Supervisor, Operations and Planning

The Opportunity

Keyano’s Facilities and Asset management Department is currently seeking a Supervisor, Operations and Planning to join their team. The position exists to ensure that departmental operational requirements, maintenance planning, capital renewal activities, facilities initiatives, service contracts, compliance requirements, and related resources are effectively planned, prioritized, monitored, and advanced. Reporting to the Director, Facilities & Asset Management, the position provides a layer of operational leadership between departmental management and administrative/operational resources. The position supports the Director by taking responsibility for the coordination and oversight of recurring operational requirements, planning activities, departmental priorities, and assigned initiatives.
Note: this is not a remote or hybrid work opportunity, you will be required to work on campus and relocate to Fort McMurray, AB.

About Us

Keyano College is a comprehensive post-secondary educational institution located in Fort McMurray, nested in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo on traditional Treaty 8 territory. We are a strategic community partner that meets both the training and talent upgrading needs of industry, as well as the personal enrichment and cultural needs of the Wood Buffalo community. We take pride in offering a safe work and study environment that embraces Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. Our students and customers come from all walks of life and so do we. That is why we are committed to hiring great people from a variety of backgrounds because it makes our employee community stronger.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain short, medium, and long-term operational and maintenance priorities in consultation with the Director and Facilities leadership.
• Review maintenance requirements, service levels, operational needs, equipment condition, and emerging infrastructure issues.
• Plan and monitor preventative maintenance, inspections, permits, servicing, regulatory, contractual, and other recurring requirements.
• Identify operational, facilities, contractual, regulatory, financial, and service-delivery risks, resource constraints, and infrastructure requirements; provide recommendations and mitigation strategies.
• Support the development, prioritization, monitoring, and implementation of Capital Maintenance Renewal (CMR) requirements and approved facilities renewal initiatives.
• Assist in developing scopes, schedules, estimates, priorities, resource requirements, procurement strategies, and implementation plans for assigned initiatives.
• Monitor project and operational progress, risks, dependencies, performance, outstanding requirements, and service issues; recommend corrective action as required.
• Coordinate with Facilities Managers, contractors, consultants, Finance, Procurement, administrative resources, operational staff, and College department to advance approved work and ensure compliance with College policies and procedures.
• Provide operational oversight of service contracts, including renewals, deficiencies, performance concerns, expenditures, commitments, and resource requirements.
• Support annual and multi-year budget planning, forecasting, monitoring, reporting, and financial reviews; provide recommendations on emerging financial pressures.
• Prepare reports, forecasts, briefing materials, recommendations, and status updates for Facilities leadership and the Director.
• Supervise the Administrative Coordinator, provide direction to assigned employees and resources, resolve routine operational issues within delegated authority, and escalate matters requiring higher-level decision-making.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in, Business Administration, Facilities Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, Asset Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience in facilities operations, maintenance planning, asset management, capital planning, project coordination, or a related field.
• Experience coordinating facilities operations, maintenance programs, contractors, service contracts, renewal initiatives, budgets, procurement, and operational reporting.
• Experience supervising employees and providing leadership and direction.
• Strong organizational, analytical, planning, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work independently.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and facilities, financial, administrative, or project management systems.
Nice to have:
• Knowledge of occupational health and safety requirements, facilities regulations, codes, standards, and contractual practices.
• PMP, CAPM, Facilities Management, Asset Management, or related professional certification.
• Equivalent combinations of education, training, and progressively responsible leadership experience may be considered.
Please note that if your education was received internationally, upon hire we will require you to provide an international education assessment completed through WES, IQAS or one of the other IRCC approved designated organization.

Compensation and Benefits

We offer an attractive competitive compensation package:
• Employer paid comprehensive health and dental benefits, including a health spending account.
• Generous defined benefit pension plan though LAPP that starts on day 1 of your employment.
• This position qualifies for additional payment of the Northern Living Allowance of $1,040.00 per month (This allowance is reviewed annually and is subject to budget approval).
• Generous vacation entitlement and the bonus of paid holidays between Christmas and New Years
• Life insurance is 2.5 times your annual salary
• Paid sick days
We also offer various perks and discounts to our employees:
• Employee Service and Academic Achievement recognition
• Greatly discounted employee membership to the Syncrude Sports and Wellness Centre (our well-known gym and recreational facility).
• Tuition waiver for all employees and dependents to take courses at Keyano College to support your thirst for learning.
• Employee Discounts for the Keyano Theatre and the Keynotes Bookstore.
• Various other perks and discounts for insurance, hotels, car rentals, stores etc.

Additional Information

At Keyano College, we are committed to fostering an equitable, caring and resilient environment where everyone feels valued and connected to the common goal and the college community. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and encourage candidates who will contribute to the diversity of the College to apply.
We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue through the selection process will be contacted.