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The House of Commons Digital Services and Real Property is currently looking to staff the Facilities Manager position.

The Facilities Manager is accountable for developing, managing and evaluating annual and multi-year plans for all Parliamentary Precinct-managed facilities, and for providing an integrated and horizontal assessment of facilities plans to ensure linkages and alignment, as well as the identification of common activities and requirements. The position develops and maintains the integrated facilities planning framework to support and enhance multi-year plans for the renovation and maintenance of all facilities in the Parliamentary Precinct and collaborates on the development and maintenance of a facilities management database that supports planning and informs forecasting. This role involves consulting with clients to identify requests, determine needs and offer alternatives that conform to established plans and priorities; and advises the Senior Program Manager and the Senior Director on emerging and existing planning issues.

Top Reasons to Join Facilities Management

Within Real Property, you will be a leading force for some of Canada's most significant and symbolic heritage buildings. You will work in various facilities that support Members of Parliament and the democratic process. This team also allows for flexible schedules, work-life balance and many advancements and learning opportunities.

• Training and development opportunities.
• Work-life balance /35-hour workweek
• 4 weeks' vacation (minimum)

Education:

• A post-secondary school degree or diploma in a facilities related field OR an acceptable combination of education, training and relevant experience.

Experiences:

• Demonstrated experience working on a variety of complex projects encompassing requirements gathering, options and feasibility analysis, financial forecasting, resource allocation, and project delivery supporting efficient usage of real property;
• Experience in facilities planning encompassing space allocation, annual planning cycles, integration with LTVP projects and program governances, and implementation of activity based / hybrid workplace principles across a portfolio of space;
• Experience in the provision of facilities-related advice and recommendations to senior management, and the resolution of sensitive issues in a political environment;
• Experience planning, multi-year financial forecasting, developing new standards, guidelines and policies for space management in a hybrid work environment and quality assurance in a corporate portfolio;
• Experience conducting internal consultations with Service areas to ensure that individual Service area requirements align with overall House priorities and recommends options for project prioritization and space optimization where funding is limited.

Asset:

• Experience with architectural and project management tools and systems (e.g. ARCHIBUS, AutoCAD software, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio).

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace by providing a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. If you have an accommodation request, require material in an accessible format, or need additional support with the application process, please contact Recruitment and Selection Services at [email protected].

Each bilingual position is assigned a linguistic profile that identifies the level of second language proficiency for reading comprehension, written expression and oral interaction required. The profile for this position is BBC. Consideration may be given to candidates with other linguistic profiles.

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Qualified candidates may be considered for future vacancies for this role or for other similar and/or related roles on an indeterminate and/or fixed term basis.

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