Assistant Director Facilities

About The Role

Aids in the management of personnel, their training, promotions, evaluations, and the disciplinary process. Assists in managing maintenance functions such as Joint Commission and Department of Health readiness programs. Manages quality assessment and performance improvement programs for the Physical Plant department. Assists in hospital construction projects including cost accountability, methods, coordination, and integration.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains relationships with all University Hospital departments regarding hospital maintenance, construction, safety, emergency operations, and other operational issues.
• Establishes, preserves, and maintains good partnering engagement with all University Hospital departments, supporting all project assignments.
• Manages the development of a strategic space information system, oversees needs assessments, and develops space use recommendations and solutions.
• Assists in the management of various projects and directs the maintenance, construction, and repair of hospital-related buildings and offsite occupancies.
• Plans and directs the maintenance, inspection, and repair of a variety of complex non-medical and medical equipment.
• Plans, assigns, and directs internal construction jobs.
• Manages all aspects of the hospital utility systems, including scheduled maintenance, testing, and improvements.
• Interviews, supervises, supports, and motivates the Hospital's Physical Plant staff.
• Provides effective safety awareness and trade-related training programs.
• Develops and recommends updates to departmental policies and procedures to ensure safe, effective, and efficient workflow and timely completion of projects.
• Assists in identifying key issues and action programs for staffing, training, safety, labor relations, energy conservation, customer service, capital renewal, productivity, affirmative action compliance, etc.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Facility Management, or a related field; five (5) years or more of progressively responsible experience in facilities’ operations, maintenance, and/or construction, preferably in a healthcare environment; three (3) years at supervisory/managerial level; experience in construction planning and management; demonstrated knowledge of a variety of trades such as Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, Carpentry, etc. (a plus).
• Must have the ability to function in and support a team environment.
• Additional related experience may be substituted for the degree on a year-for-year basis.
• PREFERRED: Experience in participating in emergency preparedness activities.

What We Offer

• Vacation Time
• Medical & Prescription Drug Coverage
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional Development

Compensation

The salary range for this position is VS/35S - $129,214.00 - $161,515.00 - $193,822.00 per year. Final compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

About Us

University Hospital is one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. As the principal teaching affiliate of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the only state-certified Level 1 Trauma Center in Northern New Jersey, University Hospital trains the next generation of physicians and advances science to discovery while providing exceptional care to patients, regardless of their financial situation.