Director, Environmental Services-Hskpg

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority seeks a senior leader to guide enterprise-wide corporate services, including site housekeeping coordination and infection control across Manitoba facilities. The role emphasizes building high-performing teams, navigating unionized environments, and driving strategic planning while ensuring regulatory compliance and safety standards.

The successful candidate will collaborate with executive leadership to deliver service excellence and patient-centered operations

Qualifications

• 7 years of progressive management experience leading enterprise-wide corporate services functions
• 5 years of experience managing site housekeeping service coordination and strategic planning
• 5 years experience building and leading high-performing teams in a unionized environment and implementing infection control procedures

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Infection control

Education

Post-secondary degree in business administration or clinical field

Post-graduate degree in Health Admin or MBA/BA

Job description

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient- centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Experience

• 7 years of progressive management experience leading enterprise-wide corporate services functions in a private or large publicly funded enterprise, preferably in health-care, including:
  • 5 years of experience managing site housekeeping service coordination, department strategic and operational planning.
  • 5 years of experience building and leading high-performing teams including managing within a unionized environment.
  • 5 years experience in adhering to and implementing infection control and housekeeping procedures required.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Post-secondary degree in a related discipline such as business administration or clinical field from an accredited educational institution is required.
• Post-graduate degree in Health Administration or Business Administration is considered an asset.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Active member in good standing of an associated regulatory body as appropriate.
• Active membership in the Canadian Association of Environmental Management (CAEM) or the Association for Health Care Environment or similar preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma certification is an asset.
• Must have a valid Manitoba driver’s license.
• Demonstrated exemplary team communication, technical, analytical and interpersonal and departmental organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and instruct management and supervisory staff in achieving a team environment to deliver service excellence.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work safely in a typical computerized office environment with frequent meetings at multiple sites throughout the organization.
• Interruptions to respond to questions from executives and government representatives are common; dedicated and focused time for planning and concentration can be scheduled.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.