Senior Manager, Advisory

J EllisDon Corporation; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EllisDon is seeking a senior-level Facilities Management professional to lead advisory services for large-scale portfolios across healthcare, institutional, municipal, and commercial environments from Mississauga. The role emphasizes strategic FM guidance, lifecycle planning, and performance metrics.

You will drive operating models, governance, and energy/sustainability objectives while coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring compliance and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Engineering, Facilities Management, Asset Management, Building Sciences, Architecture, Project Management, or related discipline.
• 10-12 years of progressive experience in facilities management, building operations, technical services, or asset management.
• Extensive experience managing large and complex facilities portfolios in healthcare, institutional, municipal, transportation, industrial, residential or commercial environments.
• Experience with Public Private Partnership (P3) and DBFM projects is a strong asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic FM advisory services by guiding clients on facilities operations, service delivery, operational optimization, and best practices.
• Develop FM strategies and operating models aligned with organizational objectives, including service delivery frameworks, staffing models, and governance structures.
• Improve operational performance through assessments of facilities services programs and recommendations to enhance efficiency, reliability, service quality, and cost effectiveness.
• Establish performance measurement frameworks by developing KPIs, SLAs, and monitoring processes to evaluate operational performance.
• Lead asset management planning including asset inventories, criticality assessments, lifecycle forecasting, capital planning, and asset management frameworks.
• Manage operational readiness and transition activities for new facilities by supporting commissioning, occupancy planning, operational planning, and handover to operations.
• Provide technical services expertise through design reviews, maintainability assessments, lifecycle evaluations, technical due diligence, and root cause investigations.
• Advance sustainability and energy management objectives by supporting energy optimization, decarbonization initiatives, environmental performance improvements, and sustainability programs.
• Manage risk, compliance, and business continuity programs through risk assessments, regulatory compliance reviews, audit support, and emergency preparedness planning.
• Lead FM advisory projects and stakeholder engagement by managing consulting assignments, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, preparing business cases and recommendations, facilitating stakeholder engagement, and supporting business development activities.

Skills

Strategic FM advisory

Facilities management leadership

Operations optimization

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Engineering/FM/Asset Management/Building Sciences/Architecture/PM

Job description

Connect with us LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. Thinking about a change? We recognize that the construction industry is changing at a rapid pace and we continually strive to be at the forefront. Our core values empower people to deliver great careers to one another and develop creative solutions for complex problems on some of the most exciting projects. It doesn't matter what your expertise and craft is – there are no boundaries. We are a group of professionals with a variety of expertise within pre-construction, construction, and post-construction. To learn more, check out our Cradle to Grave services and hear from our team directly about what a career at EllisDon could look like for you. As you can see, we are a diverse bunch. Above all, we are a group of individuals with unique experiences and at EllisDon, we choose to celebrate the strength in our differences, every day. EllisDon’s commitment to Inclusive Diversity is to work together to create an environment where every employee feels safe to be their true and authentic self. Ultimately, EllisDon’s purpose is to provide people with similar values the opportunity to achieve to their full potential; to deliver that opportunity for great careers to one another; and to contribute meaningfully to the community we share with others. In case you’re curious, here’s what the industry thinks of us and some of the impacts we've made to the communities we work in and our latest Impact Report, highlighting how we're putting our values into practice in areas such as the climate & environment, inclusive diversity, indigenous relations, and health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic FM advisory services by guiding clients on facilities operations, service delivery, operational optimization, and best practices.
• Develop FM strategies and operating models aligned with organizational objectives, including service delivery frameworks, staffing models, and governance structures.
• Improve operational performance through assessments of facilities services programs and recommendations to enhance efficiency, reliability, service quality, and cost effectiveness.
• Establish performance measurement frameworks by developing KPIs, SLAs, and monitoring processes to evaluate operational performance.
• Lead asset management planning including asset inventories, criticality assessments, lifecycle forecasting, capital planning, and asset management frameworks.
• Manage operational readiness and transition activities for new facilities by supporting commissioning, occupancy planning, operational planning, and handover to operations.
• Provide technical services expertise through design reviews, maintainability assessments, lifecycle evaluations, technical due diligence, and root cause investigations.
• Advance sustainability and energy management objectives by supporting energy optimization, decarbonization initiatives, environmental performance improvements, and sustainability programs.
• Manage risk, compliance, and business continuity programs through risk assessments, regulatory compliance reviews, audit support, and emergency preparedness planning.
• Lead FM advisory projects and stakeholder engagement by managing consulting assignments, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, preparing business cases and recommendations, facilitating stakeholder engagement, and supporting business development activities.

Qualifications

• You have a Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Engineering, Facilities Management, Asset Management, Building Sciences, Architecture, Project Management, or related discipline.
• You have minimum 10-12 years of progressive experience in facilities management, building operations, technical services, or asset management.
• You have extensive experience managing large and complex facilities portfolios within healthcare, institutional, municipal, transportation, industrial, residential or commercial environments.
• You have experience with Public Private Partnership (P3) and DBFM projects considered a strong asset.

The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $180,000

EllisDon is proud to provide this unique career opportunity that provides continuous learning, opportunity for growth, and a competitive compensation package within an environment that is committed to inclusion and respects diversity. Go ahead and be yourself. We'll pay you for it! We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome people of any age, culture, subculture, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, race, size, mental or physical status, veteran status, religion, language, political opinion, working-style preference, family status, education, and socio-economic status. The EllisDon core values of Integrity and Mutual Respect welcomes everyone, at work and in the community, and our value of Mutual Accountability, means that we all have a role to play. As an EllisDon employee, this will ultimately be your commitment to Inclusive Diversity.

Accommodation for Applicants with disabilities will be made during the recruitment process when requested.

We are committed to providing a positive candidate experience and ensuring timely updates are provided to all candidates.

EllisDon uses AI tools to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. From our employees to clients, subcontractors, partners, and our considerable network of contacts, building strong, resilient relationships is the key to our success. We build on great, we pride ourselves on being great people to work with. Guided by our shared values of trust, complete openness, and mutual respect and accountability, we’ve built a construction services company known for our people and integrity. We exist to provide great careers to one another With us you can expect to continually evolve your career, benefitting from mentorship at every level and working collaboratively with other teams to expand your knowledge and experience. Values-based leadership. EllisDon’s culture and approach to business is a reflection of our core values and principles: freedom, trust, complete openness, mutual accountability, entrepreneurial enthusiasm, integrity and mutual respect.