The Senior Manager, Educational Space Planning plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of JIBC’s learning environments by ensuring our campuses are dynamic, innovative, and equipped to support exceptional academic delivery and long-term institutional growth. This strategic and highly collaborative position leads the planning and optimization of educational spaces—classrooms, simulation labs, and offices—by aligning space use, technology integration, and operational needs with the Institute’s priorities. The Senior Manager provides expert analysis, financial modeling, and risk assessment to guide decision-making, contributes to exciting new program and project proposals, and drives forward-thinking space optimization initiatives that enhance teaching and learning experiences.

As a key member of the Education Services leadership team, this role strengthens cross-institutional partnerships, modernizes business processes, and champions a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. The Senior Manager also leads a talented team by fostering a supportive, collaborative, and growth-oriented work environment grounded in service excellence and people-focused leadership. Working closely with leaders and staff across JIBC, the position influences campus-wide planning practices, represents the division on internal and external committees, and stays ahead of emerging trends to ensure JIBC remains agile and future-ready. The role also oversees budgeting and financial planning for the portfolio and supports organizational resilience through academic business continuity planning. A deep commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenization is woven throughout all aspects of this work, making this an opportunity to meaningfully contribute to JIBC’s mission and the evolution of its learning environments.