Assistant Director Operations

Halifax Regional Centre for Education; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 126,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is the largest education centre in Atlantic Canada, spanning a 350 km radius with over 11,000 employees and more than 60,000 students across 136 schools. The Assistant Director, Operations Services helps the Director manage day-to-day operations across transportation, maintenance, custodial, and capital planning and delivery.

The role includes overseeing partnerships, contracts, and compliance with regulatory frameworks, assisting with budget

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a field related to facility operation/maintenance or equivalent training and experience.
• Minimum 5 years senior-level experience in facility operation/maintenance.
• Minimum 3 years of managerial experience in facility operations or maintenance.
• Experience in managing capital construction projects and multi-site advisory roles.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director in day-to-day Operations Services activities including transportation, maintenance, custodial, and capital planning and delivery.
• Oversee partnerships, contractual agreements, and regulatory compliance at local, provincial, and federal levels.
• Support the Operations budget planning and evaluation for all HRCE facilities.
• Provide guidance and leadership to staff across multiple sites to ensure safe, efficient operations.

Skills

Ops mgmt

Facilities mgmt

Budgeting

Contract mgmt

Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is the largest Centre for Education in Atlantic Canada with over 11,000 full-time, part-time and casual employees. Serving more than 60,000 students in 136 schools, our geographic region spans a 350 km radius.

The Assistant Director, Operations Services is responsible for assisting the Director in the day-to-day operations of the Operations Services Department, including the areas of school transportation, maintenance, custodial, and capital planning & delivery. This includes managing partnerships, overseeing legal contracts and lease agreements, and ensuring compliance within local, provincial and federal regulatory frameworks. The Assistant Director supports the Director in planning and managing the operations budget and supports the planning, direction and evaluation of the operation of all facilities within HRCE. Working in a client based work environment, the Assistant Director reports directly to the Director, Operations Services .

Qualifications:

• Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in a discipline related to the operation and maintenance of facilities, or equivalent training and experience.
• Minimum five (5) years experience working in the operation and/or maintenance of facilities at a senior level;
• Minimum three (3) years managerial experience in facility operations or maintenance;
• Experience in the management of capital construction projects;
• Experience in a multi-site environment providing technical advice on maintenance, repair, and construction of facilities.

Salary:

This is a PEG (Professional Employees Group) position classified on the Education Entities Non-Union Compensation Framework at Band 14 with a salary range between $125,616 - $157,021.

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Nova Scotia’s Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is actively working to hire individuals from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, to work toward equitable representation within all employee groups. Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. This will provide opportunities for students to see themselves reflected throughout their schools, learning resources, and within their learning experiences.

HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment.

Applicants are encouraged to complete the Diversity Management section under the Questionnaire heading in the online resume. Applicants invited to participate in the hiring process (such as an interview or testing) and who require accommodation, should discuss their request for accommodation when invited to the assessment process.

Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.