Operations Manager - East
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
We are seeking an experienced and results-oriented Operations Manager to lead our parking operations portfolio and deliver exceptional service for our clients, customers, and teams. This role is critical to driving operational excellence, strengthening client partnerships, growing profitability, and developing high-performing teams across multiple locations.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain strong client relationships while supporting business retention, growth, and overall profitability.
- Ensure all contractual commitments and service level agreements are successfully delivered and maintained.
- Lead operational projects, business initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts across assigned locations.
- Oversee month-end activities, including site invoicing, financial reconciliations, and revenue reporting.
- Monitor, validate, and reconcile monthly revenue deposits from operational sites.
- Analyze operational and financial performance, prepare reports, support budgeting activities, and manage expenses within approved guidelines.
- Ensure effective inventory management, purchasing processes, and cost controls.
- Recruit, coach, develop, and lead high-performing teams while fostering a culture of accountability and service excellence.
- Plan and coordinate staffing requirements, schedules, training, and performance management activities.
- Partner with Human Resources on recruitment, employee relations, disciplinary actions, and talent development initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, safety standards, and operational procedures.
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in a management or supervisory role within parking operations, transportation, hospitality, facilities management, or another customer-facing service environment.
- Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop frontline teams while fostering a culture of accountability, safety, and service excellence.
- Strong client relationship management skills, with experience ensuring service commitments are met and customer expectations are exceeded.
- Knowledge of service agreements and contract administration, with the ability to ensure contractual obligations are effectively delivered.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to identify opportunities for operational improvement.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build productive relationships with clients, employees, and internal stakeholders.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel between operational sites as required.
- Bilingualism (English and French) is considered an asset.
We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. However, due to the high volume of applicants, we will only be contacting candidates selected for an interview.
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Responsibilities
Lead parking operations across multiple locations, maintaining client relationships and delivering contractual commitments while improving service, profitability, and operational performance. Oversee financial reporting, revenue reconciliation, budgeting, expenses, inventory, staffing, team development, and compliance.
Requirements
Requires at least two years of management or supervisory experience in parking operations or a related customer-facing service environment, along with demonstrated ability to lead teams and manage client and contract commitments. Candidates should have strong analytical, organizational, communication, and Microsoft Office skills, a valid driver's license, and the ability to travel between sites; English-French bilingualism is an asset.
Skills
- Operations Management
- Parking Operations
- Contract Administration
- Team Leadership
- Coaching and Development
- Financial Reporting
- Revenue Reconciliation
- Budgeting
- Expense Management
- Inventory Management
- Purchasing
- Operational Improvement
- Performance Management
- Microsoft Office
- Communication
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Transportation
- Finance & Accounting
- Human Resources
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- Parking Operations
- Facilities Services
- Operations Management
- Client Relationships
- Business Retention
- Profitability
- Service Level Agreements
- Contract Administration
- Continuous Improvement
- Month-End Activities
- Site Invoicing
- Financial Reconciliation
- Revenue Reporting
- Revenue Deposits
- Budgeting
- Expense Management
- Inventory Management
- Purchasing
- Cost Controls
- Recruitment
- Employee Relations
- Performance Management
- Safety Standards
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Valid Driver's License
- Operational Sites
- Customer Service
- Bilingualism