Supervisor, Facilities Operations

EllisDon; Grande Prairie; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EllisDon seeks a Supervisor of Facilities Operations to lead maintenance of critical hospital systems. You will oversee mechanical and electrical equipment, ensure compliance with codes, and drive resilience through lifecycle planning and quality improvement initiatives.

You will manage a supervisory team, budgets, and safety standards on a busy site. The role requires 5+ years in engineering management, strong knowledge of healthcare facility standards, and experience with unionized staff and

Qualifications

• 5 years of engineering management experience in a maintenance environment.
• Knowledge of Ontario Building Code, Fire Code, and healthcare facility standards.
• Strong technical background in mechanical, electrical, and ICAT systems.
• Experience with cost control and budgeting for facilities operations.
• Contract management and union negotiation/grievance resolution experience.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Analytical, problem-solving skills and SLA/KPI interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for ensuring mechanical and electrical equipment meets operational and regulatory requirements.
• Lead programs for resilience and lifecycle planning in a busy hospital setting.
• Drive continuous quality improvement to optimize asset performance and staff utilization.
• Oversee supervisory teams and manage in-house and subcontracted staff.
• Manage financial objectives, compliance, safety, and performance reporting.
• Optimize CMMS to improve capacity, data integrity and results.

Skills

Engineering management

Team leadership

Mechanical systems

Electrical systems

ICAT systems

Contract management

Union negotiation

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Drawings interpretation

Analytical problem solving

Tools

CMMS systems

Job description

Supervisor, Facilities Operations

• Full accountability for ensuring that all mechanical and electrical equipment such as chillers, boilers, air handlers, and other building systems continually meet the operational/statutory requirements of the complex and further support our contractual goals of continuous operation/availability.
• Responsible for programs that ensure the resilience of building systems, including the continuous planning and execution of lifecycle works, being mindful of operational requirements of a large and busy community hospital.
• Leadership of Continuous Quality Improvement objectives to streamline operations, remove redundancies, optimize asset performance and best utilize staff, systems and budget.
• Oversight of a supervisory team that in turn manages the day‑to‑day functioning of the in‑house and subcontracted support team. Broad responsibility to ensure that effective maintenance and asset replacement schedules are in place, and ensure the building equipment is tested, serviced and maintained to meet both contractual and Code obligations.
• Financial and departmental management and delivery of all facilities services at the site.
• Operational jurisdiction of all financial objectives, compliance with Health and Safety standards, equipment and facility performance monitoring, analysis and reporting as well as act as a technical “go to” for the site.
• CMMS systems optimization delivering capacity optimization, data integrity and results.

Is this the right role for you?

• You have 5 years of engineering management experience in a maintenance environment, ideally in healthcare or other complex, high‑demand maintenance/production environments.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable Ontario Building Code, Fire Code, and relevant healthcare facility standards, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and safety requirements.
• Strong technical background in mechanical, electrical, and ICAT (Information, Communication & Automation Technology) systems, including troubleshooting, maintenance oversight, and system performance monitoring.
• You are an individual with broad and applied technical knowledge and cost control of building operations, maintenance, health & safety, and construction management abilities.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, and regulatory requirements to support safe and compliant operation of building systems.
• You are a critical thinker with exceptional analytical and problem‑solving skills, SLA/KPI interpretation skills.
• Experience working with a large unionized team of skilled and non‑skilled trades.
• Understanding of contract management and union negotiation/grievance resolution skills.
• The salary range for this position is $80,000-90,000.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and welcome people of any age, culture, 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 welcome 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.

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