Grounds Attendant-Physical Resources Service Job Vacancy

Job Title: Grounds Attendant-Physical Resources Service
Job Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Job Ref.: J0114-0802
Company/Employer: The University of Ottawa
Job Type: Contract
Job Reports To: Supervisor
About Us
The University of Ottawa aspires to employing a staff that fully represents the diversity of Canada’s population. As a result, it is committed to employment equity principles and aims to provide an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Therefore, the University encourages you to fill out the optional section that covers employment equity when you create your profile.

Job Purpose:
Responds to emergencies related to grounds maintenance. Installs barricades, repairs potholes on the paths and eliminates waste on grounds, parking’s and campus in general. Assists the supervisor in managing contracts of grounds maintenance and snow removal from site and replaces him during his absences.

Job Requirements:

• Knowledge of horticulture and landscaping normally acquired through post-secondary education or an equivalent experience 
• Minimum 5 years of experience in ground maintenance 
• Knowledge and experience in contract management and in dealing with entrepreneurs 
• Knowledge of security regulations (SIMDUT) 
• Knowledge and experience in using environment friendly products 
• Experience in using computer systems such as Word, Excel, email and Internet
• Valid driver’s license

Key competencies required at the University of Ottawa:

• Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realise an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
• Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
• Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
• Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

Other competencies:

• Interpersonal relations and customer service skills 
• Planning skills and ability to meet strict deadlines 
• Ability to work outdoors 
• Bilingualism - French and English (oral and written)

Note: Application holding regular positions part of the bargaining unit IUOE – local 772-B will be considered first. The University also accepts external applications, they will be selected in second place.

This position is based on an average of 1878.43 hours per year based on a 23.73$ hourly rate .

CODL certificates can be considered an asset. Don’t forget to add them to your resume.

We thank all candidates for applying. We will only contact candidates selected for further consideration.

If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence.

Remember to upload a current version of your CV into the My documents section of your career profile (please include the job ID number, i.e. J0000-0000, in the title of your document).

Deadline Date: 02/02/2014

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