Building Electricity Specialist

Eastlink is a family owned, entrepreneurial and innovative company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We take great pride in being a leader in delivering creative competitive, customer focused telecommunications solutions, and connecting our customers to the things and people that matter most. Serving a customer base across seven provinces, our advanced solutions include Internet, Mobile, TV, Telephone, Security and Automation, Data Communications, and exclusive locally produced programming on Eastlink Community TV.

We embrace diversity, inclusion, equity, and accessibility throughout all levels of the organization and encourage members of equity groups to self-identify during the application process.

Our Facilities team members function as enterprise asset managers of all Eastlink buildings, ensuring investment optimization and support for business objectives. This group maintains existing facilities and develops new facilities or improvements to support network resilience and business growth.

Reporting to the Senior Capital Project Manager, the Specialist, Building Electricity will be responsible for planning capacity and infrastructure projects for various sites/buildings nationally. They will collaborate with the Facilities team and other groups to provide reliable building systems and power growth that supports Eastlink’s network. The Specialist assesses the need for sustaining capital related to building systems and monitors growth in building space, cabinet space, and power.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and forecast space and power capacity growth requirements
• Allocate head end and transport floor space and cabinet space
• Create and update head end floor plan CAD drawings and equipment rack elevation drawings
• Determine building systems growth costs and initiate capital approvals
• Plan head end equipment installs and power/HVAC upgrades
• Develop project work plans, safety plans, equipment cutovers, schedules, and Gantt charts
• Evaluate, select, and procure building system equipment from multiple vendors
• Manage the life cycle of building systems to sustain capacity and integrity
• Determine opportunities to improve efficiencies and reduce costs
• Coordinate with service planners and operation managers to ensure infrastructure meets requirements
• Access construction sites as a mandatory requirement

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• Five or more years of experience in building power management and compliance with codes
• Ability to analyze complex technical problems and provide solutions
• Experience using AutoCAD
• Ability to work in a collaborative independent team environment
• Maintain technical expertise
• Experience in the Telecommunication field and Project management is an asset
• An understanding of Engineering Economics is an asset
• Ability to travel including a valid passport
• Valid driver license and access to a personal vehicle

Why Choose Eastlink? Eastlink operates in a culture of continuous improvement through listening, learning, and adapting, enabling us to respond quickly to the evolving needs of both employees and customers. Our greatest competitive edge is our people, and delivering a great customer experience begins with a great employee experience. Our philosophy of developing and training our team “on the ground” creates a strong onboarding experience and prepares employees for future growth opportunities. Get your careers started with us and stay with us, your journey begins here!