Mechanical & Electrical Specialist, Healthcare / ICI Buildings | General Contractor | Calgary /[...]

Outpost Recruitment; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 118,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A General contractor is seeking an experienced Mechanical and Electrical Specialist for a healthcare construction project in Dawson Creek, BC. The role involves overseeing M&E systems during construction, mentoring team members, and ensuring project compliance. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years' experience, an engineering degree, and familiarity with complex healthcare projects. A competitive salary and extensive benefits package are offered, including $3,500 monthly for living expenses.

Benefits

Flexible Health & Dental benefits

Pension savings plan with employer match

3 to 5 weeks of vacation per year

Living expense allowance of $3,500 monthly

20% salary uplift on base pay

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• Detailed knowledge of building systems and construction practices.
• Experience with design-build processes in healthcare projects.

Responsibilities

• Plan M&E components of healthcare projects.
• Supervise and troubleshoot M&E activities onsite.
• Lead commissioning processes for M&E systems.

Skills

Construction management

Mechanical and electrical systems

Project coordination

Troubleshooting

Education

Engineering Degree or Trade Certification

Job description

General contractor seeking an experienced Mechanical and Electrical Specialist for the construction phase of a healthcare project in Dawson Creek, BC. Reporting to the Mechanical & Electrical Director, the M&E Specialist Role is responsible for augmenting the Project Team by utilizing their experience & proficiency in M&E Buildings Systems to provide overall construction management.

Ideal candidate will have experience on projects up to $100m, will be a self-starter and able to work off their own initiative. This position will work on site in Dawson's Creek, BC. This will be on a rotational shift with LOA and travel pay available if working out of town. Salary range is $118,000 - $165,000.

Ideal person would be a M&E Specialist or M&E manager with some healthcare project exposure. Base location can really be any city in Alberta or BC with an airport, but ideally Vancouver, Calgary, or Edmonton. This is a permanent position, put to 1.5 year son this project and then reassigned to a new project upon completion.

Responsibilities of Mechanical & Electrical Specialist

• Plan the M&E components of a healthcare project and provide input into the schedule
• Supervise, coordinate and troubleshoot M&E activities onsite
• Provide design and constructability input and reviews pertaining to mechanical and electrical systems
• Review and execute mechanical & electrical contracts
• Facilitate to resolve emerging issues through effective collaboration between Engineers, Consultants and Subcontractors
• Coordinate mechanical and electrical trades with other scopes of work
• Work with multiple stakeholders to ensure project implementation is compliant to the output specifications and executed in a timely and efficient manner
• Review M&E subcontractor's submittals, ITPs, execution plans, QA/QC programs and provide input into the programs
• Conduct regular inspections of M&E scopes of work in conjunction with project stakeholders
• Lead regular project meetings to monitor and support the progression of building services and report findings to the Project Team
• Mentor other Project Team members to obtain knowledge and understanding of mechanical and electrical systems
• Review changes issued by the Design-Build Team or the Health Authority and provide feedback on feasibility, constructability and compliance
• Provide assistance to the Project Team with regards to mechanical and electrical contracts, budgets, billing and invoicing
• Provide project direction and coordination for all commissioning and close out of M&E systems
• Work diligently to lead the commissioning process in conjunction with the Commissioning Agent, M&E Subcontractors, Engineers and shadow consultants.

Requirements of Mechanical & Electrical Specialist

• +10 years of relevant work experience
• Having an Engineering Degree or Trade Certification
• Design-Build experience on complex healthcare projects would be a major asset
• Detailed knowledge of building systems, construction and commissioning
• Experience in construction in a General Contracting Role on complex projects
• Experience in construction with Mechanical & Electrical Companies

Benefits:

• Salary will commensurate with education and experience
• Excellent Flexible Health & Dental benefits plan, Life and Disability Insurance
• Pension savings plan with employer match
• 3 to 5 weeks of vacation per year, with credit for prior industry experience
• LOA provided - $3,500 monthly
• Uplift on base salary

Ideal Candidate:

Only candidates with authorization to work in Canada will be considered. Please clearly highlight relevant work experience, project overviews and project scale ($) in your resume.

Rotation of 14 on and 7 off, LOA – $3,500 per month to cover accommodation / meals, Project Uplift – 20% in addition to base salary