Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

Position Details

Posting Information Posting Number CK53942P Position Title Facilities Maintenance Supervisor No. of Staff Required 1 Position Type FT If Term position, enter length of Term in months na Position Groups Division Partnerships & Investments (DV276) Department Facilities (DP156) Department Name Facilities Branch Facilities Operations (BR278) Organizational Information Purpose of your Position - Non Union Ready to be the driving force behind Kelowna’s most iconic spaces?

From bustling arenas and pools to firehalls and vibrant cultural centers, you’ll lead the charge in maintaining nearly 150 unique facilities. As our Facilities Maintenance Supervisor, you’ll orchestrate repairs, champion safety, and optimize resources – ensuring every building runs smoothly and sustainably. Step into a leadership role where your expertise shapes the future of our city, and your commitment keeps our teams and spaces safe, compliant, and thriving.

The Facilities Maintenance Supervisor oversees the maintenance of City of Kelowna facilities. They organize and schedule maintenance and repairs to ensure the sustainable, safe, and efficient use of financial, human, and physical resources. The supervisor provides leadership, technical, and professional expertise related to the department’s strategic plans, objectives, goals, and management of a vast, diverse, and aging facilities portfolio. They are responsible for staff and facility safety, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and policy requirements.

Classification Summary - Union Duties - Union Results and Activities - Non union 1) Lead facilities maintenance

Utilize the City’s CMMS (Cityworks) to effectively monitor, schedule & assign work for over 200 assets with a replacement value of $1.4 billion, covering 1.8 million square feet.

Support, monitor, and review branch strategic goals and objectives, standards, policies, procedures, and plans to ensure alignment with department, division, and city-wide objectives.

Provide maintenance management for Facilities under other departmental cost centres, including Utility facilities, Real Estate (Property Management and Parking) Facilities, and various commercial and industrial facilities.

Monitor and adapt internal and external customer service practices to ensure approved service levels.

2)
Manage human resources

Oversee 9+ direct reports, develop, inspire, hire, assess, and discipline employees.

Coordinate and manage a broad base of contractors (20+), consultants (5+), and suppliers (10+) based on their performance and technical ability, to match required contract service levels.

Implement and monitor branch health and safety; ensuring staff have the right tools, training, and procedures.

Facilitate staff recruitment, engagement, retention, and job satisfaction.

3) Manage branch sustainability & facility resilience

Manage and provide leadership for maintenance programs that ensure the full life cycle of assets.

Recommend, review, and approve procedures and plans based on risk prioritization, to reduce reactive work and to ensure service continuity for external and internal customers.

Monitor and ensure compliance with all regulatory programs, legislation, or best practices.

Support capital and energy initiatives.

4) Budget

Operating Budget:$5,800,000

Capital Budget:

Approximately $3,000,000

Spending Authority:
Supervisor: $100,000 Manager:
Depending on value

Credentials - Union Knowledge - Non Union Post Secondary diploma in building or architectural technology, or a journeyman trade ticket. Minimum of 5 years of leadership and management experience in the field of facilities management. Requires a working technical knowledge of buildings, building systems, and facility operations and maintenance. Skills & Abilities - Non Union Strong leadership, management, and technical skills regarding facility operations and maintenance.

Effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to navigate CMMS (Cityworks) and general computer literacy and competence. Ability to read and interpret technical drawings. Demonstrate a civic entrepreneurial spirit by generating new, innovative ideas and development of better methods to…