Description

JOB SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Director, the Senior Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operational management and/or maintenance of designated physical plant health site(s) for Vancouver Coastal Health in a manner consistent with industry best practices ensuring a protected and reliable environment for the delivery of healthcare-related services.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field supplemented with seven (7) to ten (10) years recent, related progressive supervisory and management experience in a large, complex unionized environment or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

ROLE SPECIFIC EXPERTISE

- Demonstrated working knowledge of building systems, operations and maintenance practices in a complex, multi-site health care environment.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of appropriate legislation, relevant laws and by-laws, and provincial/national standards.
- Proven initiative, judgment, decision-making and problem-solving capabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to take action in a crisis management environment.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and coach team members.
- Proven ability to develop and maintain rapport with staff and other stakeholders.
- Ability to prioritize and meet tight deadlines in a dynamic environment.
- Ability to supervise and provide direction to staff, consultant and other contractors.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
- Ability to operate related equipment including related software applications.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

Respect

- You question actions inconsistent with our values.




- You treat people with fairness and respect independent of their status or disagreement with you.

Performance Excellence

- You hire great people and expect great things from them.
- You inspire others with your thirst for excellence.

Learning Organization

- You create an environment where people can flourish and grow.
- You seek what is best for the health system, rather than the best for yourself or your group.

Courage to Innovate

- You challenge the status quo to improve quality and sustainability.
- You take smart risks and make tough decisions without agonizing.

Details

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada's Top Employers for Young People in 2026.

Unless otherwise noted on the posting, internal job postings close at 8:00 AM Pacific Time on the listed Closing Date. Please submit your digital application via the Internal Career Portal prior to the Closing Date & Time.

Nursing & LPN successful applicants will be notified by email.

We regret that only short listed candidates will be acknowledged.

This is an internal job posting for Vancouver Coastal Health employees only.

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