Senior VP of Engineering and Facilities

Since 1999, Pyramid Healthcare has been dedicated to offering the highest quality of care to those we serve. A focus on client-centered care establishes our family of brands as respected leaders in addiction treatment, mental health recovery and eating disorder treatment. Under a passionate leadership team, Pyramid Healthcare offers comprehensive behavioral healthcare defined by supportive environments that offer patients the strength they need to overcome life’s challenges. We offer behavioral healthcare services – psychiatry, addiction recovery, mental disorder treatment, etc. – that allow clients at all stages of recovery or rehabilitation to reclaim health and well-being

Deliverables/Principal Results Expected:

• Leads and is accountable for system wide delivery and performance of support services including: Facilities Management, Commercial Building Engineering Design/Plant Operations, Environmental Engineering related to State and Local Health Department Standards for water and Sewage Permitting and Plant Operations, Environment of Care/Life Safety compliance, Real Estate/Property Management, Design & Construction and Planning, Environmental Services. Establish, coordinate, and maintain operational structures within the system campuses, which promote multi-disciplinary collaborative processes, participative involvement and adequate resource allocation in maintaining excellence in all areas.
• Evaluates current systems and processes and develops and implements system-wide standards for a comprehensive facilities management program including:
  • Preventive, corrective and routine building maintenance;
  • Environment of Care/Life Safety
  • Energy management;
  • Project management;
  • Subcontractor/Vendor management;
  • Procurement standards and processes;
  • Facility management support systems;
  • Performance management;
  • Life cycle cost management.
• Project Management: Develops and manages the Facilities long-range Capital Improvement Plan including acquisitions and major renovations and improvements funded by a variety of sources. Responsibilities include identifying, coordinating, and working with external development partners such as architects, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire system designers, Environmental Site Permitting for water and sewage projects as well as related contractors, attorneys, community leaders, government agencies, financing partners, and funders. Provides leadership, project engineering design, oversight of general commercial building contractors, and management support from inception to completion, with a high level of communication both internally and externally.
• Procurement: Oversees major procurement contracts for facility related maintenance, services, and improvements, identifying new vendors and contractors, developing and issuing requests for bids, contract development, and developing cost effective solutions and savings
• Property Assessment and Planning: Directly responsible for assessing the condition and planning for improvements and replacement of properties.
• Environmental Service: Continually improve the department's processes and outcomes, comply with facility policy and procedures, efficiently and effectively manage finances and resources, promote teamwork and customer satisfaction, and align the department services into the organization's KPI's and strategic plan for the delivery of an excellent client and employee experience.
• Implement large capital projects with close collaboration between Operations, Clinical teams, other stakeholders and staff by establishing a standard of quality in project management by assembling and coordinating teams of professionals. Set priorities for capital implementations based on Administrative/Strategic priorities balanced w/ feedback on practicality of implementation to meet those priorities
• Accountable for development and compliance with annual operating budget, while improving facility operating costs by limiting variation, standardizing cross-campus processes and implementing efficiency standards.
• Works closely with the leaders of each campus to ensure a consistent partnership between Operations and Facilities/EVS.
• Responsible for playing a key role in the planning of significant projects, organizational decision making, and driving growth within a high profile, fact paced environment.
• Assures the environment is safe, secure and effectively meeting the needs of operations and continually ready to exceed all regulatory requirements.
• Builds capabilities within Facilities Management by coaching, developing, evaluating and mentoring team members all while promoting professional development and ensuring strong staff engagement and retention.
• Negotiates vendor contracts and maintains positive and effective relationships with all vendors. Improves facility operating costs while maintaining high performance and high customer satisfaction.
• Leads and reinforces a culture of service within all facility services, annually developing and achieving service goals and targets.
• Serves on appropriate medical, technology, and safety committees.
• Leads development of the annual operating plan and budget. Provides administrative oversight in managing the financial resources. Oversees and enforces accounting and financial management policies of the practices and ensures compliance with financial decisions.
• Develops and implements action plans to ensure costs stay within acceptable financial ranges for each product line within the department ensuring optimal performance and growth for the organization
• Leads, directs, and evaluates daily operations, including operational and capital budget management, human resource policies and procedures and IT systems for all areas of responsibility including: fiscal management (FTE's, operating/capital budget).
• Collaborates with leadership to assess technological and capital needs, quality and resource utilization opportunities for improvement.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required.
• Provide input to annual financial plans and manage capital within approved plans/budgets while summarizing

