Executive Director, Facilities Operations

## **Current Employees:**If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this .**Executive Director, Facilities Operations & Maintenance Campus Ambulatory**The University of Miami/UHealth department of Facilities has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Executive Director, Facilities Operations & Maintenance to work at the UHealth Medical Campus. The Executive Director will be responsible for overseeing the safety, maintenance and the day to day functions of the Central Energy Plant and Physical Plant Operations to ensure quality service for both internal and external customers of the University of Miami Medical Campus and outlying health care Satellites. The Executive Director for Facilities Operations and Maintenance reports to the Assistant Vice President, Facilities Operations and Maintenance for the University of Miami Health System and Miller School of Medicine. Work with the Assistant Vice President for Facilities Operations and Maintenance to establish short- and longterm departmental goals, objectives, strategic plans, policies, and procedures. Monitor and evaluate program effectiveness and implement improvements.* Advises appropriate managing staff of short- and long-term changes necessary to keep facilities in physical compliance with regulatory demands.* Maintains documentation in proper order for state and local regulatory inspections.* Advances and enforces operational procedures and best practices, ensuring staff compliance.* Ensures all work areas meet quality, safety, and compliance standards.* Ensures internal control oversight and compliance with laws and regulations, safeguarding of assets, compliance with University policies and procedures, reliability of internal and external reporting, and efficiency and effectiveness of operations. Creates an effective control environment, conducts risk assessment, implements and monitors controls.**Department Specific Functions**Facility Maintenance and Operations* Plan, organize, and manage maintenance, repairs, and physical operations of hospital facilities and offsite buildings related to utilities.* Implement process improvements to reduce costs and improve response time.* Evaluate, develop, and implement policies, goals, objectives, and standards of work performance for the maintenance and repair of non-patient care equipment, buildings, and building systems (such as air conditioning, heating, steam, hot water, plumbing, electricity, elevators, and building envelopes).* Ensure uninterrupted utility services to all University of Miami Miller School of Medicine facilities, including emergency power from the plant.Preventive Maintenance Program* Manage and improve operations and maintenance with best-in-class practices, including quality control, routine maintenance checks, and most efficient/effective maintenance approaches.* Implement preventive maintenance programs to reduce purchase service spending and maintain building infrastructure.Facilities Work Control* Oversee facilities work control, focusing on process improvement and leveraging technology.* Conduct routine inspections and meet with campus stakeholders to uphold high maintenance standards. Ensure active, routine communications with key stakeholders on work order status and close out.Strategic Reinvestment and Condition Assessment* Collaborate with Facilities, Operations and Planning leaders in maintaining an accurate and current facilities assessment database and in executing Core Infrastructure reinvestment projects to ensure stability of operationally critical buildings.* Prepare reports as needed on university health system and medical education/research conditions and needs.***This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.*****CORE QUALIFICATIONS*** Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field required, Master’s Degree in relevant field preferred* Minimum 10 years of relevant experience**Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:*** Extensive knowledge of facilities planning, capital and operating budget development, facilities operations and maintenance, and/or facilities management in an academic health setting.* Knowledge of Central Energy Plant operations, Nimrod (Front End Building Automation systems software) and Emergency Power Systems.* Strong regulatory knowledge of Joint Commission (JC) Environment of Care standards, Life Safety, ACHA, Florida Building Codes, and other applicable industry or regulatory standards.* Knowledge of multi-generator and generator/utility load sharing including multi-utility switching applications. .* Knowledge of PLC control and information sharing applications including Ethernet, modbus, modbus+, CAN and fiber optic communication applications.* Knowledge of building HVAC systems, including both pneumatic controls and Direct Digital Control (DDC) systems.* Knowledge of business and management principles.* Ability to direct, manage, implement, and evaluate department operations.* Ability to establish department goals and objectives that support the strategic plan.* Ability to effectively plan, delegate and/or supervise the work of others.***Any relevant education, certifications and/or work experience may be considered.***The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click for additional information.**Job Status:**Full time**Employee Type:**Staff**Pay Grade:**H19The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation.The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit to learn more about our points of pride.The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019.The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022.**Transforming lives**With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven #J-18808-Ljbffr