Categories: Management / Non-Union

Location(s): Owen Sound

Types: Full Time

DEPARTMENT: DIRECTOR, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND

UNION AFFILIATION: NON-UNION

STATUS: FULL-TIME

REASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT

SALARY RANGE: $144,073 – $170,760

The Director, Facilities Management provides strategic and operational leadership for Brightshores Health System’s facilities infrastructure portfolio across six hospitals and the Wellness Centre.

The role leads two integrated areas: major capital infrastructure planning and project delivery, including space planning and relocations; and multi-site plant operations and maintenance, including asset stewardship, sustainability, long-range renewal and preventive maintenance.

The Director builds a responsive, customer-focused service culture, communicates effectively with clinical and corporate partners, and directs a combination of internal teams, consultants, contractors and service providers to maintain safe, reliable and compliant healthcare environments.

Qualifications

Required

- Undergraduate degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, facilities management or a related discipline; a relevant professional designation or licence in Ontario is preferred.
- Minimum of ten years of progressive leadership experience in complex facilities, infrastructure, engineering or capital project environments, including significant responsibility for both project delivery and plant operations.
- Demonstrated success leading multi-million-dollar capital projects from planning and approvals through design, procurement, construction, commissioning and close-out; healthcare experience is strongly preferred.
- Formal education or advanced training in project management,



facilities management, engineering or construction management; Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to establish project management governance, policies, procedures, standard operating procedures, controls, reporting and performance measures.
- Experience leading multi-site plant operations, asset management, preventive maintenance, lifecycle planning, utilities, building automation, emergency response and service contracts in a complex, continuously operating environment.
- Experience with space planning, relocations, facility-condition assessment, infrastructure renewal planning, sustainability and energy-management initiatives.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen, including capital and operating budgets, forecasting, procurement, contract management, risk management and change control.
- Knowledge of healthcare facility requirements, relevant legislation, building and fire codes, occupational health and safety, construction infection prevention and control, accreditation expectations and applicable technical standards.
- Knowledge of Ontario’s healthcare system and capital approval and funding environment is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and external professionals, build accountability,



manage competing priorities and deliver results in a complex stakeholder environment.
- Demonstrated experience in performance management, coaching and mentoring, including setting clear expectations, providing constructive feedback, addressing performance issues, developing leaders and supporting succession planning.
- Strong customer-service orientation with a record of building trusted relationships and communicating clearly, proactively and respectfully with staff, physicians, senior leaders, the Board, consultants, contractors, government partners and community stakeholders.
- Excellent facilitation, presentation, negotiation, analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement; experience with Lean or an equivalent improvement methodology is an asset.

- Available to participate in the Hospital Administrator On-Call rotation and to respond to significant facilities events outside regular hours, as required.
- Valid driver’s licence and access to a vehicle for travel among Brightshores sites.
- Recent satisfactory performance and attendance records
- Demonstrate, promote and encourage Brightshores’ values – We Show Up for Each Other, We Are Trusted to Act, We Create Solutions Together, We Strive for Better, We Share Accountability
- Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes
- Comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and regulations, and actively contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy work workplace

📌 Director, Facilities Management – Engineering – #505-26 (Owen Sound)
🏢 Brightshores Health System
📍 Owen Sound