Sr. Facilities Manager

When you come to the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, you’re coming to more than simply a beautiful 37-acre, 218-bed suburban Baltimore, Maryland campus. You’re embarking on a professional journey that encourages opportunities, values a team atmosphere, and makes convenience and flexibility a priority. Joining our team of healthcare professionals means you’ll be contributing to a locally and nationally recognized institution. UM St. Joseph has been recognized by The Leapfrog Group as a grade ‘A’ hospital and by U.S. News & World Report as #3 in both the state and Baltimore Metro area, making UM St. Joseph the highest-ranking community hospital in Maryland. In addition, we’ve been consistently recognized as a top employer by Baltimore magazine. 

Job Summary

The Senior Facilities Manager will establish quality assurance and safety programs in collaboration with performance measures and risk management personnel, as well as department budgets, staffing requirements, capital planning and maintenance. Responsibilities include reviewing department practices and protocols, effecting change as needed and proactively reviewing and/or building projects as needed. The position will be responsible for managing and leading hospital-based renovation and/or building projects as needed. The position will be relied on to ensure that all regulatory requirements are met as required by local and national regulatory bodies.

Job Description

Organizational Expectations

• Adheres to and exhibits our core values: Reverence: Having a profound spirit of awe and respect for all creation, shaping relationships to self, to one another and to God and acknowledging that we hold in trust all that has been given to us. Integrity: Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness. Compassion: Feeling with others, being one with others in their sorrows and joys, rooted in the sense of solidarity as members of the human community. Excellence: Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality.
• Attends staff meetings and completes mandatory in-services, requirements and competency evaluations on time.

Compliance:

• Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; develops and implements corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.
• Collaborates with other departments to direct compliance issues to appropriate existing channels for investigation and resolutions.
• Ensures staff receive introductory and ongoing training on a timely basis.
• Ensures staff comprehend and understand how the training they receive applies to their role/ unit/ department.
• Ensures employees are aware how to appropriately report compliance concerns without fear of retaliation. Participates in all training and education on a timely basis.
• Leadership Values - Accountability: Focuses on results and desired outcomes setting a climate of achievement. Holds others accountable for goal attainment.
• Leadership Values - Change Leadership: Accurately assesses the potential barriers and resources necessary for change. Challenges the status quo and takes personal ownership for leading change that enhances the organization.
• Leadership Values - Coaching and Developing Others: Fosters professional and personal development. Nurtures individual strengths and abilities to develop employee skill sets.
• Leadership Values - Collaboration and Teamwork: Builds teamwork and participation. Works together to bring out the best in everyone. Provides useful, caring feedback for growth to team.
• Leadership Values - Innovation: Incorporates new methods or approaches to solving problems. Cultivates alternative viewpoints.
• Leadership Values - Inspirational Leadership: Articulates a compelling vision that promotes the goals that need to be attained and metrics for success. Builds commitment to healing ministry.
• Leadership Values - Integrity and Spirituality: Is open and honest in all interactions. Acts with moral wholeness, soundness and truthfulness.
• Leadership Values - Managing Performance Outcomes: Sets clear performance expectations and associates celebration and rewards. Builds a high performance group with a focus on excellence and achievement orientation.
• Maintains current knowledge in present areas of responsibility (i.e., self education, attends ongoing educational programs).
• Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members. Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community.

Education

•  4 year / Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• Master's Degree: in architecture, construction management, business management or healthcare
• administration (Preferred)
• Certification / Licensure / Registration
• State Driver's License (Required)
• Electrical and Mechanical licenses (Preferred)
• HVAC Certification (Preferred)
• Professional Engineers license (Preferred)

