Foreman, Mechanical Key Maintenance Initiatives

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.

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

Reporting to the Mechanical Manager, the Foreman, Key Maintenance Initiatives (Mechanical) oversees the daily operations of the KMI shop’s regulatory and preventive maintenance program — covering plumbing and piping systems, steam systems, and plumbing/piping commissioning. Working closely with the Plumbing, Sheet Metal, and Millwright shop foremen, this position plans, schedules, assigns, and reviews the work of in-house tradespeople and contractors to deliver the University’s annual mechanical regulatory maintenance commitments safely, on time, and on budget.

The Foreman supervises up to seven full-time journeypersons and technicians, along with up to five supplemental apprentices and journeymen, and serves as a safety champion for the UTPS safety program. This is a leadership role that pairs strong mechanical trade knowledge in both maintenance and construction with planning, coordination, budget accountability, and team development.