Industrial Instrumentation Technician (Full-time, Continuing)

Culture Alberta; Lethbridge; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Lethbridge is seeking a full-time, continuing Industrial Instrumentation Technician. This role provides specialized technical expertise for campus heating, cooling, humidification, ventilation, and co-generation control systems, including calibration, tuning and safety interlocks.

You will assist the Project Management Office with HVAC project support, drawings reviews, site inspections and commissioning duties, and participate in a weekly standby rotation outside normal hours.

Responsibilities

• Control loop tuning and troubleshooting for campus heating, cooling, humidification, ventilation, and co-generation plant control systems.
• Calibrate, maintain, and operate life-safety interlocks and alarms for boilers, chillers, and co-generation equipment to ensure safe operation.
• Operate, calibrate, and maintain campus life-safety equipment systems.
• Assist the Project Management Office with project support related to HVAC mechanical systems, control systems, drawings reviews, site inspections, and commissioning duties.
• Part of a 5-person standby rotation outside normal hours; normal hours Mon–Fri, 08:00–16:00.

Job description

The University of Lethbridge is seeking a full-time, continuing position as an Industrial Instrumentation Technician.

This position is responsible for providing specialized technical expertise, control loop tuning and troubleshooting skills for the development, installation, operation, and maintenance of campus building heating, cooling, humidification, ventilation, and co-generation plant control systems. Additionally, the Instrument Technician calibrates, maintains, and operates safety interlock devices and alarms for campus hot water boilers, steam boilers, chillers, and co-generation equipment to ensure their safe and reliable operation ensuring the protection of students, staff, and university assets.

The Instrumentation Technician must have the knowledge and skills required to conduct control system planning, design and mechanical trouble shooting duties, to optimize control system operation, tuning and control components operation. The Instrumentation Technician is responsible for the operation, calibration, and maintenance of numerous life safety equipment systems on campus.

This position is expected to assist the Project Management Office with project support when related to HVAC mechanical systems and components, as well as control systems and sequence of operations on the building management systems. This support includes drawing reviews, site inspections, and commissioning duties.

This position is a member of a 5-person team who form a weekly rotation for standby duties outside of normal working hours including evenings and weekends. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday, 08:00 - 16:00.