Environmental Services Manager
- Mahone Bay, NS, Canada
$81090 · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $81090
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5 years of experience with a good working knowledge of all building trades including plumbing, electrical, mechanical, air handling, building systems and related fields
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Environmental Services Manager
- Location:
- Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
- Position:
- Full-Time
- Salary:
- $81090
Anticipated start date: Immediate
MacLeod Cares Mahone Bay Nursing Home is a 96-bed long-term care home located in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. We are proud to provide compassionate, person-centered care in a close-knit community environment where Residents feel at home.
Operating under MacLeod Group Health Services Limited (MGHSL), we are committed to creating a positive, supportive workplace where team members grow, lead, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of Residents and their families.
Reporting to the Director Support Services, the Environmental Services Manager is responsible for:
- Overall management and delivery of Environmental Services including Maintenance, Housekeeping and Laundry
- Safety and risk management for Environmental Services, ensuring departmental compliance with applicable legislative, regulatory, program and licensing standards
- Managing building systems, ensuring optimal operation
- Human resources activities within the Environmental Services department, including onboarding, coaching, supervising, scheduling, and performance management
- Managing departmental budgets, including review of financial statements, managing ordering, purchasing, inventory control and capital purchases
- Working collaboratively with the management team
Qualifications:
- Certificate or diploma in Building Systems or Stationary/Power Engineering Technology or combination of work experience overseeing and managing the operations of a similar facility
- 5 years of experience with a good working knowledge of all building trades including plumbing, electrical, mechanical, air handling, building systems and related fields
- Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations, National Building Code, National Fire Protection Act, and applicable CSA Standards
- Computer literacy, including effective working skills of Microsoft Word, Excel and e-mail required
- Effective communication, both written and verbal
- Dependability to plan and organize work effectively and ensure its completion
- High degree of resourcefulness, flexibility, and adaptability
- High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts
- Excellent teamwork and team building skills
- Sound leadership and management abilities
- Strong morals and ethics, including political and cultural sensitivity, and a commitment to staff privacy
What We Offer:
- Competitive wages and benefits package
- Ongoing education, mentorship, and leadership development opportunities
- A supportive, inclusive, and team-oriented workplace culture
- Comprehensive Occupational Health & Safety training and resources to ensure you can work with confidence and care – your safety is our priority
- The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of Residents and families every day
Safety is a shared responsibility. We are looking for candidates who value a culture of care, accountability, and proactive health and safety practices.
MacLeod Cares is committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage everyone to apply.
Please note, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Great people are the foundation of our success!
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More about this job
Responsibilities
The Environmental Services Manager at MacLeod Cares will run the maintenance, housekeeping and laundry departments and keep the building systems working safely. The role also supervises and schedules staff, manages the department budget and purchasing, and works with the management team.
Requirements
Candidates need a certificate or diploma in building systems or power engineering, or equivalent work experience, plus 5 years of building trades knowledge and familiarity with occupational health and safety, building and fire codes. Strong leadership, communication and planning skills are required.
Skills
- Facilities management
- Building systems operation
- Plumbing
- Electrical systems
- Mechanical systems
- HVAC and air handling
- Building trades knowledge
- Occupational health and safety compliance
- National Building Code
- National Fire Protection Act
- CSA Standards
- Budget management
- Purchasing and inventory control
- Capital purchasing
- Staff scheduling
- Performance management
- Coaching and mentoring
- Onboarding
- Preventive maintenance planning
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Written and verbal communication
- Critical thinking
- Team building
Benefits
- Ongoing education and leadership development
- Occupational health and safety training
Categories
- Healthcare
- Management & Leadership
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Environmental Services Manager
- facilities management
- long-term care
- nursing home
- building systems
- maintenance management
- housekeeping management
- laundry operations
- plumbing
- electrical
- HVAC
- air handling
- mechanical systems
- Occupational Health and Safety Act
- National Building Code
- National Fire Protection Act
- CSA Standards
- budget management
- inventory control
- Microsoft Excel
Seniority
Manager
Perks
- Paid training
Tools
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Building Systems
- Stationary Engineering Technology
- Power Engineering Technology