Chief of Residential Housing Projects & Maintenance

Department of National Defence/Ministère de la Défense nationale; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Public service pension

Isolated Post Allowance

Professional development

Job summary

Department of National Defence, within the Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHA) in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, seeks a Chief of Residential Housing Projects and Maintenance to lead housing services for CAF and RCMP families.

In this senior role, you will oversee maintenance programs, asset management, and capital projects, ensuring safety, compliance, and high-quality housing delivery. A permanent English Essential position with a comprehensive benefits package is offered.

Qualifications

• Secondary school diploma.
• Experience conducting residential housing or commercial property inspections, including assessing property conditions and determining required maintenance and repairs.
• Experience in property or facility maintenance, or project management.
• Experience managing financial resources.
• Experience engaging and collaborating with various parties.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance, inspections, capital projects, and asset management for military family housing.
• Manage repair and maintenance programs, lead project and contract activities.
• Provide technical guidance, ensure regulatory compliance.
• Support the delivery of safe, well-maintained housing for Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP families.

Skills

Housing inspections

Property maintenance

Project management

Resource management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Secondary school diploma

Job description

The Department of National Defence is seeking a Chief of Residential Housing Projects and Maintenance to join its Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHA) team in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

In this leadership role, you will oversee maintenance, inspections, capital projects, and asset management for military family housing. You will manage repair and maintenance programs, lead project and contract activities, provide technical guidance, ensure regulatory compliance, and support the delivery of safe, well-maintained housing for Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP families.

We're looking for candidates who have:

• A secondary school diploma
• Experience conducting residential housing or commercial property inspections, including assessing property conditions and determining required maintenance and repairs
• Experience in property or facility maintenance, or project management
• Experience managing financial resources
• Experience engaging and collaborating with various parties

The Yellowknife Housing Services Centre is a dynamic team of seven full-time employees serving approximately 190 Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP families in the region. You will play a key leadership role in the delivery of housing services while supporting and developing a team of operational and administrative professionals.

This is a permanent English Essential position. DND offers a comprehensive benefits package, a federal public service pension plan, professional development opportunities, and an Isolated Post Allowance for this position.