Facilities Manager - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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Vancouver, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Facilities Management, Level F

Job Title

Facilities Manager

Department

Facilities Management | Customer Service & Informatics | Facilities Managers

Compensation Range

$7, $12,395.83 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

September 15, 2023

Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students.

Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

Within an assigned zone of the campus acts as the zone leader for the assigned trades staff.

The Facilities Manager is the primary contact point for building maintenance services which includes cleaning, preventative maintenance, maintenance, repair and minor renovation, of the University's physical facilities and buildings.

Is involved in planning, hiring, training, directing and managing employees providing these services.

Receives, directs and expedites requests, deals with complaints, co-ordinates major, minor and cyclical projects in conjunction with other UBC Facilities staff, inspects buildings for maintenance and safety requirements and responds to all inquiries relating to UBC Facilities activities.

Organizational Status

Reports to the Senior Facilities Manager, Customer Services and Informatics

Work is performed primarily in an office environment but there is a requirement to travel between buildings throughout the day.

Some visits to trades shops, animal care facilities, research facilities and mechanical rooms are required where there is exposure to fumes, noise and dirt.

Work Performed

The Facilities Manager leads the day to day operations of buildings within assigned area of responsibility; establishes and maintains contact with user departments: ensures that the provision of building services is understood and accommodates departmental needs; expedites requests; provides advice, estimates or quotations, as required; deals with complaints; and ensures that departmental requests are dealt with in a satisfactory manner; leads meetings as required with the trades assigned to their zones.
Leads a work force involved in the repairs and maintenance of buildings; manages building maintenance programs; organizes work to ensure the best and most economical production within budget constraints; monitors work for adherence to set priorities and completion within appropriate time frames; periodically inspects work to ensure a high standard of workmanship and adherence to safety standards; introduces more effective and economical maintenance methods, materials and equipment, as required.
Determines zone staffing requirements; participates in the interview and selection process. Once employees are hired, ensures employees receive appropriate training and orientation.
Assists in operating and capital (minor & cyclical) budget preparation, and to control the expenditures of the zone within the budget appropriation; identify budget over or under expenditures immediately and to recommend and/or take timely corrective action and implement new or improved procedures to avoid re-occurrence of budget problems.
Inspects the general condition of buildings and facilities within assigned area of responsibility to ensure that these are maintained and operated in a satisfactory, safe manner, to foresee problems and to initiate action through the appropriate staff to correct any deficiencies.
Co-ordinates departmental work requests; conducts a preliminary analysis of the scope of work, preparing and obtaining cost estimates, where necessary; prepares work orders and supporting documentation and forwards to the appropriate trades supervisor for implementation; co-ordinates the scheduling and discusses problems or the progress of work with the trades supervisors or trades heads.
The Facilities Manager is responsible for the quality of service reflected in Customer Experience surveys and accountable for ensuring that their clients are submitting updated surveys on a regular basis.
Liaise with users, provide advice and assist as required in offering pertinent general knowledge of building or area and presentation of information for assembly of departmental estimat