Facilities Manager

About Us

One of BC’s Top Employers, the City of Coquitlam offers meaningful career opportunities to make a difference within the local community. As the sixth largest city in BC, we are home to more than 150,000 residents. Our diverse municipality is a great place to work as it continues to grow through innovative urban design, inspiring arts, culture and recreation programs, and state-of-the-art transportation systems.

Our brand is built on managing our resources in a responsible and sustainable manner, while supporting a vibrant, growing regional urban centre.We envision a bright future in Coquitlam that we hope includes you!

About You / What We Are Looking For

The City of Coquitlam is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking facilities leader to join our Community Services team as Facilities Manager.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Facilities, this leadership role is responsible for helping shape the future of more than 120 civic facilities that support residents, staff, and essential municipal services. From City Hall and public safety buildings to recreation centres and corporate workplaces, you will play a key role in ensuring our facilities remain safe, reliable, sustainable, and ready to meet the evolving needs of one of British Columbia's fastest-growing municipalities.

This is much more than a facilities operations role. You will provide leadership across preventative maintenance, facility operations, strategic civic space planning, workplace planning and selected capital renewal initiatives, while helping guide the City's long-term approach to asset stewardship and service delivery. Working closely with the other Facilities Managers, you will help balance day-to-day operational priorities with longer-term planning, continuous improvement, and organizational growth.

A unique aspect of this role is providing leadership for the City's civic space planning portfolio. Working collaboratively across departments, you will help develop workplace strategies, forecast future space requirements, support organizational change, and oversee initiatives that ensure City facilities continue to evolve alongside the needs of a growing organization.

We are looking for a collaborative leader who enjoys solving complex operational challenges, building strong relationships, and leading people through change. The ideal candidate will bring experience in facilities operations, preventative maintenance, or building operations together with an appreciation for strategic workplace and space planning. Candidates who possess experience in both operational facilities management and space planning will be particularly well positioned for success.

You understand that great facilities management is about more than maintaining buildings—it is about creating environments that enable City staff to deliver exceptional services to the community.

This is an outstanding opportunity to influence the future of the City's facilities portfolio while helping modernize programs, improve operational performance, advance workplace planning initiatives and support an organization committed to innovation, sustainability, and service excellence.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for facility operations, preventative maintenance programs, asset renewals, and facility upgrades including workspace expansions and improvements across the City's diverse portfolio of civic facilities.
• Develop and implement annual maintenance strategies, shutdown schedules, and operational work plans that ensure safe, efficient, and reliable service delivery.
• Lead the City's strategic civic space planning program, including forecasting future space requirements, optimizing workplace utilization, supporting hybrid work environments, coordinating workplace moves, and helping shape long-term workplace strategies that support organizational growth.
• Collaborate with the other Facilities Managers to develop annual business plans, coordinate priority initiatives, and ensure consistent service delivery across the Facilities portfolio.
• Collaborate with colleagues on capital planning and facility improvement initiatives by providing operational expertise and supporting projects that improve the functionality, efficiency, and long-term sustainability of City facilities.
• Provide leadership and oversight for the City's civic space planning function while supporting the future development of the program and coordinating space planning activities across the organization.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of unionized employees
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve policies, procedures, and service standards that enhance operational effectiveness and customer service.
• Build collaborative relationships across City departments, consultants, contractors, and external partners to deliver projects and operational improvements.
• Prepare reports, recommendations, business cases, and presentations that support informed decision-making and strategic planning.
• Champion innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence while fostering a collaborative, service-focused team culture.

Minimum Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Facilities Management, Engineering, Architecture, Building Sciences, a related trade certification, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum five (5) to seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in facilities management, maintenance operations, or related municipal or institutional environments.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams and coordinating complex operational activities.
• Experience overseeing preventative maintenance programs, facility operations, capital renewal initiatives, or related infrastructure programs.
• Strong project management, communication, and stakeholder relationships
• Valid BC Driver's Licence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading teams within a unionized environment.
• Experience within municipal government or another complex public sector organization.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) designation or equivalent project management experience.
• Experience supporting capital planning, lifecycle planning, or asset management initiatives.
• Experience leading workplace planning, civic space planning, corporate real estate planning, or organizational space utilization initiatives.
• Experience balancing facilities operations with workplace planning or organizational change initiatives.
• Experience leading operational improvements, service modernization, or continuous improvement initiatives.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a collaborative and strategic facilities leader who enjoys balancing operational excellence with long-term planning. You understand that successful facilities management extends beyond maintaining buildings—it also includes creating workplaces that support employees, organizational growth, and exceptional service delivery.

You may come from a facilities operations, preventative maintenance, or building operations background and have developed experience supporting workplace or civic space planning initiatives. Equally, you may have built your career through workplace planning while developing strong operational leadership capabilities. Ideally, you bring a combination of both perspectives and enjoy integrating operational excellence with thoughtful workplace planning.

You are known for building strong relationships, communicating effectively, and bringing people together to solve complex problems. Rather than accepting the status quo, you look for opportunities to improve processes, enhance service delivery, and create long-term value for the organization. You possess sound judgement, emotional intelligence, and the ability to balance competing priorities while maintaining a focus on organizational goals.

Success in this role will come from your ability to lead through collaboration, inspire high-performing teams, and think beyond the immediate challenge to develop practical, sustainable solutions. Whether supporting operational improvements, workplace planning initiatives, or future capital investments, you recognize that the City's facilities are fundamental to delivering exceptional municipal services and supporting a vibrant, growing community.

Why Work With Us

• Lead the operations and long-term stewardship of more than 120 civic facilities serving one of British Columbia's fastest-growing communities.
• Play a key role in shaping the future of municipal facilities, workplace planning, and operational excellence across the organization.
• Join an experienced and collaborative Facilities leadership team committed to innovation, continuous improvement, and exceptional public service.
• Influence capital planning, facility modernization, preventative maintenance, and long-term asset sustainability initiatives.
• Build strong partnerships across City departments while supporting projects that have a meaningful impact on staff, residents, and the broader community.
• Lead and develop talented employees while fostering a positive, collaborative, and service-oriented workplace culture.
• Be part of a progressive organization recognized as one of BC's Top Employers and committed to building vibrant, sustainable communities.
• Help shape how the City plans, utilizes, and evolves its workplaces and civic spaces to support future organizational growth.

What We Offer:

This excluded position has an annual salary range of $142,820 - $ $160,654.The rate of pay is based on a variety of factors including qualifications, knowledge, experience and skills.

You will have the chance to join a rapidly growing and diverse team dedicated to supporting the local community, and be able to engage in variety of learning and development opportunities. Additionally, there is an opportunity to participate in an earned day off/flex day program. This position is based in Coquitlam with some flexible, hybrid work options available. The City offers an attractive vacation and extended benefits package, including the ability to contribute to the Municipal Pension Plan.

Accessibility / Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Coquitlam is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer working towards enhancing equitable practices in our recruitment and retention processes. As an organization we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment to support our growing and diverse work force. To learn more about what equity, diversity, and inclusion means, and the City’s efforts in support of these principles, please visit coquitlam.ca/edi for more information.

If at any time during the application or recruitment process you require additional assistance or an accommodation, please contact our team for confidential support. Staff can also provide in-person support if required.