Manager, Maintenance & Repair Operations

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC); London; On-site; CAD 133,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is seeking a Manager of Maintenance & Repair Operations to lead a team of managers, coordinators, and trades. You will oversee preventative maintenance, capital projects, and repairs to building systems to ensure patient safety and timely access.

Reporting to the Director of Facilities Operations, Projects and Planning, you will manage staffing, budgets, and change initiatives, while fostering a healthy workplace and collaborating with internal and external

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline (e.g., Engineering) preferred.
• Post-graduate education preferred.
• Facility Management Professional (FMP) certification preferred.
• Project Management certification preferred.
• 3–5 years in progressively more responsible leadership roles in healthcare, preferably in an acute care teaching hospital.
• Active members of CCHL who pursue CHE Select may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance and repair operations with managers, coordinators and staff.
• Coordinate preventative maintenance and small/large capital project repairs.
• Ensure alignment with LHSC mission, vision, values and objectives.
• Manage day-to-day department activities including staffing and scheduling.
• Support a healthy workplace, risk and utilization measures, and budgets.
• On-call evenings and weekends on a rotational basis.

Skills

Work order system

Third-party management

Codes & regs knowledge

Action planning

Business acumen

Leadership

System transformation

Coaching & mentoring

Analytical skills

Education

Baccalaureate degree in Engineering

Post-graduate education

FMP certification

Project Management certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Posting Information

Posting Period: October 29 – November 11, 2026

Salary: $133,107.00 - $166,413.00 per year

Who We Are

For 150 years, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has been a leader in world‑class care. As an acute tertiary and quaternary teaching hospital, LHSC provides leading‑edge medical care to people from across western Ontario and beyond. LHSC is located just two hours from Toronto and two hours from Detroit in the city of London which is known for its beautiful and walkable downtown core located on the Thames River, a vibrant culinary scene and scores of activities that highlight local arts, culture and music. Our team of more than 17,000 physicians, staff, learners and volunteers works tirelessly to support patients as they navigate their unique health‑care journeys. As one of Canada’s largest acute‑care teaching hospitals, LHSC is a renowned centre of innovation with a history of groundbreaking research that has influenced how people are cared for around the world. With nearly 1 million annual patient visits across University, Victoria and Children’s Hospitals, LHSC provides compassionate leading‑edge care and is proud of our strong regional, national and international partnerships. For more information, please visit www.lhsc.on.ca.

Facilities Management (FM)

Facilities Management (FM) is responsible for the creation, maintenance and sustainability of all LHSC facilities, spaces, and physical infrastructure (electrical, medical gas, emergency power, medical air, pneumatic tube etc., including wayfinding, power, water, and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning)). Our Maintenance and Repair, Projects, Power Plant and Support Services teams collaborate with our clinical and patient care groups, external vendors, and other corporate customers to provide innovative design solutions that foster a healthy environment for staff, caregivers, visitors, and patients.

What the Role is

The Manager, Maintenance & Repair Operations establishes effective working relationships and coordination within the team of Managers, Coordinators and specialized facilities project and trade staff to enhance patient safety while facilitating timely patient access and flow. This is achieved in partnership with external vendors through ongoing preventative maintenance, and small and large capital project repairs and replacement of building equipment, electrical, and mechanical systems, internal hospital renovations in accordance with applicable standards, building codes, CSA and MoHLTC guidelines and in conjunction with patient care requirements.

Reporting to the Director, Facilities Operations, Projects and Planning, the Manager, Maintenance & Repair Operations directs, controls and evaluates the delivery of department services. They are responsible for translating decisions of the program leadership into execution, by utilizing relationship management and working with internal and external partners to achieve the necessary outcomes. The Manager ensures their team and department operations are aligned with our mission, vision and values, while working together to successfully achieve our strategic objectives.

This role is accountable for day-to-day department activities, including the management of human and material resources, day-to-day staffing and scheduling, development and support of a healthy workplace, risk and utilization measurements, and facilitation of improvement initiatives and change management, while operating within approved operational budgets and financial guidelines and controls. A major focus of the role is fostering effective working relationships and networks within the team/unit and with other teams across the organization.

NOTE: This role is required to be on‑call, evenings and weekends on a rotational basis of one (1) week out of every six (6) to eight (8) weeks.

Who You Are

• You are self‑aware of own assumptions, values, principles, strengths and limitations
• You manage and develop self while modeling qualities such as honesty, integrity, resilience, and confidence
• You engage and support others to foster development, personal goals and encourage a healthy organization
• You achieve results by strategically aligning direction, decisions, actions and evaluation with the vision, values and evidence
• You facilitate an environment of collaboration and cooperation
• You create connections, build partnerships and networks
• You demonstrate a commitment to the organizational vision, mission, values and service excellence
• You are a transformational thinker that encourages and supports innovation
• You have exceptional analytical skills that contribute to effective decision‑making
• You are self‑directed, courageous, and highly motivated with excellent interpersonal and effective communication skills

What Skills Are Needed

• Experience managing a workorder flow system
• Ability to effectively manage third‑party services
• Knowledge of all relevant codes and regulations related to this position including National and Ontario Building and Fire Codes, Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), Technical Standards and Safety Act (TSSA), Electrical Safety Authority (ESA), Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Canadian Environmental Protection Act and Operating Engineers Act.
• Planning and executing action plans that deliver results and motivate individuals for greater performance excellence
• Strong business acumen
• Values‑based leadership and a proven track record for developing and sustaining healthy work environments and effective teams while leading in a performance‑driven culture
• Lead and drive system transformation
• Develop self and others through teaching, coaching, mentoring and formal development processes
• Strong analytical skills that contribute to effective problem solving and decision‑making

What You Will Bring with You

• Successful completion of a recognized baccalaureate degree program in a related discipline (e.g., Engineering), preferred
• Related post‑graduate education preferred
• Facility Management Professional (FMP) certification from IFMA, preferred
• Project Management certification, preferred
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in progressively more responsible leadership roles in a healthcare environment, preferably in an acute care academic teaching hospital
• Preference and consideration will be given to active members of the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) who have, or are in process of attaining the Canadian Health Executive (CHE) Select certification program
• Ability to effectively work with diversity, appreciating that different opinions, backgrounds and characteristics can bring richness to the challenge at hand
• Fluent and computer literate with computer systems such as email and Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis

*Consideration for an interview will be given to an education and prior experience assessment

Immunization Requirements

Before beginning employment at LHSC, all new hires must provide documentation related to LHSC’s Health Review Requirements. For more information and a detailed list of requirements, please visit Health Review Requirements | LHSC.

Additional Information

London Health Sciences Centre fosters a culture of patient and staff safety whereby all employees are guided by LHSC's Mission, Vision, Values and Code of Conduct.

LHSC does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess or select applicants for a position.

Reason for Posting: Existing Vacancy

Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates, as a condition of job offer, would be required to provide a satisfactory police information check (original document) completed in the last 6 months.

LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. We are committed to providing persons with disabilities equal opportunities and standards of goods and services, and are also fully compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005), as applicable.