Director of Operations ABM

Posted Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Job Title: Director of Operations

Status: Full Time, Permanent

* The successful candidate will be required to travel within their portfolio to service clients. *

About Our Organization:

Alpine has grown to become one of Canada’s leading janitorial and building maintenance service providers to over 2000 distinct facilities across Canada. Our commitment to excellence and passion to serve sets us apart. With a history spanning over 40 years, Alpine has been at the forefront of various innovative industry approaches and concepts. Alpine’s brand promise of “Reflecting Excellence” distinguishes it from others. We aspire to always be the best by delivering on our promises, exceeding our clients’ and employees’ expectations.

Job Overview:

Reporting to the Vice President, Eastern Canada, the Director of Operations is directly responsible for all aspects of managing the operations and people at a multi building, 1,000,000 sq ft site in the Greater Toronto Area. In this critical role, you will be the face of our company for the client and will provide excellent customer service by building meaningful relationships and maintaining client satisfaction by coordinating between our internal team and the client to provide exceptional service.

The successful candidate will oversee and supervise the service delivery by Site Managers, Site Supervisors, and a team of over 100 cleaners, and support the business by providing a roadmap and business strategy to ensure both profitability and performance for their portfolio and providing additional support to key accounts in the Toronto area, where needed. This position requires a talented and experienced individual who can communicate with our client on a daily basis and can also manage the staffing and service levels of our operations team at the site. The successful candidate must be comfortable taking on both strategic and tactical work, they will have a proven track record of building teams and be the type of leader who is willing to pitch in wherever needed in order to succeed.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Site Managers and Site Supervisors to maintain the highest standard of safety, service and performance of employees.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with clients and deal with escalated concerns and complaints.
• Liaise with clients on a daily and weekly basis to provide updates on KPI’s.
• Establish an effective communication channel to ensure seamless flow of communication between clients, management and respective supervisors and team members.
• Conduct business reviews to ensure clients are satisfied with our delivery service.
• Develop and/or implement work processes.
• Tour sites to evaluate and direct appropriate corrective measures to address any deficiencies.
• Conduct research and analysis to determine operational effectiveness, capacity utilization, and operating cost containment.
• Develop effective coaching strategies to increase productivity and performance.
• Manage budget, supplies and assets for the assigned areas.
• Ensure quality assurance requirements are being followed and implement innovative ideas for process improvement.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of hands-on business operations and account management leadership experience in a challenging and demanding work environment.
• A bachelor’s degree in a related field is considered an asset.
• Must possess operational knowledge of related industry (Prefer previous operations management experience within the building maintenance industry).
• A full understanding of budgeting and costing in relation to the account, ability to implement changes where areas are underperforming and take best practices from performing areas.
• Professional approach to the client and the diverse workforce in the industry.
• Ability to raise concerns with the client on a professional level as well as to foresee potential issues that may arise based on conditions and unforeseen events.
• Confidence to speak up and push back diplomatically and respectfully.
• Effective leadership skills are essential in this role.
• Ability to grow sales by identifying adjacent or growth opportunities.
• Experience conducting quality assurance audits.
• Friendly, outgoing personality with excellent communication and relationship management skills.
• Proven presentation skills and experience in public speaking.
• Must be self-motivated, outgoing and energetic with a high level of commitment.

We offer:

• Opportunities for career progression.
• A competitive salary & benefits program.
• Vehicle allowance.

Company Overview:

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications for all who are eligible to apply. We value diversity and strive to create an inclusive, accessible workplace where all individuals feel valued and respected. Due to the nature of our services, some of our positions require a security clearance and/or a criminal and credit check. If you are a successful candidate, you may be asked to consent to a background check and security clearance. For positions with access to financial data or funds, your credit must be in good standing. Eligibility to Work in Canada: It’s important that you are legally eligible to work in Canada at the time an offer of employment is made. You may be requested to provide proof of eligibility at that time.