Building Automation Systems Integration Coordinator

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is seeking an Environmental Systems Engineer to oversee the technical design and management of networked building automation systems across Manitoba healthcare. Responsibilities include ensuring optimal performance of Central Control & Monitoring Systems and managing cybersecurity for these critical infrastructures.

The ideal candidate will have a diploma in Engineering Technology and five years of relevant experience, including knowledge of various automation systems. Join us in enhancing healthcare technology!

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years as a design engineer/technician with enterprise-wide controls management software.
• Complete high school education, Manitoba Standards, required.
• Valid Manitoba accreditation as a Certified Engineering Technologist.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design standards and support for networked building automation systems.
• Manage system information to support various department requirements.
• Ensure data and network cybersecurity aligned with Digital Services.

Skills

Knowledge of secondary fire alarm panels

Direct Digital Control (DDC) panel integration

Troubleshooting network switches and routers

Education

Instrumentation, Electronics, Computer, or Mechanical Technologist Diploma

Tools

Honeywell EBI

Cisco systems

BACNet

Job description

Position Overview

Under the general direction of the Director, Building Systems Engineering, Shared Health leads and supports the technical design standards and support standards for networked building automation system installations across Manitoba healthcare. Performance of this function also includes planning, directing and project management on networks, applications and hardware systems to budget constraints, user needs, expanding functionality and ensuring data and network cybersecurity (aligned with Digital Services). Position is also responsible to manage system information to support various department requirements including history, trends, reports and alarm management.

Environmental Systems and Electronics Supervisors, supervising the efficient operation of the sites Central Control & Monitoring Systems for HSC buildings. Applications supported are enterprise-wide direct digital control networks, networked and secondary fire alarm system, card access and photo identification system, security camera systems, energy plant control and monitoring systems and computerized pneumatic tube systems. For HSC, manages a central point database, the application and development of network policy & procedures, and debugging of application software and networking issues.

Experience

• Minimum of five years as a design engineer/technician with a major controls company, with technical training in enterprise wide controls management software (eg. Honeywell EBI, JCI Metasys, KeyScan, Tridium,) for HVAC, Security, Digital Video and Fire Systems central control systems required.
• Knowledge of Network Administration, database management and operations required.
• Must have experience with security panel programming such as PSCS IQ, PSCS IQ-ELV, Honeywell TEMA security panels.

Education

• Complete high school education, Manitoba Standards, required.
• Instrumentation, Electronics, Computer, or Mechanical Technologist Diploma required.
• Application training in Environmental Control Systems; Environmental Computer Engineering; Advanced Central Control Automation Systems and Security Systems desirable.

Special Training

• Windows Server and Desktop software operating systems and support tools.
• Microsoft Office Suite.
• Various Building Automation Systems and platforms including BACNet, LON, Modbus, TCP/IP, H264 camera compressions, ONVIF, PSIA, OBIX.
• For HSC required to have or acquire skills with Honeywell EBI, Energy Manager, Quickbuilder, HMI Webuilder applications., PCSC Security panel IQ400 application software, LiNC-NXG application.
• System Imaging backup software and Anti-Virus applications.
• Dell OPENMANAGE application.
• Network HP, Cisco systems, Lantronix terminal server software, and others applicable to the systems operation.
• Translogic computerized Tube System Network and application software.

Certification / Licensure

• Valid Manitoba accreditation as a Certified Engineering Technologist, at minimum.

Qualifications And Skills

• Knowledge of secondary fire alarm panels, such as, Honeywell XLS fire alarm panels desired.
• Must be able to work with Direct Digital Control (DDC) panels including the networking and integration of them, such as Honeywell Excel Classic, XL500, and ComfortPoint.
• Knowledge of DDC programming such as, Honeywell CARE and ComfortPoint Studio programming preferred.
• Knowledge of computerized tube systems, such as Swisslog/Translogic preferred.
• Must have or be able to acquire within a reasonable period of time a thorough knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions and regulations applicable to the area of supervision.
• Must be able to work with, program, troubleshoot, and manage network switches and routers in a fiber and UTP wired network.
• Must be able to setup and manage the segregation of the CCMS network and VLANs.
• Must be able to work with computerized network applications which integrate controls and instrumentation via open communication protocols.

Physical Requirements

• Visual and aural acuity and manual dexterity required.

Additional Requirements

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.