FACILITIES SUPERVISOR
Infrastructure
Location: Lac La Biche Campus
Job number: 24-065
Position type: Full-time continuous
Posting date: February 20, 2025
Salary: $54,600 to $70,836 per annum
Closing date: Will begin reviewing resumes on March 3, 2025
ABOUT THE POSITION
Portage College is actively seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Infrastructure team. Reporting to the Infrastructure Manager, the Facilities Supervisor is responsible for overseeing inspections, maintenance, and servicing of all campuses. They coordinate renovations and projects across campuses and manage annual insurance renewals and claims. The role also involves administering the commercial fleet and supervising the infrastructure team. A key aspect of the position is managing work orders, ensuring the Facility Service Workers’ workload capacity is well understood, and optimizing task deployment for effective performance management.
Responsibilities include:
· Coordinate and monitor work orders and maintenance at all campuses, ensuring timely repairs and inspections.
· Supervise Facility Service Workers and casual laborers, assign tasks, and ensure safety compliance with OH&S regulations.
· Facilitate equipment repairs and replacements, ensuring annual maintenance and inspections are completed.
· Coordinate with contractors and suppliers for project materials, pricing, and estimate preparation.
· Administer corporate insurance renewal and claims, collaborating with stakeholders and adjusters.
· Oversee commercial fleet management, ensuring compliance and vehicle maintenance.
· Handle furniture and material moves, arrange clean-up duties, and provide coverage for absent team members.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
· Post-Secondary Diploma or equivalent
· Minimum of five years experience related to building maintenance considered an asset
· Building operations & maintenance related skills and knowledge
· Strong supervisory skills
· Conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.
· Ability to compose clear and concise reports using Microsoft Office and Outlook.
· Knowledge of use and able to train on etiquette for two-way-radio.
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
· Ability to work under strict deadlines and display keen problem-solving skills.
· Valid Class 5 driver’s license.
· Successful applicant will be required to provide a current driver’s abstract that must meet the College’s satisfaction.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
We acknowledge that Portage College's service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.
Portage College has been serving the region for over 50 years and is a first choice post-secondary institution for learners in northeast Alberta. You will find that we are a college that combines quality with innovation. In fact, Portage College is considered a leader when it comes to providing students with a flexible first-class educational experience. We offer a wide range of programs in health and wellness, business, human services, university transfer, food sciences, trades and technology, native arts and culture, and in academics for career and education.
As an employee at the College, you will benefit from generous paid time off, participation in the College pension plan, excellent health and dental benefits, and access to a strong professional development fund that allows employees to grow and develop professionally by taking college or university courses, or attending conferences or workshops.
HOW TO APPLY
Portage College is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society.
If you have the right qualifications, experience and motivation to do extraordinary things at Portage College, we would love to hear from you. Email your cover letter and resume to careers@portagecollege.ca. If you have any questions, call us at 780-623-5747.
Please note we do not accept third-party resume and cover letter submissions.