Reporting to the Regional Director, Infrastructure, the Regional Facilities Manager is responsible for the delivery of the Facility Management Program within the specified region, servicing the Government of Nunavut (GN) inventory of owned and leased facilities in a safe, efficient, and economical manner. The position manages the delegated human, financial and contracted resources in accordance with the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, acts, regulations, guidelines and policies, the Collective Agreement within the defined scope of the Facility Management Program.

As the leader of the team of technical experts, the incumbent works to maximize the quality of facilities and the built environment by managing the resources dedicated to maintaining the supporting systems and maximizing service interruptions with consideration for life safety, work priority, resource limitations and total life cycle costs. Through the course of planning and executing the work, the incumbent emphasizes safe, team effectiveness, client satisfaction and quality.

On-call and Stand-by is a mandatory function of the position and is based on a predetermined schedule established as a function of the organizational need with respect to the resource levels available, the applicable employment agreements and policies.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job would be obtained through a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Engineering discipline or related field with certification as a Facilities Manager, a minimum of five (5) years related work experience as part of a project team involved in building or works design, facilities management, operations and maintenance, or project deliver involved in facilities management, building operations and maintenance, of which should include two (2) years experience supervising trades and technical staff, and experience with a variety of building types, building systems (building automation and computerized maintenance service), asset management programs or municipal works is mandatory.

A Class 5 Driver’s license is also required. 

3 years of experience with related cold climate construction is as asset.

This is a Highly Sensitive Position and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, along with a clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required.

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. Fluency in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages would be considered an asset. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land,Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets. 

Acceptable combinations of education and experience may be considered for this position. We encourage you to apply if you have equivalent years of education and/or experience equal to the education and experience requirements listed above.

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies.

• The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.
• Government of Nunavut employees serving a probationary period must obtain and provide written authorization from the deputy head of their employing department. The authorization from the deputy head must accompany your application for your application to be considered. 
• Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position. This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check. 
• Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.
• Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
• The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution.  Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application.