Facilities Manager

Facilities Manager

What this job involves:

As a Facilities Manager for our industrial client facilities based in Edmonton you'll be the operational backbone ensuring seamless daily facility operations across multiple critical sites. This role combines hands-on oversight of building systems with strategic budget management and vendor coordination to deliver exceptional service standards. In this position, you'll lead a dedicated team of technicians while partnering with vendors and stakeholders to maintain facilities that meet rigorous safety, compliance, and performance standards. Your day will blend strategic planning with tactical execution—from conducting quarterly site inspections across multiple locations to managing work order workflows and ensuring every task moves forward efficiently.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Support the development and management of capital and expense budgets by interfacing closely with the client representative and monitoring financial variance reporting to support client goals

• Manage daily work orders, flag priorities, and complete all actions required to move work forward while communicating with the client and required parties to ensure timely completion

• Verify all work has been completed to satisfactory standards and assist with the development and implementation of the annual management plan for the buildings

• Complete quarterly onsite inspections requiring travel to each site, then initiate work orders to remedy any deficiencies found during these comprehensive facility assessments

• Meet vendors onsite to review project scopes, verify completed work, and collaborate with the client to remedy challenges or resolve vendor performance issues

• Oversee daily operations of technicians including setting work priorities in collaboration with client facility manager objectives and ensuring technicians understand procurement strategies

• Manage preventive maintenance work orders for ongoing inspections and regularly scheduled maintenance while partnering with Managed Engineering Services to deliver high-quality work order performance

• Ensure safety and risk-related work is escalated immediately to prevent incidents by identifying hazards and working closely with EH&S and account management to incorporate remediation efforts

• Review and approve all timecards and procurement card purchases for technicians while ensuring adherence to work order and receipt documentation procedures in CMMS

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Minimum 5-7 years of facilities management experience with demonstrated ability to manage operations across multiple sites in industrial or commercial environments

• Proven budget management experience including development of capital and expense budgets with strong financial acumen for variance analysis and cost control

• Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and proficiency in work order management, tracking, and reporting

• Strong vendor management skills with ability to negotiate service levels, hold contractors accountable, and ensure delivery to contracted standards

• Deep understanding of occupational health and safety regulations, environmental compliance requirements, and building codes applicable to industrial facilities

• Demonstrated leadership experience overseeing technician teams including performance management, development, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures

• Excellent communication skills with ability to interface effectively with clients, vendors, technicians, and cross-functional teams to drive results

• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel regularly to multiple facility locations for inspections and site meetings

Preferred qualifications:

• Professional certifications such as CFM (Certified Facility Manager), FMP (Facility Management Professional), or similar credentials demonstrating facilities management expertise

• Experience in oil and gas, energy, or other industrial sectors where critical environments and continuous operations are standard

• Knowledge of procurement card systems and experience managing purchasing approvals and receipt reconciliation processes

• Background supporting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in client-facing facility management roles

• Project management experience with ability to support capital improvement projects from planning through completion

Please note that our client requires that all workers/staff operating at their Sites are required to undergo drug testing (including pre-employment, reasonable cause, and post-incident and random testing) to gain and continue to have access to their Sites and equipment. Please only apply to this position if you are in agreement with this mandatory condition.