REGIONAL MANAGER, TERMINAL MAINTENANCE

Tsawwassen 

The Opportunity

We are searching for a Regional Manager to join our Terminal Maintenance team. As a key member of Terminal Maintenance team, you are accountable for ensuring the safe, timely and efficient maintenance of terminal marine structures and shore facilities by managing and executing an effective maintenance management program to ensure safe and reliable operations. You can lead a team of admin, planners, supervisors, and skilled trades in a unionized environment and require knowledge of marine structures, mechanical systems, hydraulics, electrical, civil, buildings and sewage plants.

This position includes, but is not limited to, management of work in the following fields: marine structures, mechanical systems, hydraulic systems, electrical systems, civil infrastructure, buildings and building systems, water distribution and sewage plant systems. This position requires responding periodically to after-hours calls or call outs to respond to emergent issues. 

The Role

Reporting to the Director, Terminal Maintenance an supported by the Assistant Regional Manager, Terminal Maintenance, you add value to the team in the following categories:

• Ensures that terminal marine and shore facilities are available for safe operation by:
• Planning, developing, implementing and managing a comprehensive and effective preventative and reliability maintenance program
• Developing technical solutions to challenges and presenting options to rectify issues
• Planning and managing operating and smaller capital projects for successful delivery
• Preparing and managing operating and minor capital budgets
• Carrying out the program within budget limits and forecasting appropriately
• Ensuring Corporate and legislated standards are met
• Responding to emergencies as required

Assembles and maintains staff capability to carry out the maintenance program by:

• Hiring qualified trades people and support staff with required skills
• Developing and implementing training programs
• Providing leadership, mentoring and guidance
• Maintaining a functional organization for region in line with department guidelines
• Assigning, tracking and monitoring work to regional staff
• Taking disciplinary action according to provisions of the collective agreement
• Providing input to the collective bargaining process

Maintains records of maintenance activity by:

• Utilizing CMMS software
• Developing business processes and systems to record historical data
• Monitoring activity and providing progress reports

Acquires services beyond the capability of the Maintenance department by:

• Working within company finance and supply chain policies
• Evaluating bids and proposals for work from contractors
• Negotiating contracts with contractors
• Ensuring contractors operate within BCF safety standard
• Monitoring and evaluating contract work and ensuring costs are according to contractual terms 

Ensures Safe Operations of Maintenance on BCF property by:

• Conducting risk assessments and incident reviews
• Coordinating with WorkSafe BC
• Ensuring compliance (Environmental, Safety, Training Qualifications)

What you bring to the team

You posses a four-year undergraduate degree in an Engineering related field or successful completion of a two-year community college diploma, technical institute certification, or equivalent (e.g. trades certification). Registration with EGBC and a Project Management or Maintenance Management Professional Certificate considered an asset. You posses strong interpersonal, technical, organizational, project and time management skills. You have the ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships and work with computer software (CMMS unspecified but Maximo preferred, MS Office Excel, MS Word and Outlook).

Competency Requirements: 

• Strong organizational, time management, maintenance management and project management skills 
• Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with consultants and contractors 
• Strong written and oral communication skills 
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership and mentoring skills– necessary for leading and motivating diverse workforce in a union environment 
• Ability to work with computer software (CMMS unspecified but Maximo preferred, MS Office Excel, MS Word and Outlook) 
• Ability to manage project budgets  

Our Benefits

• Compressed Monday to Thursday work week
• Enrolment in BC's Public Service Pension Plan
• Extended health plan
• Dental plan
• Mental health and wellbeing resources 
• Emergency travel insurance
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Virtual health care
• Life insurance 
• Ferry travel pass
• Maternity leave top-up
• Paid vacation starting at four weeks
• Access to a wellness program that supports a healthy lifestyle
• Employee discounts with corporate partners
• Health Spending Account (Exempt positions)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Your legal or common-law spouse who's living with you is eligible for coverage on select perks and benefits.

Join us!

If this sounds like your next great career move, please submit your cover letter and resume by June 9, 2026.

Additional information

This is a regular full-time position.  While the target salary for the role is up to $156,800.00 per annum, consideration will be given to the successful candidate’s competencies, including but not limited to experience, education, and performance related to this role.

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At BC Ferries, our employees are our most important assets in delivering our commitment to customer safety, service and satisfaction. We support employment equity and diversity in the workplace and we encourage applications from all qualified individuals including women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who reflect our ever-changing workplace.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.