Facilities Director

Job Responsibilities

• Leads multiple crafts or functions with strategic oversight of initiatives and programs.
• Partners with leadership to plan and evaluate operational strategies that drive efficiency and compliance.
• Fosters a culture of accountability and growth by ensuring departmental objectives align with organizational priorities.
• Demonstrates strong decision-making to achieve long-term operational goals.
• Guides operational strategies and mentors team leaders.
• Drives performance improvement initiatives and contributes to strategic planning discussions.
• Supports talent management processes, including recruitment, retention, and succession planning, in partnership with Human Resources, while ensuring compliance and promoting professional development.
• Leads departmental maintenance and capital projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and operational priorities.
• Leads planning, scheduling, and resource allocation for multiple projects, including coordination with clinical and engineering teams.
• Reviews and approves project specifications, design drawings, and equipment submittals.
• Owes the construction outage process, ensures stakeholder communication, and directs commissioning activities.
• Implements improvement strategies and monitors compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Ensures services align with organizational priorities and patient care standards.
• Establishes and enforces policies and procedures, fostering a safe and effective environment.
• Communicates Cincinnati Children’s mission, goals, and values, providing education and guidance to staff and stakeholders.
• Maintains proper scheduling of personnel and procurement of material to perform cost-effective maintenance and repair for area of responsibility.
• Identifies problem areas, develops improvement methods, evaluates programs, and drives initiatives to achieve goals and objectives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree OR Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Preferred: Bachelor of Engineering
• 7+ years related experience
• 3+ years of management experience
• PREFERRED: Experience in healthcare
• PREFERRED: Professional Engineering License
• PREFERRED: Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM) Certification

About Us

Cincinnati Children’s is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10 best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years. Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding. Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025). One of the nation’s America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune. Consistently certified as great place to work. A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability. Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).