Director, Real Estate and Facilities

Job Posting: Director, Facilities and Real Estate

Where YOU work, makes a difference.

Life is precious and every moment matters. Dynacare is helping Canadians achieve a healthy future with care and wellness solutions that are convenient, understandable, and accessible. When you join our team, every day is an opportunity to get better and be inspired. It’s an environment where you can grow your career in any direction you choose. We’re evolving our technology and optimizing our processes, so you can do your best work, make a meaningful impact, and thrive.

Are YOU our next Director, Facilities and Real Estate?

Reporting to the Vice President, Insurance Solutions, Logistics, Facilities and Real Estate, the Director, Facilities & Real Estate will be accountable for providing strategic leadership, direction, and expertise in the real estate & management of facilities operations across a broad portfolio of sites across Canada.

This leadership position requires strategic planning, development, implementation, administration, and budgeting, as well as providing technical expertise and serving as a resource to all departments for property-related engineering, environmental safety, security, and operational issues. The Director, Real Estate & Facilities will act as the primary liaison with external vendors, suppliers, general contractors, and regulatory agencies for facilities-related matters in collaboration with the local site leaders. This role oversees all real estate and lease renewal execution, construction, cost estimates associated with building renovations, and construction management to ensure timely completion of build/renovation projects within budget.

Why Dynacare is an amazing place for YOU:

• Join an award-winning "Top Employer" with meaningful and impactful career opportunities
• Access a health and wellness benefits program that supports you and your loved ones
• Grow and thrive with a dynamic, successful company through internal mobility opportunities
• Invest in your future through RRSP match benefits and an employee stock purchase program
• Experience a collaborative, diverse workforce that prioritizes dignity and respect for all

Facilities Management

• Oversees all aspects of facilities management across the Dynacare network, including labs, LHSCs, offices, warehouses, and office facilities across Canada. 
• Contributes to strategic planning by evaluating and projecting future facility needs and proposing options to achieve them.
• Develops policies, procedures and standards geared to promote effective operations of facility management.
• Prepare and manage departmental and capital budgets.
• Responsible to take a lead team role in identifying and managing policy changes that may affect the development approvals process at all government levels.
• Negotiate with landowners and/or agents the terms of acquisition.
• Work closely with finance department in coordinating deposit and closing funds and financial structure of transactions.
• Work with legal counsel to ensure the successful completion of all transactions.
• Provide executive management with advice on the implications of real estate activities.
• Provide timely and accurate analysis of real estate trends and forecasts.
• Builds, develops, and maintains a high level of staff performance through effective use of people leadership practices and procedures, including recruitment, selection, hiring, training, development, motivation, and performance evaluation of direct reports.
• Provides mentorship, coaching and development opportunities to enhance performance and to enable direct reports to achieve their accountabilities.

• In collaboration with the senior leadership team and internal stakeholders, define near-term and long-term space needs.
• Provide expertise in space analysis, planning and design, project management and construction along with capital planning and budget.

• Oversees security program by working with vendors, local site leaders and facilities management team to ensure safe and sustainable level of security services, including building access through mechanical and electronic systems, photo identification, CCTV, and parking management.
• Ensures that applicable emergency and business continuity management programs are fully developed and updated annually.

• Oversees the environmental health safety programs working with a team of senior leaders, site leaders, facilities management team and vendors.
• Ensures a superior level of services and oversight in the areas of biological and chemical hygiene and safety, waste management, environmental health, and emergency management across the Dynacare facilities.
• Play an active role in Workplace Health & Safety Committees.

• Broad knowledge of facilities management including but not limited to; heating, air conditioning, electrical and plumbing systems, including equipment maintenance and repairs, environmental health and safety, custodial services, and construction.
• 8+ years in a senior facilities management role, preferably within multi-site lab operations, hospital, or pharmaceutical industry.
• Vendor management experience ensuring high value contracts and services delivery.
• Strong negotiations and dispute resolution.
• Project management skills working across a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment with solid organizational, multi-tasking capability, and prioritization skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build trusting and collaborative relationships both internally and externally.
• Effective time management to deliver on multiple priorities on time and at the required level of quality.
• Leading of high performing teams with appropriate coaching and mentoring support.
• Effective customer relationship management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with great influencing and collaboration skills.

• Travel will be required 20%

Dynacare has been a “Top Employer” for many years and there is a reason why. We are a great place to work. At Dynacare, we’re proud to hire the best people. If you are looking for a meaningful career where you can support healthy lives with commitment and care – we would like to meet you. We hope you will join us in our journey to become Canada’s health and wellness solutions leader.

Dynacare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to the attraction, selection, advancement, and fair treatment of all individuals. We believe that our diversity is our strength, so we employ a diverse workforce and respect the needs of all our employees. 

In accordance with provincial legislation and our AccommodationPolicy a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of the Dynacare hiring process. 

