Manager, Facilities

1 week ago

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada University of Ottawa Full time
The University of Ottawa—A crossroads of cultures and ideas


The University of Ottawa is home to a dynamic community of over 50,000 students, faculty and staff, who live, work and study in both French and English.

Our campus is a crossroad of cultures and ideas, where bold minds come together to inspire game-changing ideas.

We believe in the power of representation, and that increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff supports this objective.

Our goal is to provide students with the best possible learning experience, in an environment that reflects the diversity of its people, their ideas, and their identities.

We are one of Canada's top 10 research universities—our professors and researchers explore new approaches to today's challenges.

One of a handful of Canadian universities ranked among the top 200 in the world, we attract exceptional thinkers and welcome diverse perspectives from across the globe.

Our employees come together around the shared purpose of constant improvement, personal development, service excellence, teamwork and a passion for learning with a desire to make uOttawa and the world a better place.

Everyone's contributions are valued, we all play a part in making uOttawa a world-class institution. Most importantly, we make it possible for you to achieve your full potential. Because at uOttawa, you belong

About the faculty/service:
Facilities


Facilities services are characterized by a dynamic and creative growing team where the winds of change are blowing, offering people like you opportunities to use your leadership and innovation skills to contribute to the achievement of their inspiring mission: to deliver best in class research infrastructure, reshape campus life and student experience, and provide a sustainable environment for students, researchers, teachers and community.


Position purpose:


Reporting to the Director, the Facilities Manager ensures strategic and operational leadership for the management, planning, design, implementation and maintenance of all faculty/departmental infrastructure to maximize resources and improve the student experience.

Ensures efficient operations, safe facilities and high-quality service suited to needs expressed.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

Strategic planning:

Conducts in-depth space use studies and analyses to design and implement a strategic space optimization plan for the faculty/department in partnership with management.


Consulting:
Leads discussions with members of the faculty/department to assess and identify their infrastructure and equipment needs. Advises on the design of research, teaching and administrative spaces to ensure they are functional and safe.

Operations management:

Plans, organizes, leads and monitors facility management processes to ensure that activities under his or her jurisdiction are performed as efficiently as possible.

Works with those in charge of risk management to ensure that faculty/departmental premises and activities comply with relevant regulations, to reduce or mitigate risks and protect people, belongings and faculty/departmental property.

Develops and implements internal facility use bylaws and procedures to make them more effective and relevant.

Project coordination:
Plans and coordinates construction, renovation, relocation, repair, space configuration and equipment replacement projects for the entire faculty/department.

To this end, defines the scope of projects to be completed, develops design plans, justifies component choices, obtains preliminary estimates, conducts feasibility studies, reviews architectural specifications, tracks all relevant progress, performs inspections during different stages of the project, ensures effective communication among contributors and plans facility closure periods.


Budget and procurement management:
Manages the budgets under his or her jurisdiction in accordance with related policies, bylaws and procedures. Helps to draft and negotiate service, renovation and construction contracts on behalf of the faculty/department.

Communications and liaison:

Develops and maintains effective working relationships with all stakeholders to ensure the operations under his or her jurisdiction run smoothly.

Serves on various committees and working groups in order to share useful information and help improve University policies, procedures and processes

Human resources management:

Hires, supervises and evaluates direct reports, and ensures that they have the training and tools needed to efficiently and effectively do their jobs.

Applies human resources management procedures and regulations.

What you will bring:

University degree in engineering, architecture or another relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

Minimum of seven years' demonstrated experience in a similar role

Knowledge of construction methods and ability to read architectural and engineering drawin

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