P3 Technical Manager - Toronto or Vancouver

Equans is looking for our future P3 Technical Manager!

What Equans offers you

• Group insurance from your first day of work;
• A group pension plan;
• An annual bonus program;
• Thirteen (13) statutory holidays;
• Balance between work and personal life;
• Professional and personal development in a company experiencing strong growth;
• A positive working environment characterized by competence, responsibility and innovation;
• Competitive terms of employment and excellent benefit schemes;
• A diverse workplace regarding gender, age and cultural background. We believe in the importance of diversity and inclusion.

The Equans Group is a world leader in the energy and services industry. The Group operates in 20 countries and has 90,000 employees on 5 continents.

Equans designs, installs, and delivers customized solutions to improve its customers' equipment, systems and technical processes and optimize their use in the context of their energy, industrial and digital transitions.

Active in Canada and the United States for more than 30 years, Equans Services is the partner of businesses, industries and institutions that want to move towards more connected buildings, manage their facilities efficiently and decarbonize transportation infrastructure and mobility.

We design, install, and maintain custom solutions to improve our customers' facilities, systems, and infrastructures.

Our core offerings are focused in the following areas:

• Integrated Asset and Facilities Management
• Operation and maintenance of buildings and equipment
• Energy efficiency solutions and sustainability plan
• Building automation and controls
• Solutions for transportation and mobility

To learn more, visit www.equansservices.com

Summary

P3 Projects:

• Manage the technical aspects of the commercial phase of Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects.
• Manage the technical aspects of the lifecycle development and energy management processes during the commercial phase.
• Lead the FM aspects of design, construction and commissioning review and approval process for secured projects in accordance with operational requirements.

Non P3 Projects:

Provide technical and pricing support to the bid team during the commercial bid phase.

Description

Design and Construction Interface Management

• Liaise with on-site teams at existing projects. Gather and collate information from existing operations. Identify and develop design considerations and lessons learned. Prepare project specific “Facility Management Guide to Design and Construction” to inform the Design Build Team in relation to Facility Management (FM) project requirements on new projects.
• Liaise effectively with the design builder team, design consultants, architects, in-house operations team, and clients in the design preparation and evaluation on behalf of Equans.
• Liaise with the Client and understand their FM requirements ensuring design development is suitable and effective for efficient in-house FM operations.
• Ensure FM requirements are incorporated into the design during planning and development stage. Sign-off design at each stage and ensure building design can deliver FM operational and lifecycle requirements.
• Provide mechanical, electrical and IT design input to Design Build to ensure FM operations team can meet building performance objectives (Payment Mechanism).
• Input FM data and design updates in FM design checklist. Modify design checklist for submission to Project Co Design Team to satisfy tender bids for social infrastructure projects.
• Maintain register of FM services and lifecycle changes which were agreed to during the design and construction process. Calculate cost impact of agreed changes throughout the project. Input FM data and design updates in FM design checklist.  Modify design checklist for submission to Project Co Design Team to satisfy tender bids for social infrastructure projects.
• Provide support to the site based, operational team in the following areas:
  • asset collection and tagging;
  • mobilization of operations;
  • participation in commissioning process;
  • maintenance of a register of FM services and lifecycle changes agreed to during the design and construction process;
  • calculate the cost impact of agreed changes throughout the project.

Lifecycle Development

• Provide technical input to the bid team in development of the lifecycle model in P3 projects using a combination of personal experience, published sources, lessons learned on operational projects and sub-contractor / supplier information.
• Attend client and design development meetings as required to assist in lifecycle and services solution development. Provide technical input to the bid team in development of the lifecycle model in P3 projects.
• Conduct analysis of competing design options to arrive at the optimal solution for the life of the project from a net present value (NPV) perspective. Attend client and design development meetings as required to assist in lifecycle and services solution development.

FM Technical and Pricing Support

• Represent FM at client CCM meetings and lead technical aspects of bid/design development.
• Ensure lifecycle model is updated in line with design development. Attend client and design development meetings as required to assist in lifecycle and services solution development.
• Prepare maintenance asset lists from site surveys of existing buildings and drawing reviews. Conduct analysis of competing design options to arrive at the optimal solution for the life of the project from a Net Present Value (NPV) perspective.
• Apply industry maintenance practices to determine the staffing levels (labour loading) required to meet FM specifications. Prepare maintenance asset lists from site surveys of existing buildings and drawing reviews. Ensure lifecycle model is updated in line with design development.
• Under the direction of the Bid Team, seek, obtain and collate maintenance quotations from sub-contractors and suppliers. Apply industry specific maintenance practices.
• Maintain and keep up to date database of labour efficiencies and relevant metrics by asset type for use on future project.
• Manage the inputs into the project Energy Model to ensure that project objectives are achieved in compliance with FM commitments.
• Comply with Company Policies, Procedure, and QA requirements and ensure a safe and healthy working environment within the post-holder’s span of control.
• Fulfil Health & Safety responsibilities by adherence to the requirements of the Company’s Health & Safety Policy and Health & Safety Management Plans.
• Support the Company’s Quality Policy Statement and actively participate in the achievement of Company and personal Quality objectives.
• Undertake such other duties appropriate to the level and character of work as may reasonably be required within the Department / Service.

Requirements

• Authorized to work in Canada;
• FM bidding and pricing experience.
• Good understanding of design/construction process within large public and commercial projects.
• Familiarity operating within the P3 contractual model and procurement process.
• Familiarity working on projects with complex interfaces.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Technical FM operations background
• Familiar with energy management principles and energy models.
• Must be comfortable entering and manipulating data within a moderately complex spreadsheet environment, including NPV analysis.
• Analyze and summarize data from several sources in a logical manner to make informed decisions. 
• Team player committed to working in a quality environment.
• Excellent working knowledge of Health and Safety requirements in order to lead by example.
• Previous experience working with a CMMS
• Proven excellent Reporting skills, preferably within a P3 environment
• Must possess excellent communication skills - written and oral, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to effectively interface with clients, facility users and internal department employees

Preferred:

• Previous Public Private Partnership (P3) experience and /or working within an ISO structured environment in a similar role
• P.Eng or equivalent qualification an asset
• Mechanical and Electrical construction experience
• A/V systems experience
• Working experience within a performance-based environment wherein Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) were set and delivered.

Skills

• Health and Safety oriented;
• Strong Customer Service skills;
• Close attention to details;
• Good sense of priorities;
• Communication skills in English;
• Able and willing to work as well as a team or individually;
• Able to work with minimum supervision;
• Creative problem.

Equal employment opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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