JOB DESCRIPTI ON

Function

Job Title

Stratum

S3

Logistics

Facilities

Departmen t

Date Created

Vice President, Insurance Solutions,

Reports To

November 18, 2020

JOB SUMMARY

High-level description of the purpose of the job

The Director, Real Estate & Facilities will be accountable for providing strategic leadership, direction and expertise in

the real estate & management of facilities operations across a broad portfolio of sites across Canada. This leadership

position requires strategic planning, development, implementation, administration, and budgeting, as well as providing

technical expertise and serving as a resource to all departments for property-related engineering, environmental

safety, security, and operational issues. The Director, Real Estate & Facilities will act as the primary liaison with

external vendors, suppliers, general contractors and regulatory agencies for facilities-related matters in collaboration

with the local site leaders. This role oversees all real estate and lease renewal execution, construction, cost estimates

associated with building renovations, and construction management to ensure timely completion of build/renovation

projects within budget.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABI LITIES

List of critical duties that the incumbent is expected to perform

Facilities Managemen t:

Oversees all aspects of facilities management across the Dynacare network, including labs, LHSCs, offices,

warehouses, and office facilities across Canada

Contributes to strategic planning by evaluating and projecting future facility needs and proposing options to

achieve them

Develops policies, procedures and standards geared to promote effective operations of facility management

Prepare and manage departmental and capital budgets

Responsible to take a lead team role in identifying and managing policy changes that may affect the

development approvals process at all government levels

Negotiate with landowners and/or agents the terms of acquisition

Work closely with finance department in coordinating deposit and closing funds and financial structure of

transaction s

Work with legal counsel to ensure the successful completion of all transactions

Provide executive management with advice on the implications of real estate activities

Provide timely and accurate analysis of real estate trends and forecasts

Builds, develops and maintains a high level of staff performance through effective use of people leadership

practices and procedures, including recruitment, selection, hiring, training, development, motivation and

performance evaluation of direct reports

Provides mentorship, coaching and development opportunities to enhance performance and to enable direct

reports to achieve their accountabilities

DISCLAIM ER

This job description represents only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities,

tasks and duties. Other duties, as assigned, may become part of the job.

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JOB DESCRIPTI ON

Function

Job Title

Stratum

S3

Logistics

Facilities

Departmen t

Date Created

Vice President, Insurance Solutions,

Reports To

November 18, 2020

Space Planning and Design:

In collaboration with the senior leadership team and internal stakeholders, define near-term and long-term

space needs

Provide expertise in space analysis, planning and design, project management, and construction, along with

the capital planning and budget.

Security Operations :

Oversees security program by working with vendors, local site leaders and facilities management team to

ensure safe and sustainable level of security services, including building access through mechanical and

electronic systems, photo identification, CCTV, and parking management

Ensures that applicable emergency and business continuity management programs are fully developed and

updated annual ly

Environmental Health and Safety:

Oversees the environmental health & safety programs working with a team of senior leaders, site leaders,

facilities management team and vendors

Ensures a superior level of services and oversight in the areas of biological and chemical hygiene and safety,

waste management, environmental health, and emergency management across the Dynacare facilities

Plays an active role in Workplace Health & Safety Committees

TIME ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTAB ILITIES

Summary of responsibilities and percent of time spent performing each

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS

Jobs managed by this role. Description of the relationships and liaisons with other functions and the nature of these

interactions. Include both internal and external contacts

Direct Repor ts

Facilities Manager

Senior Facility Design and Construction Manager

Facilities Maintenance Coordin ator

Technical Services Coordina tor

Internal

Externa l

DISCLAIM ER

This job description represents only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities,

tasks and duties. Other duties, as assigned, may become part of the job.

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JOB DESCRIPTI ON

Function

Job Title

Stratum

S3

Logistics

Facilities

Departmen t

Date Created

Vice President, Insurance Solutions,

Reports To

November 18, 2020

KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Knowledge, educational requirements and relative experience required to perform the job

Broad knowledge of facilities management including but not limited to; heating, air conditioning, electrical and

plumbing systems, including equipment maintenance and repairs, environmental health and safety, custodial

services, and constructi on

8+ years in a senior facilities management role, preferably within multi-site lab operations, hospital or

pharmaceutical industri es

Vendor management experience ensuring high value contracts and services delivery

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Technical and social process skills required to perform the job

Technical Skill s

Negotiations and dispute resolution skills

Project management skills working across a broad range of internal and external stakeholders

Ability to problem solve effectively and use good judgement in all decisions

Effective time management to delivery multiple priorities on time and required levels of quality

Strong interpersonal skills to build trusting and collaborative relationships

Accredited industry related designation in facilities management or project management

Proficiency in MS Office and (ideally) AutoCAD

Social Process Skills

Exceptional oral and written communication skills

Leading high performing teams

Customer relationship manageme nt

OTHER CONSIDERATIO NS

Other relevant or important information regarding this job

Confidentialit y

Preserve and safeguard all confidential employee information during the course of employment with Dynacare

WORKING CONDITI ONS

Physical and Environmental Demands

Ability to travel within Canada up to 20% of working time

DISCLAIM ER

This job description represents only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities,

tasks and duties. Other duties, as assigned, may become part of the job.

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Job Title

Stratum

S3

Logistics

Facilities

Departmen t

Date Created

Vice President, Insurance Solutions,

Reports To

November 18, 2020

SIGNATURE S

Employe e

Name:

Signature :

Date:

Date:

Immediate Manage r Name:

Human Resource s * Name:

Signature :

Signature :

Date:

Date:

Laboratory/ Medic al Name:

Director *

Signature :

* if applicable

DISCLAIM ER

This job description represents only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities,

tasks and duties. Other duties, as assigned, may become part of the job.