DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES/POM, Senior Living, Brookfield, IL

Job Summary

Working as the Director of Facilities, you are responsible for the overall management of the Plant Operations & Maintenance Department within a healthcare/Senior Living environment. You plan, organize, and control functions and activities of all support services under the scope of the contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Reviews and evaluates existing programs, services, policies and procedures
• Makes meetings with Vice President-Operating Officer, medical, administrative, and supervisory staff, as well as community groups, agencies, contractors, architects, and engineers to plan, organize, coordinate, and/or communicate programs, services, policies and/or procedures
• Maintains the flow and quality of work to ensure timely completion of workload and adherence to facility's standards and regulations
• Prepares and manages departmental budgets, including utilities energy savings program
• Manages and ensures compliance with the Joint Commission, State Health Department, EPA, DEP, ADA, UST, and other regulatory bodies
• Maintains and prepares performance evaluations for assigned personnel
• Orients new employees and provides on-the-job training to assigned personnel
• Solves complaints and disciplines employees, as required
• Interviews applicants and recommends qualified individuals for hire
• Informs employees of salient features of facility's personnel and employee relations programs and answers questions regarding it or refers them to appropriate sources for additional information
• Plans, coordinates, and monitors construction and development of physical facilities
• Reviews, evaluates, and recommends approval of plans for construction
• Advise on structural changes and additions and/or modifications to buildings
• Interviews independent contractors to receive and analyze bids, including blueprint analysis of proposed changes
• Serves as liaison with contractors, architects, engineers, and material and equipment suppliers
• Negotiates with outside vendors for preferred agreements
• Responsible for grounds care, snow removal and in-house fire response team

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (or related fields) or equivalent work experience
• 3-5 years responsibility at a director level in areas of engineering, maintenance, and construction in a health care institution
• Proficiency in CMMS Systems, Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Able to meet deadlines and make sound decisions, sometimes under stress
• Good physical condition and ability to operate departmental equipment