Facility Maintainer

Title: Facility Maintainer
Department: Transportation and Infrastructure Nunavut
Community: Cambridge Bay  
Requisition Number: 1053
Type of Employment: Indeterminate

Salary range: $106,193.00 to $120,550.00 per year, 40 hours/week 

Northern Allowance: $21,309.00 per year                                                                       Housing: Subsidized Staff Housing is Available
Union Status: Nunavut Employees Union
Closing date: November 13, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m. mountain time

This employment opportunity is open to all applicants. Applicants must be currently eligible to work in Canada

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies.

Reporting to the Settlement Maintenance Supervisor, the Facility Maintainer impacts the efficiency of the Government of Nunavut (GN) program delivery for departments and agencies by ensuring the integrity of the facilities and built environment that directly supports the services provided by other departments as well as Nunavummiut within the designated area. Failure to identify facility issues and take preventative measures can result in a safety hazard, reduced occupant comfort, costly repairs, and the interruption of service to the GN and the public.  

As a member of a team of technical experts, the incumbent works to maximize the quality of facilities and the built environment by maintaining the supporting systems and minimizing service interruptions with consideration for life safety, work priority, resource limitations and total life cycle cost. Through the course of planning and executing the work, the incumbent emphasizes safety, team effectiveness, client satisfaction, and quality. 

Main responsibilities for the Facility Maintainer include: 

• Inspecting and maintaining facility systems, sub-systems, and components to ensure they are performing as intended

• Checking work on facility systems, sub-systems and components performed under contract to ensure compliance with plans and specifications and governing codes

• Completing work records for all work

• Ensuring that proper tools, equipment and material are available

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a certification as a Carpenter, Electrician, Plumber/Gasfitter, Oil Heat Technician, Third, Fourth or Fifth Class Stationary Engineer and two (2) years related work experience in the trade. 

Experience with a variety of building types and sizes or municipal works and a Class 5 Nunavut Driver’s license or equivalent is required.

This is a Highly Sensitive Position and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, along with a clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. Fluency in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages would be considered an asset. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets. 

Acceptable combinations of education and experience may be considered for this position. We encourage you to apply if you have equivalent years of education and/or experience equal to the education and experience requirements listed above.

• The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.
• Government of Nunavut employees serving a probationary period must obtain and provide written authorization from the deputy head of their employing department. The authorization from the deputy head must accompany your application for your application to be considered.  
• Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position. This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check. 
• Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.
• Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
• The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution.  Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application.