the efficiency of the Government of Nunavut by ensuring the integrity of the facilities and built environment that directly supports the services provided by other departments as we as all Nunavummiut within the designated area.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Inspects facility systems, subsystems and components to ensure they are performing as intended and reach their planned service life.
• Maintains facility systems, sub-systems and components to ensure they are performing as intended and reach their planned service life.
• Checks work on facility systems, sub-systems and components performed under contract to ensure compliance with plans and specifications and governing codes.
• Completes work records for all work.
• Ensures that the proper tools, equipment and material are on hand or readily available at all times.
• Ensures that proper work and safety procedures are followed at all times.
• Performs other duties such as Overseeing and coordinating the work of others; Overseeing and training apprentices and casual staff; Supporting other trades personnel as and when required; Travelling to remote communities to perform emergency inspections or repairs; Completing Facility Condition Assessments.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are obtained through Certification as a Red Seal Journeyman Electrician, experience with a variety of building types and sizes or municipal works, Class 5 Nunavut Driver’s License along with 5 years in the trade as a member.

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. The following knowledge, skills and abilities

are considered and asset: Fluency in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment. Knowledge with respect to Computerized Maintenance Systems. Experience working in cold climate construction. Experience working in a cross-cultural environment.

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies.

If you are interested in applying for this job, please email your cover letter and resume to @email. Please include the REFERENCE # in the subject line of your email.

• The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.
• Government of Nunavut employees serving a probationary period must obtain and provide written authorization from the deputy head of their employing department. The authorization from the deputy head must accompany your application for your application to be considered. 
• Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position. This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check. 
• Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.
• Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
• The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution.  Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application.