The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is the largest Centre for Education in Atlantic Canada with over 11,000 full-time, part-time and casual employees. Serving more than 60,000 students in 136 schools, our geographic region spans a 350 km radius. Apply today to be a part of our team!
The Director, Operations Services in the Halifax Regional Centre for Education provides overall leadership within the Operations Department including the areas of school transportation, maintenance, custodial, and capital planning & delivery. This includes managing partnerships, overseeing legal contracts and lease agreements, and ensuring compliance within local, provincial and federal regulatory frameworks. The Director plans and manages the operations budget and oversees the planning, direction and evaluation of the operation of all facilities within HRCE. Working collaboratively with the senior management team, the Director, Operations Services demonstrates a strong commitment to supporting school improvement and reports directly to the Regional Executive Director of Education.
Job Competencies
The Director, Operations Services shall have the following competencies:
- The ability to apply knowledge, experience and commitment in the areas of race relations, cross cultural understanding, human rights and diversity;
- The ability to build partnerships and maintain strong relationships with contractors, consultants and third party suppliers;
- The ability to foster a team approach to problem solving, innovative solutions and continual improvement;
- Outstanding leadership and communication skills;
- Analytical abilities which lead to the development of standards and guidelines that support the implementation of effective policies;
- The ability to provide leadership to support a safe and orderly work environment;
- The ability to apply strong budget management skills in a unique environment with competing emergencies, reactive maintenance and evolving priorities;
- The ability to establish and implement standards and guidelines which maximize the efficient and effective use of trades personnel, contractors and service providers;
- The ability to provide leadership to ensure regulatory compliance through understanding of applicable local, provincial and federal policies, codes, regulations and legislation;
- The ability to create and implement large-scale capital planning consistent with legislation and policy;
- The ability to manage and monitor utility performance and implement measures for improved and efficient energy management;
- The ability to apply knowledge and understanding of the demands of an educational environment;
- The ability to identify staffing allocation requirements to deliver operational services;
- The ability to effectively evaluate and manage the performance of all staff within the Operations Services Department;
- The ability to effectively lead and manage within a unionized environment;
- The ability to maintain and promote strict confidentiality;
- The ability to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities and change;
- The ability to manage the operation and maintenance of all facilities and capital assets;
- The desire and ability to engage in continuing education and professional development.
Qualifications
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A university degree in a field related to operations and facility management, or an equivalent combination of technical training/experience;
- Minimum five (5) years recent experience in a senior leadership role preferably in the public sector;
- Experience overseeing multi-disciplinary operations in a large organization;
- Experience in a unionized environment considered an asset.
Salary
This is a PEG (Professional Employees Group) position classified on the Education Entities Non-Union Compensation Framework at Band 17 with an annual range between $151,715 - $189,644. The Non Union Compensation Framework is available
Specific Job Components
The Director, Operations Services shall perform tasks as assigned by the Regional Executive Director of Education of the Halifax Regional Centre for Education. These tasks may vary, from time to time, with the evolution of the organization and may include but not be limited by the following:
- Provide leadership to the Operations Services Department to ensure a school-focused model of service delivery, effective use of resources and support to school improvement;
- Ensure effective implementation, communication and evaluation of all policies, procedures and guidelines;
- Ensure compliance with relevant policies, codes, acts and regulations governing the administration of Operations Services in the province of Nova Scotia;
- Develop priorities and business case documents for capital construction and renovation projects;
- Lead HRCE processes supporting capital construction, renovations and disposition of schools;
- Lead capital planning processes pursuant to the Education Act and the School Boundary Review Policy;
- Lead custodial & maintenance teams to enhance facility management;
- Oversee all aspects of pupil transportation including contract administration;
- Implement measures for improved management of utilities;
- Utilize strong budget management skills to manage financial resources and participate in the preparation of the annual operating budget;
- Build and maintain partnerships with consultants, contractors and third party suppliers;
- Participate in recruitment and staffing process in cooperation with human resources practices;
- Participate in labour relations matters with respect to the collective agreement and the collective bargaining process;
- Participate in the performance evaluation process and plan for professional development opportunities for all staff;
- Participate as a member of Senior Staff and as a member of the provincial Regional Centres Operations Directors working group, and other inter-agency working groups and committees on behalf of HRCE;
- Support the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) management program within the Centre in compliance with the OHS Act;
- Work collaboratively with government and external agencies to negotiate agreements for shared access to schools;
- Other executive responsibilities as required.
Nova Scotia’s Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.
The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is actively working to hire individuals from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, to work toward equitable representation within all employee groups. Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. This will provide opportunities for students to see themselves reflected throughout their schools, learning resources, and within their learning experiences.
HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment.
Applicants are encouraged to self-identify in their online profile questions. Applicants invited to participate in the hiring process (such as an interview or testing) and who require accommodation, should discuss their request for accommodation when invited to the assessment process.
Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.
Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
