Facilities:

• The Brandon campus includes 20 buildings, totaling 900,000 s.f., on approximately 30 acres of land in the centre of the City.
• The Winnipeg Campus includes a relatively small amount of rented space in the Rice Building adjacent to the University of Winnipeg.

Fundamental Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing and controlling the department and project budgets, long range capital planning, expenditures, and departmental policies & procedures.
• Meetings with Vice Presidents, Deans, Directors, Faculty, and Staff as required
• Responsible for Security Services and contracted security services provider campuswide.
• Capital planning & construction – meet with consultants including Architects and Engineers with

regards to the design and construction of new buildings, major renovations and alterations.

• Direct supervision of Building Services Worker staff & operations.
• Indirect supervision of the Trades staff with the Facilities Manager.
• Required to oversee and participate in after-hours on-call program.
• Oversee the function of Physical Plant office and all processes such as work requests, work orders, purchase orders, month end reports, security reports, etc.
• Develop strategies and programs to increase effectiveness and efficiency of department responsibilities.

Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders including:

Internal:

• Physical Plant staff including Maintenance and Trades, Building Services Workers, and Administrative Support staff
• Facilities Manager
• Vice-President, Administration & Finance
• Director, Financial & Registration Services
• Deans, Directors, Department Heads
• Human Resources

External:

• Other institutions and counterparts at post-secondary institutions
• Brandon City Police, RCMP & Security Services Provider
• Architects, Consulting Engineers, Building Inspectors & other authorities having jurisdiction
• Suppliers and contractors
• Business Manager for the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) union