Facility Maintenance Operator

Facility Maintenance Operator (Full-Time)

Calgary Girls Charter School (CGCS) is currently seeking a qualified applicant for a full‑time Facility Maintenance Operator to support the operations of our charter school authority. The Facility Maintenance Operator plays a critical role in planning, supporting and maintaining all facilities of Calgary Girls Charter School. This position's commencement date is August 10, 2026, inclusive of a three month probationary period.

This is an exceptional opportunity to grow as a Facility Manager by working collaboratively with an outstanding team of professionals.

The Facility Maintenance Operator reports directly to the Secretary Treasurer and works closely with the Board Office team, School Administration and Office Administration.

The Facility Maintenance Operator is responsible for the safe, efficient and effective operation of school and Board Office facilities. This role oversees building systems, custodial services and maintenance activities while ensuring compliance with all applicable health, safety and regulatory standards. The Facility Maintenance Operator works closely with school administration and the Board Office to support a clean, safe and well‑maintained learning and working environment.

Must be available to respond to after‑hours emergencies.

• Coordinator and Director of Facility Maintenance
• Manages all custodial staff (training, scheduling, supervision and evaluation)
• Coordinates with contractors, as needed
• Coordinates with sub‑leasors
• Acts as liaison between the Board Office and the School in support of care of facilities
• Facility Maintenance
• Facility Maintenance Requests
• Establishes and follows an internal process for managing, documenting and assigning facility maintenance requests
• Custodial
• Hires, trains, supervises and evaluates custodial staff
• Schedules custodial staff, approves timesheets, time off, etc.
• Orders supplies to support custodial work
• Light custodial duties, as required
• Maintenance of Facilities
• Generates short and long‑range plans/schedules for the maintenance of the facilities and school grounds (preventative and regular maintenance)
• General day‑to‑day repairs/maintenance of buildings and school grounds
• Coordinates and manages boiler checks for school campus with contractor
• Plans, organizes and implements activities related to purchasing, receiving, storing, moving and distributing furniture and equipment as required for facilities, including contracted services for facility related items
• Responds to urgent or emergent facility events, within and/or after hours (e.g. fire panel alarms, security system breaches, roof leaks, etc.)
• Grounds maintenance at school campus (snow removal, lawn upkeep, winter sidewalk care)
• Contractor Management
• Coordinates contractors when repairs are beyond skill set (e.g. electrical, heating/cooling/HVAC, plumbing)
• Building Security
• Coordinates security and building access, including but not limited to keying of rooms and distribution of keys, fobs
• Regulation Compliance
• City of Calgary Codes (e.g. Fire)
• Provides leadership to ensure workmanship, internal processes and procedures meet regulatory guidelines, codes of practice and industry standards
• Occupational Health and Safety Compliance
• Serves as the Safety Officer and Chair of the Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Committee
• Ensures and oversees compliance with OH&S standards
• Performs regular site inspections
• Building Lease Compliance
• Ensures coordination and/or communication with leaser for work orders related to building maintenance, where required and appropriate
• Playground and Equipment Inspections
• Ensures regular inspections and maintenance for school playground
• Lockdown, School Evacuation and Student/Staff Safety
• AED monitoring, organizing lock‑down supplies for facility spaces
• Ensuring that safety systems are maintained and working in case of emergencies (e.g. internal/exterior speakers, emergency lights, binds for lockdowns, etc.)
• Student and Staff Safety / Staff Safety Training
• Public School Works
• Oversee public school works, including staff training relative to building safety in the workplace
• Oversees incident reports…