Assistant Director Operations

HRCE; Halifax; On-site; CAD 126,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is the largest educational centre in Atlantic Canada, employing over 11,000 staff across 136 schools. The Assistant Director, Operations Services will support the Director in day-to-day operations, including transportation, maintenance, custodial and capital planning, while managing partnerships and contracts to ensure regulatory compliance.

With a Bachelor’s degree and several years of senior facilities experience, the role requires managerial

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a discipline related to operation and maintenance of facilities or equivalent training/experience.
• Minimum five (5) years experience in senior facilities operations.
• Minimum three (3) years managerial experience in facility operations or maintenance.
• Experience in managing capital construction projects.
• Experience in multi-site environments providing technical maintenance/advice.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director in day-to-day operations of the Operations Services Department, including transportation, maintenance, custodial and capital planning & delivery.
• Oversee partnerships, contracts and lease agreements; ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks.
• Support planning and management of the operations budget.
• Assist in planning and evaluating the operation of all HRCE facilities.
• Report to the Director, Operations Services in a client-based environment.

Skills

Facilities operations leadership

Budget management

Contract management

Regulatory compliance

Multi-site coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related facilities operations/maintenance

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.

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.

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.