Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre (CONC) is a multi-service community organization supporting individuals and families through shelter, housing, food security, and community-based programs across Toronto.

Our work is rooted in dignity, respect, and a commitment to meeting people where they are. We strive to create a workplace where staff feel supported, valued, and able to contribute meaningfully to their communities.

If this opportunity aligns with your experience and interest in community-based work, we encourage you to apply.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, the Facilities Specialist provides technical, project, and operational support for the maintenance, improvement, and long-term sustainability of Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre's facilities portfolio. The role has a particular focus on capital repairs and improvements, renovations, complex building issues, sustainability initiatives, contractor coordination, compliance-related facilities work, and project and financial tracking across multiple sites.

The role works collaboratively with the Facilities and Operations team and is expected to contribute to hands-on facilities and maintenance work when operational needs require additional team support.

Key Responsibilities

Capital Projects and Facility Improvements

- Coordinate assigned capital repairs, renovations, building upgrades, and facility improvement projects under the direction of the Facilities Manager.
- Assist in developing project scopes, specifications, schedules, budgets, and implementation plans.
- Coordinate project activities, including contractors, schedules, site access, materials, documentation, and operational requirements.




- Monitor project progress, quality, timelines, and expenditures and identify issues requiring follow-up or escalation.
- Coordinate project close-out activities, including outstanding work, deficiencies, warranties, and required documentation.
- Provide project updates and recommendations to the Facilities Manager.

Technical Facilities Support

- Provide practical and technical support in assessing complex building, equipment, and facility issues.
- Apply knowledge of building and mechanical systems to assess problems, evaluate options, and provide recommendations to the Facilities Manager.
- Troubleshoot building-system issues and assist in identifying appropriate repair, replacement, or improvement options.
- Review drawings, specifications, technical reports, quotations, contractor proposals, and other project information within the incumbent's area of knowledge.
- Identify technical concerns that may require specialized skilled, engineering, technical, or licensed-trade expertise and bring these forward to the Facilities Manager.
- Support site inspections, facility assessments, and the identification of repair and improvement priorities.

Contractor and Vendor Support

- Support the Facilities Manager in coordinating contractors, consultants, trades,



and specialized service providers for assigned repairs, renovations, capital projects, and facility improvements.
- Assist with scopes of work, technical requirements, quotation and proposal review, site coordination, progress monitoring, and contractor follow-up.

Facilities Planning, Maintenance and Compliance

- Support facilities-related inspections, corrective work, and follow-up activities.
- Identify recurring facility issues, infrastructure risks, and opportunities for longer-term repair, replacement, or improvement.
- Support the Facilities Manager, in collaboration with the Facilities Coordinator, with preventative and lifecycle maintenance planning for major building systems and equipment.
- Support facilities compliance with applicable building, fire, health and safety, accessibility, funder, and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain technical, project, compliance, and facilities information required to support planning and decision-making.

Sustainability and Building Performance

- Support implementation of CONC's Climate Action Plan and other sustainability initiatives.
- Coordinate assigned energy-efficiency, conservation, building-system improvement, and sustainability projects.
- Assist in identifying opportunities to improve energy use, building performance, operating efficiency, and environmental sustainability.
- Track utility, project, and building-performance information.
- Support technical documentation required for grants, incentives, funding applications, and sustainability reporting.

Purchasing, Budget and Project Tracking

- Support the Facilities Manager with project budgets, cos

📌 Facilities Specialist (Toronto)
🏢 Christie Ossington Neighborhood Centre
📍 Toronto