Chief Operating Engineer

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Conseillère principale, Acquisition et gestion de talents | Senior Advisor, Talent Acquisition and Management at the University of Ottawa   Position

Purpose:

We are recruiting for the position of Chief Power Engineer, First Class at the University of Ottawa, a key role as we prepare for the upcoming retirement of the current incumbent. The position was recently reclassified, and we are reposting the opportunity to reflect the new level.
The Chief Operating Engineer is seen as one of the Senior Director’s trusted partners and advisor in leading the Operations to become a business-oriented organization. In this capacity, he/she organizes, directs and controls, on behalf of the Senior Director, the power plant, satellite plants and district energy system which supply steam, hot water, chilled water and compressed air that are vital for heating and cooling of almost all buildings on main campus as well as research and teaching activities.
The incumbent directly manages the operations of the service. In this capacity, he/she designs and establishes strategies for extending and optimizing the lifespan of existing assets, which includes providing tactical delivery of the goals and objectives for managing the infrastructure - all mechanical, plumbing, electrical, controls and instrumentation systems of a complex and diverse environment associated to high pressure power plant and its district energy system feeding almost thirty (30) large-scale buildings ranging from complex research laboratories to residential and office spaces.
This seasoned professional will provide recommendations to the Senior Director on strategies and continuous improvement initiatives to implement that would have an impact on the life of University assets. As such, he/she will act as a strategic agent-of-change, be responsible for creating structures and processes to measure and manage assets proactively in order to enable continuous improvement and increased efficiencies aligned with associated resources at the University.
In this role, you will:
Provides leadership and logistical support to the operation teams. Assists by developing and setting up a structure adapted to the growth and evolution of the service. This includes:
Maintaining a healthy and productive work environment, recruiting, training, leading, mobilizing and evaluating the staff under their responsibility in a multi-union environment. Plays a key role amongst management to promote Health & Safety and Performance values for embedding a culture of safe performance that supports operational and strategic decision-making.
Provides innovative and strategic leadership and expertise in the planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation of major and minor projects pertaining the infrastructure under responsibility.
Leads the development and implementation of policies, systems and procedures to systematically handle emergencies as well as the operation and maintenance of all equipment and infrastructure under his/her responsibility. The incumbent will ensure compliance with University policies as well as municipal, provincial and federal codes and regulations.
Advocates and seeks opportunities to implement incremental innovation and continuous improvement. Continually seeks optimal processes performance. Works with the leadership team to drive broad cultural change and position the organization for long-term success by helping to improve or build high performing processes.
Responsible for the commissioning and onboarding of projects to ensure a seamless transition between construction and on-going operation.
Evaluates and manages performance of internal and external trades through balanced key performance indicators. Ensures accurate data is maintained in the system to allow for on-going analytics and auditing. Ensures complete transparency of the methods utilized.
Provides expertise on industry best practices and identifies areas for incremental business optimization.
Provides qualitative and quantitative recommendations and data to assist the Senior Director in determining changes and improvements to the various assets and how to utilize the departmental budget with respect to operational expenditures within approved budget constraints.
Drives and facilitates effective collaboration and communication with key internal groups such as Planning, Project Delivery and Business Management. Ensures effective and timely communications to executives, and other university bodies such and Risk Management, IT, Research and Protection.
Responsible for the oversight of hiring,…