Building Services Manager

At Sienna, we empower our team members across Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta to help our residents live the life they desire and deserve. Our purpose is simple: to cultivate happiness in daily life!

What Sienna Offers: We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard and empowered to do meaningful work. We offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members financial, personal and professional needs:

- A competitive compensation and vacation package

- Employer Paid Health & Dental Benefits

- RRSP with Company Match

- Share Ownership and Reward Program (SOAR)

- Employee Share Purchase Plan with Company Match

- Continuous learning and growth so you have the skillset needed to succeed and take on new challenges

- A welcoming culture that values diversity and differing perspectives, experiences and beliefs

What Youll Be Doing:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Building Services, the Manager, Building Services is responsible for the eenterprise-wide development, implementation and evaluation of programs for Care Communities and Retirement Residences such as, preventative maintenances, equipment and machinery maintenance, grounds management, security, waste management and environmental sustainability. This position will participate in and lead the planning, implementation and tracking of short-term or long-term enterprise-wide building initiatives and projects. This role will work closely with Operations and Capital Assets as well as provide coaching and mentoring to Building Consultants and Environmental Services Managers.

How Youll Succeed:

- Provide overall leadership to Long Term Care and Retirement living through the development of policies, practices and processes, maintenance of equipment and machinery to provide a safe, secure and comfortable environment for residents and team members.

- Lead and support Long Term Care and Retirement Living in achieving key building performance standards.

- Ensure the buildings, equipment and machinery associated with policies and practices are in accordance with corporate policies and procedures as well as compliance with provincial legislation, regulations and standards.

- Participate in the development of scope, deliverables and budget for key enterprise-wide building projects and initiatives.

- Communicate and identify issues, changes in scope and variances that may arise during project or initiative implementation.

- Provide related training and development to Long Term Care and Retirement Living to ensure effective operations.

- Ensure external contracts are appropriately negotiated and managed to ensure quality, value and cost-effective delivery. Work in collaboration with Procurement to develop contractual scope of work for all relevant enterprise-wide programs such as elevators, waste, generator, HVAC, lifts, etc.

- Work in collaboration with Operations leadership to ensure all programs are coordinated and align with company policies pertaining to Ontario Health and Safety, infection control, etc.

- Remain up to date on building Codes, Technical Safety Standards Association Guidelines, Canadian Standards Association guidelines, changes to relevant legislation and regulations and standards.

- Travel to properties as needed to audit and inspect the facilities and meet with management.

- Provide coaching and mentoring to the Building Consultants and Environmental Service Managers to find, grow and keep high performing teams and support high levels of resident and team member satisfaction.

Who you are:

- Post-secondary education in facilities, project or property management with designations is an asset.

- Certificate in Building Systems Management or equivalent.

- Successful completion of the Fire Safety Planning Training for Owners and Operators in accordance with Ontario Regulation 150/13.

- Minimum eight years (8) experience in environmental services management or property management including experience in facility planning and/or building operations and construction in Long Term Care and/or Retirement Living or large multi-site setting.

- Knowledge of the Ontario Building Code and Fire Prevention Act.

- Strong hands-on knowledge of HVAC equipment, computerized building management systems, electrical systems distribution, fire alarm and sprinkler systems including operation of and testing requirements, emergency diesel generator operations etc.;

- Experience in reading technical drawings and schematics.

- Ability to develop methodologies for collecting and analyzing relevant data to audit processes, monitor quality, identify issues, and make recommendations for improvement.

- Passionate about providing high-quality care and services to all residents.

- Independent self-starter able to manage multiple priorities and demands.

- Effective verbal and written English communication skills required.

What you need to know:

- The salary range for this position is: $80,839.00-$101,048.00.

- This is an on-site position at our Shared Support office in Markham with travel to homes.

- Bilingual proficiency in English and French is an asset.

- Any offer of employment will be conditional upon a criminal background and references check.

- This posting is for a new position.

- Sienna Senior Living may utilize artificial Intelligence to screen or assess applicants for this position .

Sienna Senior Living is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. In accordance with provincial regulations, upon request, support will be provided for accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection, and assessment process .