Technical Competencies:

• Extensive knowledge of OSHA regulations, CARF, and other applicable State and Federal rules and regulations.
• Extensive knowledge of commercial project floor plan design/layout, architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, building codes both Federal and state as well as fire safety national codes.
• Extensive knowledge of the principles, theories and practices of facility operations and management; design and construction management; contract terms and negotiations; and applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Ability to evaluate situations, make decisions and react quickly and calmly in emergency situations.
• Excellent project management, financial analysis, and strategic planning skills, as well as effective communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.
• Possesses a deep appreciation for customer service.
• Team builder and leadership developer with proven ability to attract, develop, motivate, retain, and lead a high-performing team of professionals.
• Demonstrates the ability to see the enterprise as a set of interdependent, interacting groups focused on effectively and efficiently meeting patient and employee needs.
• Possesses advanced knowledge of business processes, design techniques that encourage a critical look at key processes that focus on optimizing organization performance.
• Demonstrates the ability to work cooperatively across all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to drive results across the facilities department. Ensures the right people and processes are in place to produce and maintain excellent business results.
• Track record of achieving high performance by setting challenging goals and making decisions based on sound judgment and business fundamentals.
• Understands industry best practices and utilizes this knowledge to benchmark and drive performance metrics that are correlated with success, while holding a leadership team strictly accountable for results.
• Able to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with high expectations to produce results.
• Works productively in the face of ambiguity or uncertainty.
• Adapts leadership skills to meet the changing demands of a situation.
• Creates an environment of open communication.
• Effectively leads change to align with the strategy to improve performance.
• Drives highly complex, cross-organizational initiatives through the influencing of and negotiation with stakeholders who at times may hold competing points of view.
• Develops trusted relationships with senior clinical and non-clinical leaders.
• Excellent executive level written, verbal, interpersonal, and collaborative skills.
• Demonstrates poise and self-control, establishes credibility, deals diplomatically with conflict, and instills a sense of trust and confidence in others.
• Demonstrates a high level of drive balanced with an equal amount of self-discipline.
• Demonstrated political acumen and the necessary skills to orchestrate, optimize, and constructively balance the interests of diverse stakeholders.
• Commits to excellence and high quality. A role model of personal and professional integrity.

Education, Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Facilities, Security Management, Hospital Administration or a related area is required. Master's degree in Business Administration or related discipline is preferred

Job-related Behavioral Characteristics:

Strong engineering skills in healthcare settings. A working knowledge of HIPAA, Licensing, and CARF regulations. Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to problem solve by gathering and analyzing information, working well in an individual/ group problem solving situation, and showing initiative in problem solving. Maintains professionalism and does not show favoritism. Ability to handle a crisis situation and react appropriately. Flexibility and adaptable. Ability to make decisions in an objective and ethical manner. Calm and decisive in crisis situations. Ability to sustain a team environment.

Pyramid CORE Values:

We are committed and proud to live our CORE values and use them to inspire those around us. Our employees are expected to align with these values, behaviors and standards. We are held accountable for upholding these CORE Values: INTEGRITY is striving to be honest, transparent and ethical when dealing with clients, staff and the community. DEDICATION is demonstrating an unwavering commitment to always provide exceptional care and support to those we serve is needed daily. COLLABORATION is a steadfast, team-focused approach; working together to achieve excellence. PASSION is genuine, compelling and relentless desire to improve lives and support Pyramid Healthcare’s mission.

Total Rewards:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Referral Bonus opportunities
• And More