Tradesperson 1 – Electrician (Contract)

BGIS; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facility management provider seeks an Electrician for a temporary full-time role in Abbotsford, Canada. Responsibilities include maintenance, installation, and troubleshooting of electrical systems while ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have 3-5 years of relevant experience and a strong client-service orientation. The position offers a competitive salary of $40.44 per hour and emphasizes a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Up to 3-5 years of facility operations and maintenance work experience.
• Ability to perform work in a safe manner.
• Must be able and willing to work shifts, including on-call/standby.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and repair work on all facilities and systems.
• Install, test, troubleshoot, and maintain various electronic/electrical systems.
• Assist with facility-related projects and maintain positive client relations.

Skills

Facility operations and maintenance experience

Client-service orientation

Effective communication skills

Strong environmental, health and safety mindset

Job description

BGIS is a leading provider of customized facility management and real estate services. With our combined team of over 6,500 globally, we relentlessly focus on enabling innovation through the services we deliver, while actively looking for new opportunities that will enable innovation for our clients’ businesses. Globally, we manage over 320 million square feet of client portfolios across 30,000+ locations in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Asia.

The Electrician is mainly responsible for Plant Services. inspection and repair work on all facilities and systems within the scope of work defined by the Facility Maintenance services Agreement ("FMSA"), as and when required, directed or assigned, consistent with his or her skills, abilities and training.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintenance

• Installs, tests, troubleshoots, repair, services and maintains a wide variety of electronic/electrical systems and related components, including but not limited to, fire safety systems, closed circuit television (CCTV) systems, access control systems, security systems and appliances and equipment
• Performs work in accordance to established processes and practices.
• Complies with all internal and external requirements including but not limited to environmental, health and safety, fire protection.
• Performs regular facility and facility non-technical component monitoring and inspection.
• Provides observations about facility, grounds and non-technical component conditions and deficiencies, and provides suggestions for enhancements and repair.
• Responds to service requests and performs preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Operates facility mechanical, electrical and other systems.
• Manages work order life cycle progressing the work form dispatched through to completion and records resolution data within service maintenance management database. Ensures work completed meets quality, contract response and all other requirements.
• Assists in the implementation of preventative maintenance (PM) program. Ensures that deficiencies are identified, recorded and escalated, and that related documents are maintained.

Client Relations

• Assists in enhancing tenant and customer satisfaction and maintaining positive relations through manner in which work is performed and services delivered.
• Daily interaction with clinical staff.

Administration

• Records resolution data within service maintenance management database. Ensures work completed meets quality, contract response and all other requirements.
• Receives, tracks, monitors and reports status of maintenance and repair work within service maintenance management database.
• Initiates documents to obtain formal approval of work required.
• Participates in and assists with facility-related projects.
• Ensures the manner in which work is performed is in compliance with corporate and legislated policies, procedures, practices and guidelines related to environmental, health and safety, fire protection and any other applicable requirements.
• Maintains all assigned tools and arranges for repair and replacement where required.
• Submits all expenditures on a timely basis.
• Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Up to 3-5 years of facility operations and maintenance work experience
• Ability to adhere and to properly execute processes and practices relating to facility operations and maintenance
• Ability to maintain facility groups and facility components
• Ability to provide observation about facility conditions and deficiencies, and to provide suggestions for enhancements
• Ability to research, learn and gain greater proficiency in applying the following on-the-job—fire, life, safety and building codes and standards
• Possesses a strong environmental, health and safety mindset. Ability to perform work in a safe manner
• Strong client-service orientation along with a high sense of urgency
• Effective communication skills for the purpose of data relay, exchange, feedback, and clarification
• Must be able and willing to work shifts, be available for on-call/standby and emergency call-outs as they arise
• Must be willing to wear personal protective equipment.
• Must meet enhanced security clearance requirements

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

Preferred

• High level of computer operational skills

This is a temporary contract, full-time position with a salary of $40.44 per hour.

At BGIS we believe that diversity and inclusion is a key business driver, such that we never lose sight of its importance as it is woven into the fabric of our organization. We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free recruitment process by providing equal employment opportunities through recruiting and retention of individuals of all backgrounds. We recognize that promoting diversity is an essential component of our continuing pursuit for organizational success!

Job Info

• Job Identification 228075
• Job Category Facility/Property Management