Facilities Manager

Location: Vancouver, Canada; onsite facilities management for the Vancouver studio.

Base salary: $75,000–$80,000 CAD per year for this full-time position.

Company

hirify.global is a visual effects and animation company creating feature film, television, and multiplatform content, with more than 9,000 employees and studios worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead health, safety, and fire safety activities, including risk assessments, emergency procedures, fire wardens, first aiders, statutory inspections, permits, and incident reporting.
• Manage building services, suppliers, contracts, audits, facilities failures, landlords, building owners, cleaning, waste, recycling, security, maintenance, and courier and mail processes.
• Plan and optimise office space, coordinate fit-outs and office moves, manage workplace equipment and remote-worker deliveries, and handle facilities requests through Jira.
• Organise office events, maintain facilities information and policies, oversee the front desk and visitor experience, and coordinate business travel.
• Line manage the Runner team, coordinate training and progression with Production, and collaborate with Technology, HR, senior management, and global sites.
• Support the annual department budget and contribute ideas that improve how the studio operates.

Requirements

• Previous office or facilities management experience, including building services.
• Strong team management skills, including delegating and coordinating work in a fast-changing environment.
• Experience developing and implementing health and safety strategies.
• Proven experience negotiating prices and contracts and managing supplier and third-party relationships.
• Proven budgeting and forecasting experience.
• Experience managing service charges, including meter reading, lighting, maintenance contracts, and common-area cleaning.
• Good knowledge of local building codes and British Columbia legislation.
• Ability to read and understand schematic drawings and floorplans.
• Experience with space planning and fit-outs; understanding of low-voltage electrical and mechanical systems.
• Friendly, organised, persistent, hard-working, proactive, communicative, and able to motivate others and improve processes collaboratively.

Nice to have

• Office relocation experience.
• Business continuity planning experience.
• Familiarity with OfficeSpace or similar space-management tools.
• AutoCAD experience in 2D and drafting.
• Level 1 OFA or above.
• Experience with A/V or home theatre setup.
• Some design experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with local senior management and global studios while supporting a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Support is available for adjustments or accommodations during the application process.
• Salary is determined by function, department, level, location, transferable skills, and job-related experience.