Business Advisor, Asset Management
City of Brampton
- Brampton, ON
- $97,593-109,792 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide advisory subject matter expertise to support and recommend solutions and changes in ways to meet operational effectiveness.
- Liaise with facility operations related facility condition assessments and inventory updates recommending data management and reporting efficiencies.
- Plan and recommend short- and long-range maintenance and capital improvement programs.
- Co-ordinate facility inspections, maintain building component inventory and assist outside consultants with the building condition assessments.
- Leads in house project feasibility studies, cost benefit analysis, business case development and related studies for the planning and development of FOM initiatives.
- Provide technical expertise regarding building component lifecycle matters.
- Support staff, prioritize and organize daily work direction to meet operational effectiveness.
- Coach, mentor and provide guidance as required to meet operational effectiveness.
- Participate in recruitment and hiring process as required to meet operational effectiveness.
- Provide facility/asset guidance to facility operations.
- Act as an advisory subject matter expert to meet corporate service standards. Escalate complex issues to appropriate level.
- Liaise with stakeholders in order to understand business needs and recommend solutions to meet operational effectiveness.
- Build and maintain a relationship with internal and external stakeholders, departments and team members to achieve common goals and objectives.
- Present and convey complex concepts and conditions to stakeholders; develop reports, proposals and make recommendations to management for effective decision-making.
- Keep management informed of activities and initiatives; recommend solutions for effective decision-making.
- Maintain a comprehensive system of recording and reporting for facility audits and inventories.
- Conduct research, review, assess, trends, current processes and practices to recommend solutions that improve business processes, service solutions and best practices.
- Lead project teams to identify business needs, solutions and business acceptance for facility assets.
- Assist in developing and monitoring assigned properties and real estate projects and contributes to real estate program and project compliance.
- Maintain knowledge of collective agreements, City policies and practices, legislation, regulations and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Use of effective resource and expense management at all times to meet corporate policies and guidelines.
- Develops systems for forecasting operating impacts derived from future capital development.
- Lead and analyse the annual capital budget and long-term forecast.
- Oversee the Facility asset inventory and work order system as well as develop the capital lifecycle budget for FOM.
- Prepare and analyse cash flow projections to support the analysis of building improvements and business plans.
- Participate on project initiatives as a subject matter expert.
- Work well within diverse groups to achieve common goals and objectives that meet operational effectiveness and corporate service standards.
- Participate as a member of cross-functional team.
- Demonstrate corporate values at all times.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- A university degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Commerce or related field
- Professional Engineer licence, Project Management certificate and/or MBA an asset
- 5-7 years’ experience in the development and analysis of business plans, capital planning & asset management, strategic planning and the operation of related business units.
- Knowledge of project management, building and fire codes, Health and Safety regulations and standards
- 3-5 years supervisory experience is an asset; Ability to guide and motivate staff
- Practical knowledge of Municipal, Regional, Provincial and Federal Governments and applicable Legislations is an asset
- Strategic thinker with ability to translate vision into action
- Strong Presentation skills; Facilitate and convey concepts in a clear and concise manner
- Strong Customer Service and People Management skills; Interface with internal and external stakeholders and resolve issues to meet corporate service standards
- Strong Organizational skills; Detail oriented, well organized and able to prioritize complex tasks and meet critical deadlines
- Strong Analytical skills for complex problem solving
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft office/software
- Strong interpersonal, communication, negotiation and leadership skills.
- An understanding of financial analytical tools and experience in completing primary research and data collection.
- Experience in the coordination or development of facility capital budgets would be an asset.
- Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and computerized asset management systems (CMMS) would be an asset.
- Experience managing strategic or operational projects with demonstrated ability to deliver on-time quality results.