General Manager, Facilities

Socket.dev; Corunna; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Ontario, Canada is seeking a seasoned Facilities Manager to oversee janitorial, maintenance, and grounds operations. The role includes supervising subcontractors, ensuring safety compliance, and managing budgeting and procurement to maximize efficiency.

The ideal candidate has experience in facilities management, strong leadership, and the ability to develop mid- and long-term plans while maintaining high service standards for customers.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in engineering, business administration, or property management or equivalent.
• Minimum 5–7 years of supervision in a commercial or institutional facility.

Responsibilities

• Supervise janitorial, maintenance, and ground maintenance services.
• Implement maintenance and procurement of subcontractor services; schedule installations and oversee safety.
• Ensure safety regulations and programs are followed.
• Manage budgets, monitor expenditures and take corrective action.
• Lead in improving revenue or reducing costs.
• Supervise staff including hiring, workload, training, and performance.
• Monitor operations and recommend improvements for quality and effectiveness.
• Develop plans and assess feasibility of projects.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and meet customer expectations.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Contract negotiation

Procurement

Project management

Communication

Safety programs

Facilities management

Reading documents

Education

Degree/Diploma/designation in engineering, business administration, or property management

Tools

AutoCAD

Word

Excel

Job description

Responsibilities

• Supervises and coordinates janitorial, maintenance, and ground maintenance services
• Implements all maintenance and general procurement of sub-contractor services, schedules installations and oversees that such repairs are accomplished in a safe and timely manner.
• Ensures implementation of safety regulations and programs.
• Manage budgetary needs, monitor expenditures and take corrective action when needed.
• To take ownership for the business and suggest improvements which will result in increased income and/or reduced costs.
• Supervise subordinate personnel including: hiring, determining workload and delegating assignments, training, monitoring and evaluating performance, and initiating corrective or disciplinary actions.
• Monitors and evaluates operations, programs, processes and/or practices for quality and effectiveness; makes recommendations for improvement
• Develops, evaluates, or reviews plans and criteria for a variety of projects and activities; assesses feasibility of proposals
• Ensure that all legislative requirements are met
• Ensure that all of the services provided excel in performance standards and meet all customer expectations.

Requirements

• Degree/Diploma/designation in engineering, business administration, or property management, but may be substituted by progressive equivalent job experience.
• Minimum experience should be at least 5 to 7 years of supervision in the operation of a commercial or institutional facility.
• Experience should include a well-rounded background and broad knowledge of facilities management including but not limited to; heating, air conditioning, electrical and plumbing systems, including equipment maintenance and repairs, health and safety, janitorial services, information technology, and project management.
• Knowledge and experience of heating, air conditioning systems, electrical systems, building and grounds maintenance and equipment repair.
• Understanding of various Federal, Provincial/State and local codes and regulations involving construction, installation, fire, safety and sanitation.
• Overall responsibility for successful delivery of projects (both small and major capital)
• Provide leadership in financial planning, stewardship, analysis and forecasting.
• Responsible for reviewing financial reports, recognizing variations and providing corrective actions to achieve budget.
• Ability to meet with service contractors and vendors regarding the negotiation of contracts, agreements and guarantees.
• Experience with procurement and/or administration of contracts or similar agreements, as well as with bids, quotes and award procedures
• Ability to set priorities and make appropriate decisions on repairs or assignments contingent upon availability of parts manpower.
• Ability to develop mid and long-term plans and programs and to evaluate work accomplishments and assist in asset management planning.
• Ability to supervise and train subordinate employees.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, AutoCAD drawings, project schedules, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Good knowledge of PC operations and software (Word processing and spreadsheet) are required.
• Management of environmental and energy initiatives
• Management of key performance indicator (KPI) expectations
• Management of life safety requirements and management of quality requirements, as well as creation of and management of the O&M budget.
• Assist in the development of the organization objectives and ensure plans of action are outlined.
• Develop strategies on optimizing all aspects of the operation through the maximizing of revenues, marketing and services.
• Ensure workforce is utilized to its highest potential.
• Develop a solid communication link with staff and customers, using a positive favorable image.