Experience and Skills

• 8 years’ progressively responsible experience in facility maintenance, plant operations, or construction. (Required).
• 2 years’ professional management experience (Required)
• 2 - 4 years working knowledge of Central Energy Plant, Emergency Power Systems and Medical Gas Systems (Preferred)
• Required Skills: Strong Verbal Communications Skills, Strong Written Communications Skills, Excellent Interpersonal Skills, Basic Computer Skills, Excel - Intermediate Level, MS Word - Intermediate Level, Microsoft Outlook, Excellent Organizational Skills, Strong Customer Services Skills, Proven Analytical Skills, Proven experience with at least 2 successful joint commission surveys, Knowledge of AHCA, TJC, Life
• Safety, NFPA and AIA guidelines
• Physical Requirements and Physical Demands
• Adequate hearing to perform job duties in person and over the telephone. Hears alarms/telephone/tape recorder/normal speaking voice.
• Must be able to accurately document pertinent information either by writing or typing.
• Must be able to communicate clearly in person and over the telephone.
• Must be able to distinguish colors.
• Must be able to perform repetitive tasks/motion.
• Must have good eye-hand-foot coordination.
• Must have good manual dexterity.
• Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens.
• Balancing: Occasionally within shift (1-33%)
• Bending: Frequently within shift (34-66%)
• Climbing: Frequently within shift (34-66%)
• Crawling: Occasionally within shift (1-33%)
• Crouching: Frequently within shift (34-66%)
• Kneeling: Occasionally within shift (1-33%)
• Lift above shoulders/head: Occasionally within shift (1-33%)
• Lift from floor level up: Occasionally within shift (1-33%)
• Lift from waist level up: Occasionally within shift (1-33%)
• Lifting 10 lbs. maximum and occasionally lifting and/or carrying articles: Occasionally within shift (1-33%)
• Lifting 20 lbs. maximum and frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 lbs: Occasionally
• within shift (1-33%)
• Lifting 50 lbs. maximum and frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs: Frequently within
• shift (34-66%)
• Pulling with force: Frequently within shift (34-66%)
• Push/pull (up to 200 lbs.): Occasionally within shift (1-33%)
• Reaching above head: Occasionally within shift (1-33%)
• Reaching above shoulder: Occasionally within shift (1-33%)
• Sitting: Occasionally within shift (1-33%)
• Squatting: Occasionally within shift (1-33%)
• Standing: Frequently within shift (34-66%)
• Walking: Frequently within shift (34-66%)
• Working Environment
• Long-distance or air travel as needed - not to exceed 10% travel.
• May be exposed to dust/particulate matter.
• May be exposed to extreme conditions, (i.e. heat or cold).
• May be exposed to high noise levels and bright lights.
• May be exposed to limited hazardous substances or body fluids, or infectious organisms.
• May be exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• May be exposed to potential electrical shock.
• May be exposed to radiation/electromagnetic energy.
• May be exposed to toxic, caustic, chemicals, and / or detergents.
• May be required to change from one task to another of different nature without loss of efficiency or
• composure.
• May be scheduled as needed, including overtime.
• Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur.
• Job Roles
• FACILITIES MANAGEMENT: Performs project management oversight of construction and improvement projects Functions as the technical resource person for the operations of facility systems Ensures all work conforms to accepted professional trades, practices and standards. Ensures compliance with corporate insurance and -contract requirements Learns and adapts with corporate materials purchasing system, coordinates material acquisition, department cost records and budget controls Oversees construction and improvement documents, scheduling, change orders, budget impacts, invoices, punch lists and closeout documents

PLANT OPERATIONS:

•  Ensures a safe, efficient and reliable plant operations program, maintaining necessary logs, work records, license requirements pertaining to the costs and operation of the plant. Establishes and maintains the energy management program Manages energy contracts, systems and ensures optimum energy utilization in all building systems. Analyzes utility consumption and forecast monthly operating costs. Work closely with purchasing to develop utility purchasing strategies and contracts. Monitor mechanical systems operation and provide expertise to HVAC personnel. Possesses good working knowledge of utility systems and building infrastructure.

PROJECT PLANNING:

• Understands complex drawings and specifications involved in hospital and medical facilities Assists with assessing and implementing proper space planning, moves and initiatives both on and of campus. Maintains AutoCAD files of all -SJMC property complete with current occupancy allocations. Organizes facilities shortand long term capital improvement process, planning and projects

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.