Manager - Plant Operations

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is seeking an experienced 2nd Class Power Engineer to lead a shift at Victoria General Hospital. The role emphasizes preventative maintenance, team supervision, and coordination of mechanical, electrical, and life-safety systems.

You will direct long-range planning, manage projects, and ensure compliance with governing codes and internal standards, working in a collaborative, in-person environment.

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience as a 2nd Class power engineer in charge of a shift.
• Experience supervising Trades and Power Engineering staff in a union environment.
• Experience planning, directing, and controlling all aspects of Facilities management, including Mechanical, electrical, architectural, fire and life safety.
• Experience directing Preventative Maintenance Program.
• Knowledge of large healthcare facility operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and control a computerized Preventative Maintenance Program.
• Evaluate management information from PM Program to ensure maintenance routines and repairs meet standards.
• Direct all aspects of Facilities management including mechanical, electrical, architectural, fire and life safety.
• Lead project management and short/long-term planning for building services.
• Train and develop staff; ensure regulatory and budget compliance.

Skills

Power engineering

Facilities management

Team leadership

Budgeting

Communication

Education

2nd Class Power Engineer Certificate (Manitoba/Inter-provincial)

Manitoba Journeyman Trade Certificate

Engineering technology diploma

Tools

AutoCAD

Hippo

Word

Excel

Building management software

Job description

Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site: Victoria General Hospital

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: Non Union

Anticipated Start Date: 09/07/2026

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 8.00

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Experience

• Five (5) years’ experience as a 2nd Class power engineer in charge of a shift.
• Experience in the supervision of Trades and Power Engineering staff in a union environment.
• Experience in planning, directing, and controlling all aspects of Facilities management, including Mechanical, electrical, architectural, fire and life safety.
• Experience in directing all aspects of a Preventative Maintenance Program.
• Acceptable training and experience in the ongoing operation and maintenance of a large facility, preferably healthcare.
• Experience in working as part of a team in developing plans for short and long-term changes, additions and/or modifications to buildings and services.
• Experience in project management.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• A valid Manitoba or Inter-provincial 2nd Class Power Engineer Certificate is required.
• Manitoba Journeyman Trade Certificate
• A diploma from an accredited engineering technology program.
• An equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered.
• Additional Management Courses would be an asset.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications and Skills

• Skills and abilities to oversee and control a computerized Preventative Maintenance Program.
• Ability to evaluate necessary management information from Preventative Maintenance Program to ensure required maintenance routines and repairs have been carried out and when required to established standards.
• Ability to interpret applicable legislation and apply regulations and directives.
• Ability to train and develop employees.
• Ability to communicate well orally, in writing and have good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to understand technical language, manuals and blueprints.
• Skilled with computers and computer programs related to Facility Management, Word, Excel, AutoCAD, Hippo, and other engineering software.
• Skill and Ability to time manage workload.
• Demonstrated abilities to work within a team in establishing “best practices” within budgetary constraints.
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic budget formulation and control.
• Demonstrated leadership in fostering an open and respectful work environment.
• Demonstrated independent and collaborative decision-making skills.
• Knowledge of computer systems and proficiency in the use of various current and related software applications, including computerized maintenance systems.
• Knowledge of the safe and proper methods of operating/maintaining and repairing structural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems in a large facility.
• Knowledge of applicable legislation and administration of Collective Agreements.
• Knowledge of applications in the workplace such as; Personal Health Information Act, Protection of Persons in Care Act, Mental Health Act, Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS), Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions) and other legislated acts.
• Knowledge of Codes including the Manitoba Building Code, Manitoba Fire Code, NFPA Codes, ASME Codes and related CSA Codes and other legislated acts.
• Knowledge of the vision, values, goals, and objectives of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and the facility.
• The facility’s Mission Statement, Residents Bill of Rights and Code of Conduct.

Physical Requirements

• May involve exposure to disease, radiation, toxic materials, noise allergens, etc.
• May encounter aggressive and/or agitated patients/residents/staff/visitors.

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 across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Prairie Crocus Manor, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

Wewelcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare 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.