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Job Title:

DIRECTOR, BUILDING SERVICES & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, FT

Posted Date:

2026-08-06

Closing Date:

2026-08-19

Functional Discipline:

CORPORATE

Job Description

VACANCY DETAILS

VACANCY NUMBER: 43753JF

JOB TITLE: DIRECTOR, BUILDING SERVICES & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, FT
STATUS: FULL TIME
DEPARTMENT: CORPORATE
LOCATION: NIAGARA HEALTH
HOURS OF WORK: 75 HOURS PER PAY PERIOD

POSTING DATE: 06 August 2026
CLOSING DATE: 19 August 2026

UNION: NON UNION
WAGE RANGE: $89.928 to $105.804 PER HOUR

Join Our Extraordinary Team at Niagara Health!
Niagara Health is a regional hospital system with multiple sites and a growing network of community-based and virtual services. We believe every person in our region deserves to live every day of their life in the best health possible and are committed to transforming hospital care in Niagara.

Niagara Health is entering a period of unprecedented transformation with significant capital expansion and redevelopment initiatives that will reshape care delivery across the region for generations to come. Through strategic capital planning, redevelopment, facilities renewal, and operational excellence, we are creating environments that support exceptional patient experiences, high-quality care, innovation, and sustainability.

In alignment with our purpose - Extraordinary Caring. Every Person. Every Time., we are seeking a Director, Building Services & Facilities Management who will make a meaningful impact by playing a key leadership role in delivering the organization's strategic plan and advancing significant system transformation.

Your Role:
Reporting jointly to the Executive Vice President, Strategy, Research and Redevelopment and the Executive Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer, the Director, Building Services & Facilities Management, provides strategic and operational leadership for Niagara Health's redevelopment portfolio, infrastructure planning, facilities management, and engineering services.

This role leads Niagara Health's redevelopment agenda while ensuring effective stewardship of facilities operations across a transitioning, multi-site portfolio with evolving service delivery models and partnerships, including DBFM arrangements. This role is undergoing significant evolution as Niagara Health advances its capital development strategy. The current portfolio includes five sites with a mix of traditional and DBFM partnership models; over the next several years, the portfolio will transition to three sites, with two operating under DBFM P3 partnerships and one site remaining under a traditional model.
A key priority is contract governance and performance management of related external service providers and infrastructure partners. The Director will support major initiatives such as the South Niagara Site and Welland redevelopment, ensuring delivery aligned to scope, schedule, budget, and regulatory requirements.

We are seeking an accomplished, results-oriented leader with a collaborative leadership style and significant experience leading complex infrastructure and facilities portfolios in large healthcare or similarly complex public-sector environments.
This position will be based at St. Catharines site and requires regular travel across all locations.

Key Responsibilities:
o Oversee the planning for FM related activities, alongside the redevelopment team, including third party contracts and operational implementations that impact the facilities
o Lead FM related operational readiness work
o Establish governance frameworks to ensure projects meet scope, budget, schedule, and quality targets
o Develop and implement a multi-year facilities renewal strategy aligned with organizational priorities
o Lead contract governance and performance management for DBFM partners, contractors, and service providers
o Support evolving facilities models, including redevelopment integration and site transitions
o Drive construction and project management excellence through risk mitigation and issue resolution
o Oversee facilities and engineering operations, including maintenance, plant operations, and building systems
o Lead and manage a team of professionals
o Responsible for oversight of retail vendors
o Provide financial oversight, of operating and capital project budgets, forecasting, and resource allocation
o Ensure compliance with all regulatory, accreditation, and safety standards
o Support clinical and operational leaders with excellent customer service to align infrastructure with care delivery needs

Qualifications:
o Undergraduate degree in Architecture, Engineering, Business, Project Management or relevant field
o Master's degree in architecture, Engineering, Business, Project Management or relevant field preferred
o 10+ years of senior leadership experience in healthcare or complex public-sector environments
o Proven experience leading large-scale capital redevelopment and infrastructure projects
o Experience overseeing facilities operations, engineering services, and multi-site portfolios
o Strong expertise in contract management, governance, and procurement processes
o Knowledge of Ontario healthcare capital planning, Infrastructure Ontario frameworks, and regulatory standards
o Demonstrated strength in strategic planning, financial management, and performance measurement
o Exceptional communication, leadership, and relationship management skills
o Experience leading change in complex, evolving environments
o Project Management Professional designation considered an asset

Questions, quoting the job posting number, may be directed to hrrecruit@niagarahealth.on.ca

This position is an existing vacancy at Niagara Health. No artificial intelligence is used in the screening, assessment, or selection of applicants. If you believe you have encountered or applied for a fraudulent job posting claiming to represent Niagara Health, please contact hrrecruit@niagarahealth.on.ca

At Niagara Health, we value diversity, equity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all people. We are especially interested in hearing from you if you are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working team in the beautiful Niagara Region, have a passion for service and excellence in healthcare, have a background or related expertise in the healthcare environment, supporting patient care and providing extraordinary customer-service.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Niagara Health will provide accommodations through the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

At Niagara Health, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. As a part of this work, we collect information on Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and non-Code grounds in order to: hire and retain diverse talent, prevent and/or address systemic barriers to access and opportunity, improve service delivery and programs and advance diversity and inclusion overall. All identification questions are optional and include a "prefer not to answer" option.

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