Engineer

at University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada

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Salary

CAD 5,713 to 6,545 a year

Closing date

Open until filled

Start

Not given in the advert

Type of post

IT and technicians
A support post, not a teaching post.

First seen

2 November 2026, on a public job listing

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The advert

Job Title

Engineer

Job Category

BCGEU Okanagan Support Staff

Job Profile

BCGEU OK Salaried - Engineer

Job Family Group

Staff - Union

Department

UBCO | Operations and Utilities | Facilities Management

Compensation Range

$5,713.00 - $6,545.00 CAD Monthly

Job End Date

Ongoing

Posting End Date

November 15, 2026

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

This position is subject to the satisfactory completion of required background checks

An additional $1/hour stipend will be added for Red Seal or Power Engineer Class 4 Certificate.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for operating and maintaining building equipment and infrastructure related to boilers, cooling towers, pumps, air compressors, geo-exchange and district energy system HVAC systems, controls, assists in fire suppression systems and other related equipment to ensure the campus remains operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Organizational Status

Reports to the Assistant Chief Engineer. Maintains effective working relationships with a variety of internal and external groups, including UBC faculties, staff and administrative departments, other institutions, external agencies, advisory committees, professional associations and community organizations.

Work Performed

1. Provides safety checks by:

• Reviews daily log book to maintain communication continuity between shifts.

• Follows log book procedure as in accordance to the BC safety authority.

• Inspects Boiler systems for safe operation and report abnormalities to the Assistant Chief Engineer.

• Conducts rounds of building mechanical rooms and report abnormalities to the Assistant Chief Engineer.

• Follows all safety procedures such as lock out, fall arrest, confined space entry, etc.

• Wears appropriate personal protective equipment.

• Performs work in confined spaces and at heights, as required, using appropriate respiratory protection and fall protection equipment in accordance with established safety procedures and requirements.

2. Complete systems operation and maintenance, essential to UBC operations, including:

• Monitors water quality in both open aquifer loop, district energy system heating and cooling systems and report anomalies or water quality concerns to the Assistant Manager, Engineering and Utility Services.

• Works in a team approach to assist in the safe operation and maintenance of the campus mechanical systems and supporting infrastructure.

• Works with required professional services or external contractors to assist in planning, designing and execution of complex system related contract work.

• Assists in collection of records of utility data such as meter readings.

• Conducts preventative maintenance of the specialized and highly technical district energy systems, geo-exchange systems, HVAC systems, boiler and chiller systems, air and vacuum compressors, and supporting infrastructure, requiring significant periods of concentration throughout the day.

• Reports the need for inventory items requiring replenishing to the Assistant Chief Engineer.

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