Let us welcome you home to Inglewood in Red Deer, AB. 

Optima Living operates Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living and Memory Care communities in Alberta and British Columbia. Our communities are among the best places to live in Western Canada. 

Our Vision: For every person to feel at home. 

This is truly supported by our credo. “Let us welcome you home.” All of us here feel it is an honor to work with our residents and we advocate a resident-centered approach where the Resident, is the focus of all our endeavors. 

Role Summary

Under the supervision of the General Manager, the Building Service Manager is responsible for improving the maintainability, reliability, and availability of the assets through the execution of improved maintenance practices, personnel training and development of maintenance workers and service staff. This role also acts as a key liaison with our contracted preventative maintenance and repair service providers, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Support the site during equipment failures, to troubleshoot solutions and triage response so that impact on team members, residents and infrastructure is minimized.
• Support site building and maintenance team members to ensure we follow safe work practices.
• Ensure compliance with corporate maintenance programs and ensure site meet inspection standards.
• Work with General Manager on training to optimize maintenance team member performance.
• Conduct quarterly benchmarking of maintenance expenses internally and externally where possible
• Support site building and maintenance team members to ensure the maintenance of the HVAC, Systems, interior and exterior of all homes is completed in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Work with maintenance team to ensure the effective function of the fire safety system including administering the fire plan.
• Ensure the site building services and maintenance teams are recording information on the operation, maintenance and repair of equipment and systems in Worxhub and where necessary permanent logs, records and files.
• Maintains current knowledge of facility policies and procedures and ensure employee compliance with same.
• Review all Building Management systems (set up weekly review, educate site team how to make daily assessments)
• Review energy consumption reports/utility reports and provide possible solutions that could result in savings
• Assist with sourcing solutions for companywide requirements to comply with regulation or directions from regulatory bodies
• Review monthly maintenance spending with General Manager and identify actions to that helps contain costs; and take actions to correct cost escalation.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualification & Experience

• Related experience and relevant professional designation or verified experience commensurate with ability to oversee all building operations.
• Full understanding of building plumbing, including ability to read and understand mechanical drawings.
• Full understanding of building Electrical systems, including ability to read and understand electrical drawings and schematics.
• High level of organizational and customer service skills.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of first aid and emergency procedures.
• Demonstrate an understanding of building facility safety in accordance with all WCB regulations.
• WHMIS Training.
• Be available to work shift work, occasional odd hours, and to take "on-call" response roll during "off' hours.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to train personnel in the safe operation of equipment required in maintenance of buildings.
• Team player, conscientious of impact of interactions with residents, team members and volunteers as well as site leadership.
• Must be in good health, well-groomed, can be capable of bending, stooping, heavy lifting and walking.
• Previous experience in a senior's community is considered an asset. 

Conditions of Employment 

• Clear Police Information Check 
• Clear Vulnerable Sector Check