Manager, Facilities

We are seeking a Manager, Facilities with experience in the biotech industry to oversee and manage the full building operations of a facility encompassing laboratory and office space. In this role, you will provide hands-on day to day facility management, oversee building services and maintenance programs, and help Aspect plan for future growth and improvements. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Aspect's mission and play a pivotal role in a rapidly growing company with the potential to positively impact countless lives.

**Responsibilities**
- Oversee, operate, and maintain all facility equipment and systems including controls, automations, emergency power, HVAC, electrical, plumbing and other infrastructure.
- Develop a proactive building maintenance program and establish best practices.
- Coordinate with contractors to ensure repairs, preventative maintenance, and systems testing are completed in a timely manner.
- Work with the landlord on facility maintenance and tenant improvements.
- Partner with laboratory operations to ensure operational continuity during routine maintenance, systems testing, or emergency situations.
- Respond to and resolve any building issues and communicate status back to stakeholders.
- Partner with Finance to develop and maintain operational expenditures.
- Develop facility and resource plans to meet ongoing and future needs.
- Establish an organized documentation system for maintaining relevant information.
- Manage vendors, suppliers, and service providers.
- Prioritize safety and ensure compliance with all corporate policies and procedures.

**Qualifications**
- **Education + Experience**: Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field, with over 6 years of facilities management experience in a biotech, pharmaceutical, or laboratory setting.
- **Building Operations Experience**: Strong understanding of building operations including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and other critical systems.
- **Stakeholder Management**:Experience managing vendors, contracts, and relationships with external service providers.

**Who you are**
- **Problem Solver**: You love immersing yourself in difficult technical problems
and coming up with solutions that work. You think outside the box and use
your experience and intuition to identify when such solutions are realistic.
- **Detail-Oriented & Meticulously Organized**: You have outstanding attention
to detail and take pride in your work. You can multitask, prioritize competing
deadlines, and have a track record for delivering work on time.
- **Thrive in Ambiguity**: You are highly adaptable, agile, and poised when faced
with change, ambiguity, and competing priorities.
- **Collaborative**: You thrive in a multi-disciplinary team environment and believe
that we can get further, faster by working together.
- **Effective Communicator**:You are an active listener who can effectively
communicate to different audiences in diverse situations.
- **Go-Getter**:You work with a sense of urgency, are results-driven, and thrive in
a fast-paced, interdisciplinary, and entrepreneurial environment. You are
willing to roll up your sleeves and do what it takes to get the job done.

**Who We Are**

Aspect Biosystems is a Canadian biotechnology company creating bioprinted tissue therapeutics to transform how we treat disease. Our bold team of innovators and entrepreneurs have joined us from all over the globe to create a new class of regenerative medicine and work towards a future where our bioprinted tissues are used to save lives and make people healthier. We are endlessly curious and wildly passionate about what we do. Every person on our team is a key contributor to our success and is eager to roll up their sleeves to make a difference in the ever-changing world of biotech. If you are committed to making a real impact and accelerating the development of life-changing therapies, we want to hear from you

Curious about our current perks and benefits? Learn more here.

At Aspect Biosystems, our strength has always been in our diversity. Different people, thinking differently, unified in creating a world that is better for us all. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone on our team. All aspects of employment — including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or terminate — are based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, provincial, or local law.