Team Lead, Transportation

Follow us on LinkedIn Posting Reason: Replacement of a regular position Job Type: Employee Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments): N/A Job Family: Maintenance and Operations # of Open Positions: 1 Faculty/Service

• Department: Grounds & Transportation Campus: Main Campus Union Affiliation: IUOE/772B
• Employees of the trades, grounds and transportation Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/10/01 Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/10/12 Hours per week: 40 Salary Grade: Lead Hand
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• 772B Salary Range: $35.61 - $35.61 About the faculty/service: Facilities Facilities services are characterized by a dynamic and creative growing team where the winds of change are blowing, offering people like you opportunities to use your leadership and innovation skills to contribute to the achievement of their inspiring mission: to deliver best in class research infrastructure, reshape campus life and student experience, and provide a sustainable environment for students, researchers, teachers and community. uOttawa’s facilities encompass three main sites that are comprised of over 600,000 square meters of building space (over 6.4 million square feet), 42.5 hectares of grounds, 125 buildings and 4,500 beds in 11 residences. There are over 150 employees in Facilities, including Project Managers, Energy and Commissioning Specialists, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Architects, and space Planners. The facilities capital and operating expenditures are in the range of $100M for the University’s $2.0 billion assets under management. The 20-year Capital spending plan envisions $4.0 billion of new investment highlighted by uOttawa launch of project Top Shelf, a $300 million capital investment to build a new facility for the Faculty of Health Sciences at uOttawa’s River Campus, as well as a tower at the Roger Guidon campus to house uOttawa’s new Advanced Medical Research Center (AMRC). Position purpose: Reporting to the Supervisor, Campus Maintenance and Operations, coordinates and supervises the various programs that provide transportation services on the main campus, including the Alta Vista area. Manages the transportation aspect of the University’s furniture recycling program, including transfers between various warehouses. Responsible for the maintenance of the Facilities service vehicle fleet. In this role, your responsibilities will include:
• Manage the workload distribution for transportation requests and plan daily, weekly, and monthly workloads for moving crews and drivers to meet customer and convention/reservation requests.
• Establish, implement and enforce University safety policies, standards and procedures.
• Work in coordination with other departments to guide them in the preparation of their moves, set-ups (installation of tables, chairs, signs, etc.) during events or meetings and also for any other miscellaneous requests on campus. Provide support to clients with obtaining bids.
• Ensure optimal use of all resources and equipment and maximize cost effectiveness. Performs auditing of customer collectable costs. Compile invoices from service providers for final approval by the supervisor.
• Arranges for the safe and sanitary transportation of animals from the laboratory.
• Maintains the fleet of vehicles under the responsibility of the Facilities Department which consists of approximately 12 vehicles.
• Resolve, in collaboration with the supervisor, client disputes arising from the work performed by contractors and/or personnel under their responsibility.
• Carry out the transportation of furniture, light and heavy equipment, boxes, parcels, and envelopes across campus.
• Coordinate the logistics, transportation, and delivery of furniture as part of the institutional furniture recycling, reuse, and recovery program.
• Perform any other related duties assigned by their supervisor. What you will bring:
• Experience in problem-solving and in managing, planning and organizing the work of teams
• Leadership skills and ability to take decisions
• Ability to negotiate with various stakeholders and to resolve conflicts
• Experience in managing contractor performance
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills
• Experience in using various software, such as: Maximo (service request management software), Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook), and internet browsers
• A valid driver's license is required
• Knowledge of the local geography
• Bilingualism — English and French (spoken and written) Key Competencies at uOttawa: Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa: Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities. Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible. Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them. Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team. The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact [email protected] to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more. If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute. Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.