Rail Infrastructure Specialist

仕事内容

Requisition ID: 978 

Department: Transit Services Department

Service: Transit Operations Service

Employment Type: 1 Full-time Temporary Position (up to December 31, 2023)

Work Hours: 35.00 /hours per week

Affiliation: ATU 1760

Salary Information: $63,022.96  - $89,387.48  annually (2021 rates of pay)

Location: Transit Service, 1500 St.Laurent

City: Ottawa, ON

Job Category: Administrative Jobs

Application Close: 13/12/2021

Job Summary

Service Area Mandate:Rail Operations manages the delivery of diesel and electric rail services, including management of the thirty-year P3 contract with the Rideau Transit Maintenance Group for the rail maintenance contract for the LRT system, ensuring safe and reliable operations that meet service standards, comply with all regulatory safety and operating requirements, and provide a safe, reliable, efficient, effective, on time, courteous and cost-effective rail service to a growing and diverse City of Ottawa. Rail Systems oversees the life cycle management and implementation of capital projects within Rail Operations.

You are responsible for providing technical support and expertise for the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of the City of Ottawa’s light rail facilities, systems and supporting equipment related to rail operations. You monitor and inspect the performance of the rail facilities, building systems and supporting equipment, and measure the performance of contractors. This includes all concrete structures, building automation and process related equipment such as heating, cooling, process water, plant air, hydraulics and power distribution, fire alarm systems, intrusion detection, cctv, voice radios, elevators, escalators and other electrical/mechanical systems.

You also: oversee maintenance issues with contractors and other City departments to ensure that interfaces between rail and other groups are fully coordinated and seamless, such as snow removal, landscape maintenance, garbage removal, janitorial duties, graffiti cleaning; track, trend and analyze reliability in relation to facilities, and infrastructure assets; provide direction and comments to system expansions; and complete technical analysis of rail facility and system failures.

Education And Experience

Completion of 3 year community college diploma in electrical, mechanical or electronic technology or related field

Minimum of 5 years of experience in facility and/or system maintenance and working with contractors, with a good understanding of highly regulated practices.

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is an asset

KNOWLEDGE

• Technical knowledge of systems and related equipment
• Strong fundamental knowledge of mechanical engineering concepts
• Development lifecycle and lifecycle products in relation to facility infrastructure
• Systems engineering and technical assurance
• Engineering Safety Management
• General understanding of project management
• Knowledge of fire alarm and building maintenance systems
• Risk identification analysis and mitigation
• Fire alarm and building maintenance safety systems
• General knowledge of rail systems
• Rail facility operations and planning
• Strong computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite of programs
• A general knowledge of passenger railroad / transit operations railway industry procedures and practices with a focus on urban transit systems
• A basic understanding of accounting and cost control procedures
• Must possess the training, experience and knowledge to organize the work and its performance
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers
  
  

Desirable Qualifications

• Knowledge of Microsoft Project
  
  

Competencies, Skills And Abilities

• Facility lifecycle management
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels in the spoken and written word
• A good team player, problem solver and decision maker
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Work independently, with minimal direction, be self-motivated and the ability to work under pressure
• Possess organizational skills and flexibility to plan, initiate, organize and prioritize own work, and deal effectively with multiple demands, conflicting priorities, pressures and deadlines
• Able to foster trust and cooperation to coordinate activities with consultants and contractors
• Able to identify and analyze and recommend solutions to issues and problems pertaining to assigned projects to mitigate loss/project downtime
• Able to assist and prepare RFQ’s and RFP’s, review, analyze and recommend acceptance of proposals
• Able to carry out inspections to resolve project on-site problems and accept/reject contractors’ work based on contact deliverables
• Able to perform data analysis, formulate recommendations, and create and maintain reports
  
  

What You Need To Know

• Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
• Driver’s License Requirement: A valid Ontario unrestricted G class driver’s license (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated
• The City of Ottawa has a Mandatory Vaccination Policy which requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination as a condition of employment.
• Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
• Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.
  
  

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from women, Aboriginal peoples and persons of all races, ethnic origins, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the HR Service Centre (email: HRServiceCentre@Ottawa.ca) at 613-580-2424, extension 47411 HR Service Centre at 613-580-2424, extension 47411.