Power Engineer (3rd Class)

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health region in Canada is hiring a Shift Engineer in Winnipeg. This role involves operating and maintaining essential services such as boilers and chillers in a healthcare environment. Candidates should have experience in an institutional setting and hold a valid Manitoba Third Class Power Engineer’s certificate. Strong communication skills and the ability to handle shift work are necessary. Apply if you're looking forward to contributing to quality healthcare services in Manitoba.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid Manitoba Third Class Power Engineer’s certificate.
• Previous experience as a shift engineer in a healthcare or institutional setting.

Responsibilities

• Assume shift responsibility for operating and maintaining essential building services.
• Operate gas, electric, and oil-fired boilers and large water chillers.

Skills

Ability to interpret mechanical, electrical, architectural and pneumatic drawings

Adherence to Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health regulations

Demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently

Effective interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to plan and organize work to meet schedules

Demonstrated regard for safety

Ability to handle demands of shift work

Proficiency in computerized office systems

Education

Grade XII education

Interprovincial certificate from a recognized technical school

Tools

Building automation systems

Job description

Requisition ID: 393494

Position Number: 20058463

Posting End Date: December 12, 2025

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Seven Oaks General Hospital

Site: Seven Oaks General Hospital - Seven Oaks General Hospital

Department / Unit: Facility Services - SOGH

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: CUPE

Anticipated Start Date: 02/02/2026

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days; Evenings; Nights; Weekends; Non-Repeating (non-conforming)

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 8.50

Annual Base Hours: 2080

Salary: $40.958, $43.090

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview

The incumbent assumes shift responsibility for operating and maintaining building essential services in a safe and efficient manner. Operates and maintains electric, gas, and oil-fired boilers, large centrifugal water chillers and associated auxiliary equipment. Efficiently operates building automation systems, making adjustments when required to ensure normal operation of all building plant systems.

Experience

• Previous experience as a shift engineer, preferably in a health care, commercial, or institutional setting.
• Wide range of experience with heating, pneumatic and air handling systems preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Grade XII education.
• Interprovincial certificate and graduate from a recognized technical school or equivalent preferred.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• In accordance with the Regulations under the Power Engineers Act, a valid and current Manitoba Third Class Power Engineer’s certificate required.

Qualifications And Skills

• Must be able to interpret mechanical, electrical, architectural and pneumatic drawings & technical manuals.
• Must adhere to all Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health regulations.
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills in dealing with all levels of Hospital personnel.
• Ability to plan and organize work to meet demanding schedules.
• Demonstrated regard for safety.
• Ability to handle the demands of shift work.
• Ability to work in a computerized office system environment.

Physical Requirements

• Manual dexterity for the effective performance of job duties.
• Strong mechanical aptitude is essential.
• May vary from general maintenance shop conditions subject to extremes in temperature, high noise levels, dust, odours, or fumes, etc.
• Wet and messy conditions may be encountered when cleaning sumps, boilers, tanks, plumbing interceptors, etc.
• Conditions demanding heavy lifting could also be expected.
• Possible handling of hazardous waste and/or controlled products.
• Emergency situations will require the ability to work well under pressure.
• The incumbent is required to perform duties in patient care areas under occupied conditions, including isolation rooms.
• The incumbent works a scheduled rotation 8-or-12-hour shift, day/nights and weekends and assumes responsibility for all areas under his jurisdiction (works independently outside of regular working hours).

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 across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

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.