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The Opportunity

New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) is committed to transforming lives and communities. The College is currently seeking a dynamic and competent individual for the position of Regional Facilities Manager. When you work at NBCC, you are a valued team member and a part of a community of leaders who are driven by learning excellence and social and economic development.

Position Type: Regular

Location: Saint John/Fredericton/St. Andrews

Salary Range: $78,546.00 - $104,494.00 per annum

What you'll do

Responsibilities

TheRegional Facilities Manager provides leadership and planning for custodial and maintenance operations across several campuses. Reporting to the Director, Facilities and Ancillary Services, the Regional Facilities Manager will lead three campus Facilities Managers and their maintenance and custodial teams.

This position is expected to develop and execute custodial or maintenance plans, including standards, best practices, audit program, training program and administration. This role is responsible for achieving and/or improving industry standards in facility quality, service levels, campus sustainability and customer satisfaction; providing input to the development of institutional policy, procedure and practices; developing and implementing new divisional and departmental operation and business service strategies and initiatives.

In this role you will:

Tactical Planning and Operations Integration:

Provide oversight of regular operating and local discretionary capital budget review process for their campuses.
Develop and implement best practice custodial or maintenance programs and standards at NBCC.
Provide leadership in developing and implementing tactical and operational plans for the campus facilities that are consistent with the overall strategic direction of the College.
Promote continuous improvement in facilities through effective process methodology selection, technological enhancements, and staff training.
Develop and implement departmental policies and procedures.
Present recommendations to Director Facilities and Ancillary Services on custodial or maintenance issues and fiscal resources to achieve short and long-term goals for NBCC.
Maintain statistical data, analyzing all physical requests/needs regarding available resources. Designing data and specifications to ensure effective maintenance planning, scheduling, construction, provision of building services and facilities management.
Participate in health and safety incidents/investigation reporting (when required) and the facilitation of information to the Manager, Health & Safety as well as WorkSafeNB.

People Management:

Ensure a positive, diverse, and inclusive work and learning environment.
Provide leadership, expertise, mentorship, coaching and development opportunities to enhance performance and to enable direct reports to achieve respective accountabilities.
Establish clear performance standards and goals for direct reports and holding each employee accountable for meeting those standards and goals.
Address people management issues with direct reports in a timely manner and with respect for provisions of the collective agreement and NBCC policies where applicable.
Maintain a high level of staff performance through HR practices and procedures including recruiting, selecting, training, developing, motivating, and monitoring employee performance.
Ensure that staff/consultants and contractors are addressing all safety, environmental, regulatory issues in the provision of efficient building services.

Relationship Building:

Participate on and contributing to various committees and projects across the organization, e.g. Joint Health & Safety Committee, labour management committee and various lean six sigma committees.
Build and maintain relationships within the academic and administrative divisions throughout the organization; Providing timely, effective, and consistent advice to supervisors on all operational issues.
Develop and maintain relationships with external peer organizations including other post-secondary education institutions, including AAPPA, ERAPPA, etc.

What you'll need

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

Degree in Engineering or Diploma in Engineering Technology with minimum 5 years experience
P.Eng, P. Tech or CET designation. Equivalent designation may be considered.
Certified Education Facilities Professional (CEFP) would be considered an asset.
Experience with commercial building systems, codes and standards
Experience in custodial standards.
Experience in Facilities Management.
Experience working in a unionized environment.
Proficiency in operational management, budget planning and management.
Resource management and project coordination experience.
Microsoft Office: Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint.
Supervisory experience.

Professional Skills:

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate and build effective working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders.
Highly organized, a self-starter, and be able to move efficiently among multiple initiatives throughout the day.
Demonstrated ability to introduce and manage change, new concepts, and best practices
Organizational and prioritization skills.
Approachable, flexible and customer centric.
Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Candidates must possess a valid Driver's License as travel will be required.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate how they meet these qualifications on their resumes.

Other combinations of education and experience may be considered as equivalent. Subject to competition response, the minimum qualifications may be raised.

We're looking for

Core Skills

Health & Safety
Workplace Safety
Certified Education Facilities Professional (CEFP)
WorkSafeNB

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A little bit about us

New Brunswick Community College (NBCC)

With six Campuses across the province, New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) transforms lives and communities across New Brunswick and contributes to the social and economic prosperity of our province.

Why work with NBCC?

You want to make a difference. By working at NBCC, you can support students in achieving their educational and career aspirations, help meet the needs of employers and contribute to stronger communities across New Brunswick.
You want to belong to something bigger. NBCC welcomes the individual experiences and perspectives of our learners, our staff and our partners. We nurture a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and has opportunities to add value. NBCC is an equal opportunity employer building a dynamic team that is representative of the communities and industries that we serve.
We're one of the best places to work in Atlantic Canada. For ten years in a row, we have been named one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers because of our commitment to families, community service and employee engagement. This includes, paid time off to volunteer, comprehensive benefits packages and professional development opportunities.

Are you interested?

Work With Us

A culture that is focused on nurturing a sense of belonging for all employees.
Become a member of the New Brunswick Public Service Pension Plan.
Opportunities for professional development and training.
NBCC supports the wellbeing of its employees. We provide free access to an Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
Paid sick and vacation leave.
Volunteer leave.
Tuition Reimbursement Programs (Employee: Tuition Reimbursement Program AND Family: Tuition Reduction Benefit - Spouse and Children).

Curious to learn more about the benefits NBCC has to offer? Visit our Careers Page.

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada at the time of application. This competition may be used to fill future vacancies at the same level.

The New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) is committed to being flexible in its operations and to the wellbeing of its employees. This includes considering reasonable requests for alternative work arrangements, when feasible, to meet the changing needs of the College and its students. In order to ensure our student needs are met, flexible work arrangements cannot extend beyond the New Brunswick border. NBCC employees must be living in a location that is a reasonable distance from one of our seven work locations around the Province.

NBCC is committed to employment equity and strives to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants participating in all aspects of the selection process.

All interested candidates are invited to submit a detailed application, with a resume, online by July 27, 2026. All applications will be acknowledged upon receipt.