Role Summary
The IT Support Specialist provides reliable, responsive technology support to Modern Niagara employees by maintaining end‑user devices, applications, and systems. This role supports Tier 1 requests, resolves technical issues efficiently, and ensures employees can work productively and securely. Success is demonstrated through timely issue resolution, strong customer service, and stable, well‑maintained IT environments.
Why This Role Matters to Modern Niagara
Reliable IT support is essential to keeping Modern Niagara’s teams connected, productive, and safe. This role directly supports business continuity across offices and project sites by minimizing downtime, maintaining secure systems, and enabling employees to focus on delivering high‑quality work to clients.
Key Impact / Purpose
- Deliver consistent Tier 1 support that minimizes disruption and supports daily operations.
- Maintain secure and reliable end‑user computing environments through proactive troubleshooting, maintenance, and improvement.
- Support national teams through responsive service, collaboration with internal partners and vendors, and shared ownership of service quality.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain end‑user computing and mobile devices, applications, and peripherals.
- Provide hands‑on desktop and deskside support, including installing and upgrading software, installing hardware, and configuring systems and applications.
- Support basic Tier 1 requests, including application installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
- Prioritize support requests based on urgency and business impact.
- Build strong rapport with users to understand issues holistically and improve service delivery.
- Apply diagnostic tools and utilities and access software updates, drivers, knowledge bases, and FAQs to resolve issues.
- Conduct root cause analysis to ensure problems are fully resolved and prevent recurrence.
- Record, track, and document support activities from intake through resolution using service desk tools.
- Perform post‑resolution follow‑ups to confirm issues are resolved and users are supported.
- Develop help documentation and FAQs for end users.
- Collaborate with teammates to maintain an up‑to‑date knowledge base of best practices and issue resolutions.
Must Haves:
Nice to Haves:
- Familiarity with ITIL principles.
- Experience working with software vendors to optimize support and functionality.
- Experience with infrastructure networking environments.
- Experience using Zoho ManageEngine or similar ITSM tools.
- Experience supporting IT environments within the construction industry.
This is a temporary replacement position. Expected hourly compensation $30-$35/hr.
Modern Niagara offers a competitive total compensation package including:
- Performance based bonus opportunities.
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan with a generous employer contribution.
- Flexible Health and Dental benefits with tiered options to meet the needs of you and your family.
- An annual health spending account to support your overall wellness.
- 24/7 confidential support through our Employee and Family Assistance Program with access to comprehensive resources and professional services.
- A competitive vacation package with additional vacation granted throughout your tenure with the organization.
- Employer Paid Parental Leave Top Up.
- Annual Community Day dedicated to volunteering and giving back to the communities where we live and work.
- Corporate Discounts through various vendors across Canada for programs such as fitness, mobile phones, travel, home and auto insurance and many others.
- Here at Modern Niagara, because we know our people are the best in the industry, we pride ourselves on providing a total compensation package that rewards employees for their hard work and supports employees and their families in their overall wellbeing.
About Modern Niagara
Who We Are Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure - and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal. We build for life.
Our Culture & Values We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do, and our award-winning safety culture consistently performs well above industry standards.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Modern Niagara We are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization where everyone has access to opportunity, feels a sense of belonging, and can thrive. We actively work to remove barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (including women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, people with disabilities, and newcomers to Canada) in the construction industry. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and lived experiences and are committed to a barrier-free hiring process.
If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected] so we can make appropriate arrangements.
We appreciate every applicant’s interest in joining Modern Niagara. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
