4th Class Power Engineer - Hospital Facility Ops

Providence Healthcare; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 67,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

State-of-the-art facilities

Competitive salary

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Providence Health Care is opening the new St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver and seeking a Power Engineer to help operate and maintain critical building systems.

You will support HVAC, water systems, sterilizers and pneumatic controls, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance across a modern health campus. Reporting to the Manager/Chief Engineer, you will monitor equipment, perform preventive maintenance, and respond to emergencies to keep patient care seamless.

Qualifications

• Certificate of competency as a 4th Class Power Engineer recognized by the Province of British Columbia.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize work and prioritize tasks.

Responsibilities

• Operates heating, air conditioning, pumps, fans, air compressors, and pneumatic systems.
• Monitors and adjusts temperature control systems; records meter readings.
• Checks, repairs, and maintains plumbing fixtures and systems (water lines, waste lines, steam valves, sterilizers, ovens, etc.).
• Operates mechanical, pneumatic, and electronic controls to adjust HVAC and plant systems.
• Repairs and calibrates steam and HVAC instrumentation components.
• Performs preventive and demand maintenance on heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment.
• Tests, maintains, and repairs auxiliary power generators.
• Responds to service and emergency calls for fire protection, medical air, vacuum, gas, and sterilizers.

Skills

Communication

Blueprint reading

Physical ability

Organization

Equipment operation

Education

4th Class Power Engineer (BC)

Job description

Providence Health Care is opening the new St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver and seeking a Power Engineer to help operate and maintain critical building systems.

You will support HVAC, water systems, sterilizers and pneumatic controls, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance across a modern health campus. Reporting to the Manager/Chief Engineer, you will monitor equipment, perform preventive maintenance, and respond to emergencies to keep patient care seamless.