Supervisor - Plant Operations & Maintenance

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You as a Supervisor, Plant Operations & Maintenance will:

• Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, and oversight of maintenance, operations, and facility services staff.

• Plan, coordinate, and supervise preventive maintenance programs and corrective maintenance activities across building systems and infrastructure.

• Ensure all building systems are maintained in a safe, reliable, and operational condition, including HVAC, BAS, electrical, plumbing, life safety, security, and vertical transportation systems.

• Monitor, assign, and prioritize service requests and work orders to ensure contractual service levels and key performance indicators are achieved.

• Support staffing coverage, scheduling, workforce planning, and operational continuity.

• Participate in the site's Duty Manager rotation, providing after-hours leadership, incident escalation, emergency response coordination, and client support as required.

• Lead and support incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.

• Coordinate and oversee contractors, vendors, and service providers to ensure safe and effective service delivery.

• Promote and maintain a strong workplace safety culture through compliance with EllisDon policies, client requirements, and applicable legislation.

• Support recruitment, onboarding, coaching, performance development, and succession planning for team members.

• Conduct and support Edge Ahead development discussions and career growth planning with direct reports and team members.

• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with client representatives, court service stakeholders, contractors, and internal EllisDon teams.

• Assist with procurement, cost control initiatives, and resource planning.

• Support audits, inspections, regulatory compliance activities, and reporting requirements.

• Prepare operational reports, maintenance summaries, and performance metrics for leadership review.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance service delivery, safety, efficiency, and employee engagement.

• Perform other duties as required to support business operations and client needs.

Is this the right role for you?

• Minimum 5 years of facilities operations, building maintenance, or technical service experience.

• Minimum 3 years of leadership or supervisory experience or team leadership within a facilities management, building operations, or critical infrastructure environment.

• Strong working knowledge of building systems including HVAC, BAS, electrical distribution, plumbing, life safety, fire alarm, security, and mechanical systems.

• Experience managing maintenance programs, work order systems, contractors, and service providers.

• Demonstrated ability to lead teams in a fast-paced, customer-focused, and operationally critical environment.

• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, organizational, and communication skills.

• Experience leading emergency response activities and responding to operational incidents.

• Familiarity with health and safety legislation, workplace inspections, hazard assessments, and incident investigations.

• Ability to build positive working relationships with clients, stakeholders, and team members.

• Technical certification, trade qualification, Building Environmental Systems (BES) designation, or equivalent industry credentials are considered as an asset.

• Experience within judicial, healthcare, institutional, government, or complex public-sector facilities is considered an asset.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).

• Successful completion of security screening requirements applicable to courthouse operations.

• Salary range for this position is $80,000-90,000

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.

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