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Post End Date:
November 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM

This job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the Administrative Professional (Employee Group)

About the Role:

Reporting to the Director, Utilities and Services, the Facilities Services and Trades Safety Supervisor provides leadership and coordination of Facilities Management trades operations, workforce activities, safety programs, and maintenance services in support of the University's buildings, infrastructure, and research facilities. The incumbent supervises assigned trades employees, coordinates maintenance and contractor activities across Mechanical Services, Electrical Services and District Energy, and leads the administration of trades safety compliance, training, inspections, investigations, and emergency response programs.



The incumbent also serves as the primary Facilities Management representative for the Cairns Family Health and Bioscience Research Complex (CFHBRC), coordinating facility operations, maintenance planning, asset stewardship, stakeholder relationships, and operational response activities to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of maintenance services and regulatory compliance objectives.

The position is designated as an Essential Services position under the University's emergency plans and may be required to respond outside regular working hours.

The Facilities Services and Trades Safety Supervisor will:

- Lead the daily operations of assigned Facilities Management trades employees and coordinate work activities across Mechanical Services, Electrical Services, District Energy, contractors, and other Facilities Management groups;
- Supervise assigned Facilities Management trades employees and coordinate delegated work activities in support of the Managers of Mechanical Services, Electrical Services, and District Energy;
- Develop and implement operational maintenance plans, shutdown plans, resource deployment strategies, and work priorities for assigned Facilities Management trades operations;
- Plan, assign, schedule, coordinate, monitor, and follow up on preventive, predictive, corrective, demand, project, and emergency work assigned to the team;
- Provide technical leadership, field direction, coaching, mentoring,



and performance feedback to assigned employees while establishing clear expectations for safety, quality, productivity, and customer service;
- Coordinate work activities across Mechanical Services, Electrical Services, District Energy, contractors, and other Facilities Management groups to ensure productive service delivery and effective utilization of resources;
- Develop, review, coordinate, and maintain trade-related safe work procedures, Facilities Management Operating Procedures, checklists, forms, standards, and program documentation in collaboration with management, employees, and Health, Safety & Wellness;
- Maintain trades training and competency requirements, identify program deficiencies, coordinate training activities, and ensure legislated and operational requirements are met;
- Conduct workplace inspections, program audits, field observations, compliance reviews, and safety assessments and implement corrective actions as required;
- Prepare safety reports, compliance summaries, performance metrics, risk assessments, and recommendations for leadership review;
- Coordinate high-risk trades safety programs and requirements, including lockout/tagout, confined space entry, working at heights, electrical safety, hot work, contractor safety, utility locates, hazardous energy control, rigging and lifting, and chemical handling;
- Lead or coordinate investigations involving incidents, injuries, near misses, property damage, reported hazards, and regulatory concerns, including root cause analysis and corrective action planning;
- Exercise authority to halt unsafe work practices, remove hazards, implement immediate corrective actions, and coor

📌 Supervisor, Facilities Services (St. Catharines)
🏢 Brock University
📍 St. Catharines