Director of Fabrication Facilities

UM Careers; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Manitoba invites applications for Director of Fabrication Facilities, a full-time leadership role within the Faculty of Architecture, starting January 2027. The incumbent will lead fabrication research and education, manage budgets, and foster collaborations with faculty, staff, and external partners.

The role requires proven leadership, communication skills, and a commitment to reconciliation and Indigenous perspectives as part of FAUM’s mission.

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold full-time academic appointments in the Faculty of Architecture.
• Strong leadership and communication skills are essential for this role.
• Experience with fabrication-related teaching, research, or service is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic goals and plans for fabrication research and education.
• Chair the CAST Committee and guide designation for CAST as a UM Centre.
• Oversee budgets, investments, and facility development.
• Develop systems for project tracking, scheduling, and billing.
• Build partnerships with faculties, universities, and local industry.
• Seek ongoing funding for research and fabrication facilities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Academic administration

Education

Full-time academic appointment

Job description

Director of Fabrication Facilities

We invite applications for the position of Director of Fabrication Facilities for a one-year renewable pilot commencing January 2027. Candidates must hold full-time academic appointments in the Faculty of Architecture and have proven records of fabrication-related teaching, research, or service.

Candidates must possess strong leadership qualities and demonstrate a clear commitment to fabrication research and education by supporting students, faculty, and staff to develop and sustain opportunities and equipment. Effective communication and interpersonal skills are essential; and collaborative leadership, mentorship, and sensitivity to student, staff, and faculty concerns are requisite.

An ability to represent the Faculty of Architecture in the context of university, professional, and public venues is central to the position. Previous administrative experience in academic or professional practice environments is preferred.

Duties include, but are not exclusive to, the following:

Strategic Leadership and Coordination

• Lead processes to identify strategic goals and plans re fabrication research and education based on the FAUM Strategic Framework & Implementation Plan and Maamaawi bimiayaa (Travelling Together): Building Relationships and Finding Common Ground of Understanding and Truth, the FAUM Reconciliation Plan
• Chair the CAST Committee and guide the committee renaming, review of goals, and pursuit of designation for CAST as a recognized UM Centre
• Oversee and provide direction on the budgets for fabrication facilities, strategic capital investments, and facility development
• Establish systems for project tracking including scheduling, equipment coordination, resources, and billing, as needed
• Build current and potential partnerships, including with other faculties and universities, local organizations, fabricators, and professionals
• Seek ongoing funding for research and fabrication facilities (grants, sponsorships, fees for service, etc.), in collaboration with the Dean and Partners Program
• Raise the profile of FAUM by hosting events and public discussions related to fabrication and assisting with dissemination of fabrication research and teaching outcomes

Supporting Fabrication Research and Education in FAUM

• Promote existing and emerging synergies across research, teaching, fabrication, and hands‑on learning environments
• Work with faculty and fabrication staff to coordinate schedules for studio and course fabrication needs
• Identify and address fabrication needs related to faculty research and teaching
• Assist faculty with curriculum development re fabrication
• Increase opportunities for funded research for students and faculty, in collaboration with the Associate Dean (Research)
• Expand curricular and extracurricular opportunities for student learning and skill building
• Organize trainings for students, faculty, and others in fabrication techniques

The position reports to the Dean and provides regular reports to Faculty Council.

For more information please contact: Tara Vogelsang - [e-mail] (2044746433)

Please send questions by email to [e-mail] and cc’d to Tara Vogelsang, [e-mail] .

Faculty of Architecture

Date posted: October 27, 2026 Advertised until: November 6, 2026

Full-time: No Permanent: No Work schedule: Appointment Dates January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027

Additional information:

The University of Manitoba is a driving force of innovation, discovery and advancement. Our momentum is propelled by our campus community – UM faculty, staff and students whose determination and curiosity shape our world for the better. Our teaching, learning and work environment is uniquely strengthened and enriched by Indigenous perspectives. With two main campuses in Winnipeg, satellite campuses throughout Manitoba, and world-wide research, UM’s impact is global.

Discover outstanding employee benefits, experience world‑class facilities and join a dynamic community that values reconciliation, sustainability, diversity, and inclusion. We are one of Manitoba’s Top Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers. At the University of Manitoba, what inspires you can change everything.

The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).

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