Cooling Plant Operator

The University of Alberta; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alberta is seeking a Cooling Plant Operator for its Utilities Department. The successful candidate will support chilled water operations across North Campus and the surrounding medical precinct, ensuring safe and reliable production and distribution of chilled water.

Responsibilities include maintaining continuous operation across three interconnected plants and working independently on 12‑hour shifts, including nights and weekends, to meet campus utility demands while

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production and distribution of chilled water across the campus system.
• Maintain continuous and stable operation of the chilled water network serving North Campus and affiliated facilities.
• Operate across three interconnected plants and work independently on 12‑hour shifts, including nights and weekends.

Job description

This competition is open to all applicants; however, internal applicants will be given priority consideration based on minimum qualifications, or a combination of experience, skills, and abilities before external applicants are considered.

Location - This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

The University of Alberta Utilities Department is seeking a Cooling Plant Operator to support Chilled Water Operations. The campus chilled water system includes the Cooling Plant, the Cooling Plant on Campus, and a Thermal Energy Storage facility, providing a combined capacity of 41,000 tons of cooling.

Reporting to the Chilled Water Systems Supervisor, the Cooling Plant Operator is responsible for the safe, reliable and efficient production and distribution of chilled water throughout the Greater Campus Area. This area encompasses North Campus and the adjacent medical precinct, including the University of Alberta Hospital and the Cross Cancer Institute. The position ensures the continuous and stable operation of the chilled water network. That network supports critical institutional operations, including research activities, laboratories, healthcare facilities, and medical and diagnostic equipment.

Operating across three interconnected plants, the successful candidate will work independently on 12-hour shifts, including nights and weekends, applying a broad range of technical knowledge to meet campus utility demands while upholding the highest standards of safety and operational excellence.