Building Security Systems Technician

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal candidates and applicants who were former employees of the University of Alberta will be given priority consideration before external candidates. Please log in to verify your internal candidate status.

This position has a term length of one year plus one day from the date of hire.

Location - This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, South Campus, and Campus Saint-Jean, Edmonton.

This position supports the installation, programming, maintenance, repair, and service/support of the University of Alberta’s electronic Building Systems. Supported systems are as follows: Access Control, Intrusion Detection, Video Surveillance, Electronic Key Press and Intercoms. Building Systems are real time monitoring and control systems installed in the majority of buildings on North, South, and Remote Campuses. The systems operate 24 hours per day. Any failure or downtime of individual components or systems may become critical with serious consequences to the building, research work and/or its occupants.

• Provide installation, maintenance and verification services for hardware and software.
• Analyze problems occurring in or related to systems to ensure proper functionality and operation.
• Provide support including root cause analysis.
• Complete paperwork including work orders and system posting of documentation.
• Adhere to safety standards with a high degree of regard to employee and subcontractor safety.
• Assist in the ordering, pre-testing and installation of the various system equipment and components.
• Conduct evaluation and beta testing of new software and hardware components.

• Minimum of an Engineering or Electronics Technology Diploma, Technologist Diploma or a related area.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant trade experience working with electronic commercial or institutional building security systems.
• Must possess a valid Alberta Class 5 (non-GDL) driver’s license.
• Must be able to provide a recent copy of a three-year driver’s abstract with no more than six (6) demerits and/or two (2) moving violations within the last two years.

Application Instructions

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This position is subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the Governors of the University of Alberta and the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package.