Head of Property Ops - #1701826

Ready for a Challenge?

Dynamic, fast-paced and supportive, this role will help bring Skip’s culture to life across Canada through unique in-office experiences. The right candidate has excellent initiative, sense of urgency and follow through, and has the ability to forge connections internally to bring creative and innovative facilities solutions to the table. They’ll work with the site-based Facilities Team to ensure the smooth operation of each location to provide a safe, secure, and engaging office experience for all Canadian employees.

What’s On Your Plate:

• Proactively provide researched and benchmarked ideas on how to continuously improve the workplace experience based on internal knowledge and outside workplace trends




• Fitout, lease management, property maintenance and facilities management of any new and existing offices




• Develop and improve tools, content, policies and processes to further the influence of Skip’s workplaces




• Provides leadership, coaching and development to direct reports while simultaneously building upon your own leadership and people management skills




• Demonstrates holistic thinking for Skip’s workplaces, its stakeholders, and Skip at large, bringing our culture to life




• Working with the Health & Safety Advisor, oversee the creation and upkeep of world-class policies, procedures, equipment and supplies to meet health and safety standards across all Canadian locations




• Oversee Project Management for all of Facilities, working with the Project Coordinator to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget




• Delivering the highest level of engagement and experience for visitors and team members across all of Skip’s offices

Here’s what else we’re looking for from our Head of Property Operations:

• Plays a strategic advisory role to Facilities Senior Leadership




• Identify and own strategic projects while completing all day to day operational activities across Skip’s offices




• Oversight of facility vendors on site to follow building protocols (parking, elevators, security, etc.)




• Oversee pantry needs and work directly with vendors to ensure budget tracking, inventory levels and employee experience is on track




• Channelling information from all locations concerning facilities, leading team members that act as a single point of contact for external suppliers and vendors to resolve (maintenance, technicians, general contractors, etc)

Recipe For Success:

• At least 5+ years of workplace, employee experience, and facilities management experience within a medium to large sized organization




• Strong Project Management, contract management and/or lease expertise, including budget control and cost management




• Solid experience collaborating with other business units to meet company goals and standards both globally and locally




• Extensive experience managing large projects in the Commercial Real Estate space




• Hands-on mentality, able to organise and execute with outstanding communication skills




• Occasional off hours + the ability to travel for work will be required

Why work at Skip?

Skip is the kind of workplace that garnered a “Top Places to Work in Manitoba” and it was no small coincidence. We set out to make this a place our employees are proud to tell their Mothers, Fathers, friends and anyone who will listen that they work here. Skip team members feel pride knowing their input and uniqueness are not only embraced but make an impact on a major Canadian company and its satisfied customers. As the company grows, so do you — you meet and surpass new challenges every day. That’s just a small taste of what it’s like to work at one of Canada’s leading tech companies. If you’re hungry for opportunity, growth, and something meaningful in a dynamic, fun and challenging environment, we’d love to hear from you.

SkipTheDishes is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees feel they truly belong and where everyone is included, seen, heard and respected.

In keeping with our values, all applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of: gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, marital/domestic partner status, (dis)ability, neurodivergence, or any other characteristic protected by law. Should you require any accommodations throughout the hiring process, we encourage you to reach out to your talent acquisition specialist.

Note: All employees will be asked to sign a Consent for Disclosure of Personal Information in order to complete a background check. Job offers will be conditional upon results that the Company determines to be satisfactory.