Manager Portfolio and Building Services

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• Requisition ID: 47535
• Posted: Oct 26, 2026
• Department: Community and Social Development
• Location: Vancouver, BC
• Reports to: Director of Non-Market Housing Operations

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Department: Community and Social Development · Posted: Oct 26, 2026 Apply now » Manager Portfolio and Building Services Requisition ID: 47535 Organization Vancouver is consistently ranked as one of the world’s most liveable and environmentally sustainable cities. Recognized among BC’s Top Employers and Canada’s Greenest Employers, the City of Vancouver is seeking colleagues who can help advance our core commitments to exceptional public service, sustainability, equity, and an outstanding quality of life for all residents. With a strong commitment to being a City of Reconciliation, we invite you to join our dedicated team and become part of an innovative, inclusive, and engaging workplace. A career with the City of Vancouver and within the broader public service, offers meaningful work where you play a key role in ensuring equitable access to services, upholding ethical governance, and supporting the needs of citizens with integrity and dedication. Main Purpose and Function The Manager, Portfolio & Building Services reports to the Director of Non-Market Housing Operations and assists in all aspects of managing the operations and janitorial services of the Non-Market Housing Operations portfolio. This position develops and implements enhanced workflow processes, policy and procedures, based upon the mission and values of Arts, Culture, and Community Services as well as compliance with Provincial legislation and non-market housing industry best practices. The Manager, Portfolio and Building Services directly supervises a team of Building Service & Working Supervisors, Administrative Support Officers, and the Scheduler, and indirectly supervises all Building Support Workers working across the portfolio of 12 NMHO buildings and approximately 1200 tenancies located in the DTES, Downtown South, and Killarney area. The Manager is responsible for the daily operational oversight and staff management of a complex, geographically disperse, and highly regulated housing portfolio. The Manager is responsible for managing the safety and security of staff, tenants, and buildings; ensuring compliance with residential legislation; the coordination of a variety of programs and services; tenant management and property management oversight; supporting the ongoing maintenance of sites; and tenant engagement strategies. In addition, the Manager, Portfolio & Building Services will identify, support, and integrate progressive outcomes on escalated files and highly sensitive projects relating to people and culture, tenancies, stakeholder relationships, and inter-departmental responses. The Manager, Portfolio and Building Services works as part of the management team and exercises independent judgement and is involved in complex problem solving for a variety of issues and situations. The position assumes acting responsibilities for the Director as needed. Specific Duties/Responsibilities • Supervises and leads staff • Recruits, selects, hires and evaluates staff who report to this position, supporting other selection processes across the housing portfolio. • Leads attendance and performance management discussions with staff, including guidance, direction setting, coaching and feedback to staff to support their success. • Establishes and practices appropriate professional boundaries – with and between staff, tenants, and the community. • Identifies needs and gaps and organizes staff training and development to maintain appropriate professional standards of service delivery. • In consultation with the Director, is accountable for supporting the goals and improvement plans established with employees as it relates to matters of expectations, discipline and terminations. • Represents the employer at grievance hearings and other employment related hearings such as arbitrations, Residential Tenancy Branch hearings, Labour Board hearings, and Human Rights Tribunal hearings. • Manages conflict in a positive manner that is effective for all parties and over time. • Provides effective team leadership through execution and times of change; nurture and motivate a team of frontline workers, employing exemplary leadership skills, sound judgement, and effective communication skills. • Ensures the occupational health and safety of staff as per the City of Vancouver OH&S Program Manual and BC’s Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. • Oversees compliance with WorkSafeBC regulations, addresses areas of concerns, responds to WorkSafeBC orders. • Ensures the adherence of OH&S protocols and practices among staff; monitoring, inputting, and tracking accidents or near misses within the OH&S database system; escalating issues as appropriate. • Establishes a safe and healthy environment for staff, tenants, and community members by promoting positive and responsive attitudes towards accident prevention and by establishing policies, standards, and guidelines. • Participates as a management representative on the NMHO Safety Committee. • Identifies, develops, and implements best practices and procedures as they relate to the safety, security, and maintenance of the physical structure and tenant management • Identifies areas of support for critical follow up and staff debriefs, recommends next steps or process enhancements • Supports pragmatic solutions for complex HR matters, leaves, progressive discipline and grievances Administration • Assists in the development of an annual operating budget, including preparing annual minor and capital request submissions. • Responsible for budget monitoring and reporting of the individual and aggregate operational and capital budgets in excess of $10,000,000 per annum. • Analyzes and reports on financial information needed to effectively inform decision-making. • Coordinates effective and sustainable outcomes with the Operations Manager on complex tenancy files that have escalated through unsafe or unhealthy behaviours and require a high level of sensitivity, urgent responses, and pragmatic frameworks for resolutions, That may include Residential Tenancy Branch & appropriate ministry departments, funders, and community partners • Prepares reports on escalated and complex tenancies as required; including developing reports for funders and senior management. • Prepares reports on community trends, issues, identifying escalated or politically active areas outlining recommendations for appropriate and strategic response. • Leads strategic projects as set by the Director to assist in the effective and efficient managing of the portfolio, e.g. a staff scheduling system, policy and procedure development, business continuity, and pandemic planning. • Achieves operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing productivity, quality, and tenant-focused service standards; completing audits; determining system improvements; implementing change. • Works with the Scheduler to ensure adequate operational resources are in place and risk mitigation strategies for staff shortages are effectively addressed. In addition, works with Operations Administration Officer and Property Portfolio Assistant to orchestrate operational and tenancy management priorities and delivery mechanisms. As well ensuring that effective and accurate data entry into various computer systems/formats, and required reports or forms are supported through out the portfolio. • Investigates and responds to tenant complaints as needed. • Provides monthly portfolio reports to the Director. • Assumes the leadership and management role in the Director’s absence. Policies and Procedures • Develops and implements policies and procedures that reflect operational, capital, property and tenant management strategies that reinforce the success of department objectives and that preserve physical assets. • Develops and monitors priorities for operational management criteria, administrative support staff priorities and , workflow processes, and procedures, and oversight in the application of best practices, policies and procedures to ensure consistency/adherence, due diligence, and transparency. Facilities • In consultation with NMHO leadership team coordinates the impacts of maintenance, repairs, and renovation of the physical plant and acquisition, maintenance and disposal of equipment and furniture. • In consultation with Facilities Manager coordinates and monitors maintenance requests, developing processes and measures to ensure ease of reference material and in consultation with the Director seeking improvements on and approvals for contracted for services. Risk Management • Participates in the development and implementation of plans and procedures to ensure the safety and security of the staff, tenants and buildings. • Identifies and evaluates the risks associated with program and operational activities and takes appropriate action to control the risks. • Balances operational requirements with risk reduction strategies always working towards mitigation of risks. • Assists employees, external stakeholders, and community support workers with crisis management strategies, using sound judgement and problem solving approaches. • Guides all team members in leading practices of regulatory bodies, funders, and judicial bodies to support peaceful and sustainable solutions to escalated and contentious scenarios. Program Planning & Implementation • In consultation with Director and NMHO leadership team supports the management of programs and services effectively, researching, and administering program policies and supportive mechanisms that align with human capital and stakeholder engagement requirements that engender successful tenancies while maintaining health inclusive environments . • Develops new and unique ways to improve program operations of the NMHO portfolio and to create new opportunities. • Develops crisis management strategies and practical responses to controlled and uncontrolled working