Director Corporate Services

The Director leads a broad portfolio that includes Customer Support Services, Linen Services, Central Portering, Room Booking Services, Clinical and Core Housekeeping Services, Waste Management, Environmental Sustainability initiatives, and contracted Inpatient Nutrition Services. Working collaboratively with clinical programs, support services, and external partners, the Director oversees operational performance, service planning, contract management, resource allocation, and continuous quality improvement across multiple hospital sites.

Reporting to the Vice President, Corporate Services and Capital Development, the Director, Corporate Services provides strategic and operational leadership for a diverse portfolio of services that support Hamilton Health Sciences' clinical and corporate operations. The Director is responsible for driving service excellence, operational effectiveness, financial stewardship, employee engagement, quality improvement, and innovation while advancing the organization's Vision 2030 priorities. The role focuses on delivering high-quality, customer-centered services while developing strong leadership capacity across the portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

•  Provide overall leadership, direction, and accountability for Corporate Services across all hospital sites, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, efficient, and responsive support services that meet organizational and operational requirement. 

• Provide strategic oversight on planning, delivery, and continuous improvement of Clinical & Core Housekeeping, Portering, Linen Services, Room Booking, Waste Management, , Inpatient Nutrition Services, Environmental Sustainability initiatives and other assigned corporate service functions. 

• Lead service planning and operational initiatives to ensure support services are aligned with clinical priorities, patient experience goals, accreditation requirements, and organizational objectives.       

• Oversee contracted service providers and vendor relationships, establishing performance expectations, monitoring service levels, ensuring contractual compliance, and addressing operational issues to achieve desired outcomes.     Develop and manage operating and capital budgets for Corporate Services; monitor financial performance, identify variances, implement corrective actions, and ensure effective stewardship of financial and physical resources.   

• Establish performance measures and quality improvement processes to monitor service effectiveness, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction, and implement strategies to drive service excellence.     Provide leadership for environmental sustainability initiatives within Corporate Services, including waste reduction programs, resource conservation efforts, and organizational environmental reporting requirements.       

• Partner with clinical leaders, physicians, support services, academic partners, researchers, volunteers, and external stakeholders to resolve operational challenges, support organizational priorities, and enhance service delivery across the organization.

Monday to Friday, Days. This role participates in the Director On-Call schedule.

Additional hours may be required to support operational needs and organizational priorities.

• Master's degree preferred; post-secondary degree in a healthcare, business, administrative, or related discipline required.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare operations.
• Experience managing large, complex operational portfolios and budgets.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to continuous quality improvement principles and processes.
• Demonstrated success leading teams in a unionized environment.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and talent development skills.
• Proven ability to drive quality improvement, operational excellence, and service innovation.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing operational and capital budgets.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills with key partners.
• Demonstrated commitment to patient and customer-focused service delivery.
• Ability to lead change, influence across diverse groups, and achieve organizational objectives through effective partnerships.

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website. This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact Human Resources at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment. Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset.

If this position is temporary, selection for this position will be as per the outlined Collective Agreements:

Article 30 (k), CUPE Collective Agreement 
Article 10.7 (d), ONA Collective Agreement 
Article 13.01 (b) (ii), OPSEU 273 Collective Agreement 
Article 14.04, OPSEU 209 Collective Agreement 
Article 2.07 and Article 13, PIPSC RT Collective Agreement