Posted 6 days ago
Regional Building Automation Technologist
@ Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
Newfoundland and Labrador
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Overview
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is hiring a temporary Regional Building Automation Technologist for its Central Zone plant maintenance team at James Paton Memorial/Lakeside Homes in Gander. The role administers, installs, troubleshoots and maintains building automation system networks in hospitals, clinics and long-term care facilities, with regional travel. The posting states 8-hour day shifts at CG31, CAD 29.44 to 32.71 per hour, closing November 9, 2026.
Responsibilities:
- Install, inspect, troubleshoot and repair building automation systems
- Program and reprogram building control networks
- Review systems and recommend HVAC and electrical control redesigns
- Maintain motor control systems, frequency drives and isolation room devices
- Travel throughout the region to service facilities
Requirements summary:
- Two-year Instrumentation & Controls Engineering Technology diploma (Red Seal)
- Two to three years of building automation and programming experience
- HVAC and motor control theory experience
- Experience calibrating machinery and completing diagnostic assessments
- Metasys experience is an asset
- Satisfactory Certificate of Conduct from the RCMP or local police
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Source and dates
Source type not verified · nlhs
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-01
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-05
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Maintenance & repair |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: minimal · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic, Plant or factory, Care home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Red Seal Instrumentation and Controls |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Instrumentation & Controls Engineering Technology |
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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | St. John's |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 983 |
Job description
| Zone: Central Zone Location: JPM/LKH - James Paton Memorial/Lakeside Homes, Gander Regional Building Automation Technologist Central Zone - JPM Plant Maintenance Temp Call-In NAPE HS |
|---|
| Hours | (8 hours; Days) |
| Salary | CG31 (CAD29.44 - CAD32.71 per hour) |
| Competition Number | VAC0030494 |
| Posted Date | 2026-11-02 |
| Closing Date | 2026-11-09 |
| Demands, duties, qualifications | Definition of Work: The Regional Building Automation Technologist performs advanced skilled technical work in the administration, installation, and maintenance of building automation system networks in acute care hospitals, community clinics, and long-term care facilities. Building automation system maintenance includes design/development, improvement and programming. The Regional Building Automation Technologist will electrically install, inspect, troubleshoot, maintain, and make repairs or adjustments to building automation systems. The successful applicant is also responsible for reviewing existing building automation systems and recommending revisions to the systems and redesign changes of electrically controlled components, which may not be limited to, heating, ventilation and air conditioning design and operations. The Technologist will also maintain motor control systems, frequency drives and isolation room operating devices and field controllers. The successful candidate will be required to travel throughout the region and may be required to travel out of province on occasion. The successful candidate must demonstrate an awareness of and be responsible for promoting and supporting person-and family-centered care, demonstrate a commitment to safety and partner with all team members to improve worker and patient safety by integrating safety into work practices, identifying risks and implementing improvements. Required qualifications: • Completion of a two-year post-secondary diploma in Instrumentation & Controls Engineering Technology (Red Seal Instrumentation and Controls) approved by NLHS • Demonstrated experience in HVAC and Motor Control theories. • Minimum two-three years experience in building automation and programming. • Experience repairing and calibrating machinery, completing diagnostic assessments. • Experience planning, installing, monitoring and maintaining building systems and reprogramming of the same • Experience in Metasys would be an asset. • Consistent demonstration of NLHS corporate values; Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence (ICARE) • A satisfactory record of work performance and attendance is required for this position. • A satisfactory Certificate of Conduct from the RCMP or local police authority. |
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