Facilities Management jobs in Canada

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Req ID:

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Location:

CentralZone,

Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre
Department:

FMS M&O P3 CZ
Type of Employment:

Permanent

Hourly FT(

100%) x

1
Management/Non UnionP

osition
Posting Closing Date:

8-Aug-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

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About the Opportunity

This role is ideally suited for candidates with technical maintenance experience or skilled trades background, combined with facilities management experience, who are eager to expand their knowledge of the commercial and contract management aspects of facilities management.

Reporting to the P3 Facilities Management Contract Manager, the P3 Facilities Management Assistant Manager plays a key role ensuring assigned Public-Private Partnership (P3) facilities are delivered in compliance with contract requirements and meet all performance standards during the operational term.

The Assistant Manager will assist the Manager in representing Facilities Management Services (FMS) for the assigned location(s), supporting the implementation of technical standards, performance evaluation criteria, and enforcement of contractual terms related to P3 projects built under Design-Build-Finance-Maintain (DBFM) and related models. This position will also collaborate closely with the P3 Facilities Management Contract Manager to serve as a key liaison between FMS and major capital redevelopment projects as required.

With a strong foundation in facilities maintenance and operations, the Assistant Manager may also be called upon to provide subject matter expertise during construction, commissioning, and operational readiness phases of new P3 developments.

The role requires the ability to navigate complex relationships between Project Co, healthcare site leadership, and the provincial government to ensure long-term functionality, operational efficiency, and value for money across the contract term.

The following are some responsibilities:

-Assist/support in administering the payment mechanism process and assist as required in the processing of Project Co monthly service payments for all assigned P3 projects during the concession period.
-Support the transition of new P3 construction projects to operational term.
-Assist in evaluating Project Co’s delivery strategies to ensure that they are operating consistent with the project agreement obligations and value for money approach.
-In line with the P3 contract, participate in necessary audits to ensure performance and quality levels are achieved. Identify opportunities to optimize performance and bring forward appropriate solutions.
-Review and analyze contemplated service level or service delivery changes/variations, evaluate their impact on clients’ operations and performance levels, and provide recommendations to FMS, provincial government, and clinical services management, as applicable, to those changes being implemented.
-Review and approve, as per delegated authority, requests and price proposals for minor works and miscellaneous occupant requests which have the potential to impact the facility, ensuring alignment with clinical needs and minimal impact to operations.

About You



We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

-Certified journeyperson or post-secondary education related to Maintenance and Operations
-1-3 years progressive leadership experience in facilities management, with at least 1 year managing in a contracted setting.
-Experience working in a healthcare environment is an asset
-Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) is an asset
-Certified Energy Manager (CEM) is an asset
-Recognized industry certification in facility management such as FMA, FMC, FMP or CFM is an asset
-Experience managing a wide range of projects and stakeholder teams, committees, etc.
-Proficient in Microsoft Office
-Familiarity working with CMMS
-Ability to learn provincial and stakeholder’s systems (SAP, eBuilder, Fieldwire)
-Proven record of success working with staff, contractors, consultants, and clients. 5
-Ability risk assessment and management principles and processes.
-Strong communication, planning, presentation, and organizational skills.
-Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with staff, other departments, consultants, contractors, and all other stakeholders.
-Experience and competence in building operations and facilities management.
-Knowledge in use of data collection and reporting systems and other related Preventive Maintenance software programs. Must have well developed computer skills and be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel programs.
-Organized, with the ability to work in a fast paced, changing organization, responding to a variety of competing demands while working with minimal supervision
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours
-Permanent Full-Time position; 75 hours bi-weekly

Compensation and Benefits

$40.95 - $51.19 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ and self-identify.