Technical Officer, Whole Building Performance (TO-3)

Job title: Technical Officer, Whole Building Performance (TO-3)

Job description: Priority may be given to the following designated employment equity groups: women, Indigenous peoples* (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), persons with disabilities and racialized persons*.

• The Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

Candidates are asked to self-declare when applying to this hiring process.

City: Ottawa

Organizational Unit: Construction

Classification: TO-3

Tenure: Term

Duration: 3 Years

Language Requirements: English

Work Arrangements: Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position will require some physical presence at the NRC work location identified in the form of a hybrid work arrangement (a combination of working onsite and offsite).

Your Challenge

Great Minds. One Goal. Canada’s Success.

Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada’s largest research and technology organization.

We are looking for a Technical Officer, Whole Building Performance to support our Construction Research Centre. The Technical Officer would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.
Working on a diverse range of projects, from indoor air quality through to low energy buildings, you will be responsible for developing and operating data acquisition systems. Our facilities include several full-scale research buildings where you will measure energy, flows and ventilation system performance. Additionally, we conduct field studies all across Canada where data is collected from real buildings (occasional travel required).

The successful candidate will play an important role within a team that will investigate problems and develop solutions for sustainable resilient buildings and communities. The outputs from projects are used directly by clients and often result in changes to national standards and the national building codes.

Responsibilities will include:

• Provision of technical support services in the design, planning, conduct and analysis of complex experiments and tests.
• Provision of technical support in operation of ventilation and energy research facilities.
• Installation and fabrication of test equipment and experimental test rigs.

Screening Criteria

Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further consideration as candidates:

Education

University degree or college diploma in Engineering, Mathematics or other discipline related to the field of ventilation or building energy assessment is preferred.

Other related degree or diplomas may be considered.

An equivalent combination of related work experience, training and education may be considered.

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Experience

• Experience supporting activities related to preparing for, conducting, documenting and analyzing routine experiments/tests in indoor environment quality such as air quality, relative humidity, temperature, airflow, and air speed, etc.
• Experience with the safe operation, routine maintenance, repair and installation of basic equipment and laboratory apparatus for indoor environment monitoring, for example air flow measurement, blower door equipment, gas analysers.
• Experience in the design, construction and maintenance of custom mechanical components for scientific apparatus.
• Experience supporting activities related to preparing for, conducting, documenting and analyzing routine experiments/tests in field work such as air quality monitoring in homes and office buildings.
• Experience using data acquisition systems and connecting sensors.

The following assets will be considered:

• Experience working in a project management focused multi-disciplinary research environment.
• Experience with the safe operation, maintenance, verification, repair and installation of equipment and laboratory apparatus such as electronic data acquisition systems and particle image velocimetry.
• Experience in radon measurement and mitigation.
• Experience working in a project management focused multi-disciplinary research environment.
• Experience with natural gas and electrical metering.

**Experience: 6 months to under 2 years’ experience

Condition of Employment

Reliability Status

Language Requirements

English

Assessment Criteria

Candidates will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

Technical Competencies

• Basic knowledge of building performance standard practices such as measuring energy flows, HVAC performance, indoor environment quality, pollutant control.
• Basic knowledge of occupational health and safety best practices required to create and maintain a safe and healthy work environment.
• Ability to analyze and discuss technical issues, troubleshoot and solve problems relating to various physical parameters such as: air flow/speed, pressure, relative humidity or temperature measurement.
• Ability to use technical and scientific literature sources, search engines and specialized domain-specific software such as SolidWorks, MATLAB, LabVIEW, AutoCAD, and HOBOWare, as well as general Microsoft Office software products.
• Knowledge of basic project management principles, tools and processes.
• Knowledge of basic intellectual property protection and management principles.
• Ability to write reports.

Behavioural Competencies

• Research Technician/Technologist – Creative thinking (Level 2)
• Research Technician/Technologist – Results orientation (Level 2)
• Research Technician/Technologist – Teamwork (Level 2)
• Research Technician/Technologist – Communication (Level 2)
• Research Technician/Technologist – Initiative (Level 2)

Competency Profile(s)

For this position, the NRC will evaluate candidates using the following competency profile(s):

Compensation

From $58,445 to $80,040 per annum.

NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of including comprehensive health and dental plans, vacation, sick, and other leave entitlements, disability insurance and pension plans.

The NRC Advantage

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is the Government of Canada’s largest research organization supporting industrial innovation, the advancement of knowledge and technology development. We collaborate with over 70 colleges, universities and hospitals annually, work with 800 companies on their projects, and provide advice or funding to over 8000 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) each year.

We bring together the brightest minds to deliver tangible impacts on the lives of Canadians and people around the world. And now, we want to partner with you. Let your expertise and inspirations make an impact by joining the NRC.

At the NRC Employee wellness matters. We offer flexible work schedules as well as part-time work to help employees maintain work-life balance. We are one of the few federal organizations that close our offices during the December holiday season. We offer professional learning and development opportunities such as conferences, workshops, and a suite of mentorship, award and recognition programs. Diversity enables creativity and innovation. Fostering a diverse, inclusive, welcoming and supportive workplace is important to us, and contributes to a more inclusive Canadian innovation system. We welcome all qualified applicants and encourage you to complete the employment equity self-declaration questions during the job application process. Please let us know of any accommodation measures required to help you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Please note that the information you provide will be treated confidentially.

Help us solve problems for Canada. Grow your career with us today!

Notes

• A pre-qualified list may be established for similar positions for a one year period.
• Preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. Please include citizenship information in your application.
• The incumbent must adhere to safe workplace practices at all times.
• We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Please direct your questions, with the requisition number (20424) to:

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Closing Date: 14 December 2023 – 23:59 Eastern Time

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*If you are currently a term or continuing employee at NRC, please apply through the SuccessFactors Careers module from your NRC computer.

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