Manager, Facilities

NWP

Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) is a comprehensive community institution, established in 1966 in Grande Prairie, and our stewardship region includes campuses in Fairview and Grande Prairie. NWP offers a wide variety of credit and non-credit career certificates and diplomas, pre-employment and apprenticeship trades, university transfer studies, and several opportunities for on-campus degree completion through collaborations with four-year universities. As an educational facility in northwestern Alberta, NWP helps meet the cultural, recreational, athletic and conferencing needs of the region in partnership with community and regional stakeholders. NWP is dedicated to providing learners with access to high quality and diverse lifelong learning opportunities, and to the responsible educational, fiscal and environmental stewardship of resources.

The Department

This position is in the Facilities – Maintenance and Operations Department (FMO), which strives to provide safe, functional, and attractive facilities for student, staff, and community use. NWP takes pride in respecting and preserving its buildings and grounds, and this is reflected in the prompt and dedicated service provided by its Facilities – Maintenance and Operations team.

The Role

This position is responsible for the management/development of facilities and operations and its services/staff. This service unit is responsive in meeting the needs of NWP Grande Prairie campus with respect to facilities and services such as grounds; building maintenance; renovation and construction projects; contracted services; and monitoring provincial and federal code requirements. This position is expected to be available to respond to events outside of normal business hours including late night and weekends. This position is also expected to work in physically demanding areas which requires appropriate training and personal protective equipment (PPE), a few examples are: extreme temperature fluctuations or at heights where fall protection might be required or in confined space.

What We Offer

NWP offers lifelong learning opportunities through professional development/wellness programs, a competitive salary and compensation package and a student-centered culture that is vital to our community. Join our team, grow with us and connect your skills and abilities to our vision, mission and values.

Job Requirements

The successful candidate will have either a journeyman level discipline in a building trade or a bachelor's degree in business or management. A combination of education and experience will be considered. A designation in Facilities Management is preferred.

Experience in the following areas will help the candidate be successful in this role:

• Ability to provide exceptional customer service to staff, students, and community members.
• Responsible for the supervision of all Grande Prairie Campus Facilities staff members.
• Planning and managing of all facilities assets, buildings (including Residence), and grounds operations.
• Developing and executing preventative maintenance programs.
• Issue work orders using a computerized maintenance system.
• VFA Management and updating of facility assets.
• Contract and procurement management, which includes oversight over the contractor management processes.
• Monitoring, planning, and preparing of annual operational budgets.
• Maintenance and tracking of expenditures on FMO capital equipment.
• Project Management for operational and capital projects as required. Responsible to assist Director with capital project planning.
• Creating and implementing FMO work procedures, guidelines, and safety programs.
• Management of various ancillary services as assigned by the Director. This can include Food Services, Bookstore Operations, Custodial, and Fleet Services.
• Developing and implementing an ancillary services quality control program.
• External lease contact for the Fairview Campus.
• Implement and monitor sustainability strategies and KPIs in collaboration with the Director.
• Responsible for utility usage and energy consumption tracking.

The successful candidate will also have developed skills in the following areas:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; Utilization of computerized maintenance management software;
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build strong relationships across the organization;
• A high level of integrity, professionalism and accountability;
• Utilization of benchmarked data to make data-driven decisions;
• Established leadership and mentorship skills.

How to Apply

Only applications received electronically will be considered. To apply, go to and select the job posting.

We review all applications to select candidates whose qualifications and experience most closely meet our needs.

Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. For general inquiries, please contact HR at

Thank you for applying to NWP