Superintendent of General Operations

Iqaluit, NU, Canada

Full Time

Public Works

Senior Manager/Supervisor

Superintendent of General Operations

Opportunity Overview

The City of Iqaluit is seeking an experienced Superintendent of General Operations to provide leadership and operational oversight within the Public Works Department. Reporting to the Director of Public Works, this role leads Roads Maintenance, Fleet Maintenance, and Building Maintenance operations while supporting safe, efficient, and reliable municipal service delivery. The Superintendent plays a key role in workforce leadership, operational planning, budgeting, asset management, contractor coordination, procurement support, and emergency response activities that help maintain essential municipal services for the community.

Compensation Snapshot

Hourly Rate: $75.46 per hour

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week

Settlement Allowance: $22,378.25 per annum

Status: Full-time Permanent

Union Status: Excluded

Key Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate Roads Maintenance, Open Spaces, Fleet Maintenance, and Building Maintenance operations.

Plan, organize, and oversee daily, seasonal, and long-term operational activities to support municipal service delivery.

Supervise unionized and non-unionized staff, providing leadership, direction, and performance support.

Manage operational budgets, prepare reports and estimates, and support procurement and tendering processes.

Coordinate contractors, maintenance programs, and operational projects while ensuring compliance with legislation, policies, safety requirements, and municipal standards.

Support emergency response activities, service restoration efforts, and after-hours operational requirements when needed.

Qualifications

Post-secondary education in public works, engineering technology, construction, fleet management, or a related field. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in municipal operations, public works, maintenance, construction, facilities, fleet, or similar operational environments.

Experience leading and supervising teams, preferably in a unionized municipal or public sector setting.

Knowledge of maintenance planning, contractor management, procurement, budgeting, health and safety, and project management.

Northern or remote experience, asset management, fleet management systems, and ability to communicate in Inuktitut or another Indigenous language are assets.

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If you are a collaborative and results-oriented operations leader with experience in public works, municipal operations, fleet management, facilities maintenance, or related environments, we encourage you to apply.

The successful candidate must provide a satisfactory Criminal Record Check and meet all certification requirements at the time of application. This position may require participation in emergency response activities and work in Arctic outdoor conditions.

As per Article 23 of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, priority will be given to Nunavut Land Claim Beneficiaries who meet the criteria.

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This position is located in Iqaluit, Nunavut, an Arctic community accessible only by air with no road access to southern Canada. This is NOT a rotational fly-in/fly-out position. Please confirm that you are either already a northern resident or understand that you would be responsible for self-relocating to Iqaluit (without relocation assistance) and adapting to the Arctic environment.*

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Which of the following operational and administrative responsibilities do you have direct experience managing? (Select all that apply) Coordinating maintenance operations across roads, open spaces, fleet, or municipal buildingPlanning daily, seasonal, and long-term operational activities and service schedulesManaging operational budgets, cost estimates, and related financial reportingSupporting public procurement, RFPs, and formal tendering processesOverseeing external contractors while ensuring compliance with OH&S and municipal standardsDirecting emergency response protocols and after-hours service restoration efforts

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