Careers

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Working for The City:

A great career is closer than you think. Come work for the City of Burlington, where you’ll be joining an innovative and progressive workplace focused on building a 21st century city that respects the diversity of our residents, visitors and employees; and prioritizes continuous opportunities for you to learn and grow.

We don't just spend time attracting the best talent. We spend time and resources to keep the best talent. This may include: flexible working hours, mobile and hybrid working working arrangements, a great pension and benefits package, as well as programs to foster innovation and leadership.

Location:

This position is eligible for a hybrid work model. When attending an event or meeting in person, your primary office location will be based out of Sims Square 390 Brant Street. Work location is subject to change at the discretion of the City due to operational demands.

Position Overview:

This position is responsible for the technical aspects of the corporate facility asset management program including the corporate facility asset management system, identification and costing of capital facility renewal needs. The Coordinator, Facility Asset Management is responsible for developing and maintaining condition assessment data on the City’s facilities, identifying renewal needs and monitoring of appropriate design and maintenance standards that would ensure that the City’s properties are designed, built and maintained in an effective and energy efficient manner and in compliance with the requirements of applicable legislation.

The City of Burlington expects all employees to work in an environmentally friendly way in all the tasks that they do; to work in a manner that is safe for themselves and others and to be aware of their health & safety obligations; to continually look for opportunities to improve their job that will result in excellence in municipal government and; to recognize the uniqueness of the individuals they come into contact with, and to treat them with dignity and respect.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of the facilities asset management team, including assigning of work, motivating, training, hiring, disciplining and carrying out performance evaluations of staff.
• Supervise the development and maintenance of the City’s facility asset management system including field data collection, condition assessments and development of related rehabilitation and financing strategies.
• Develops corporate standards for asset tracking, preventative maintenance with a link to capital planning.
• Develops replacement and expansion plans for corporate assets including the preparation of long-term capital renewal plans based on full life-cycle cost as identified.
• Develops cost estimates for facility renewal projects
• Identifies cost effective opportunities to extend asset life in facilities.
• Represents the facility asset category in the implementation and maintenance on the corporate asset management team.
• Develops performance strategies for the delivery of technical services required to maximize cost savings in the City’s facilities and operations including energy efficiencies and building system monitoring.
• Provides asset management advisory services to internal customers.
• Contributes to the development and updating of the Corporation’s long-term asset management strategy.
• Establishes technical standards and policies related to Corporate facility asset management and reporting.
• Benchmark the City’s facility asset management practices with practices in the public and private sector.
• Facilitates/coordinates corporate facility audits and makes recommendations based on information obtained through the audit process.
• Represents the Department on Corporate Teams as required.

Requirements:

This position needs to have a good understanding of facility maintenance and capital renewal, generally gained through one of the following educational tracks: University degree in Architecture, Electrical, Mechanical, Structural or Building Sciences, Community College diploma in Architectural Technology, Facility Management. Project Management (PMP), Asset Management Professional Certification (IAM, CAMP) and or Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS) designations are assets. Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in asset management, preferably in the public sector.

This position may require occasional travel between sites and/or City facilities and must provide own transportation (unless a City vehicle is available for use). A valid (G-Class) driver’s license is required with an acceptable driver’s abstract (no more than three (3) driving related convictions and an accumulation of no more than three (3) demerit points in the previous three (3) years prior to the date of hire).

Additional Information:

All City of Burlington staff are required to be fully vaccinated as a condition of hire in accordance with the City’s COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Policy.  For more information on this policy, please click on the following link: https://www.burlington.ca/en/your-city/career-opportunities.asp

Accommodations:

in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the City of Burlington accommodates the individual needs of applicants with disabilities within the recruitment process. Please call us at 905-335-7602 or email us at: hr@burlington.ca if you require accommodation to ensure your equal participation in the recruitment and selection process.

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