Sr Facility Manager-26167

Location: Chicago, Illinois – Rush University Medical Center, Med Ctr Engin-Management

About the Role

The Senior Facilities Manager supports the Director, Facilities Management in administering the program to manage day-to-day facility operations and maintenance of buildings and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and utility systems. This role oversees contracted operations in assigned service areas, ensuring vendors meet contract requirements and deliver a great patient and staff experience. Responsibilities include managing annual budgets, monthly variance reporting, and coordinating minor construction and renovation programs.

Responsibilities

• Manages contracted services for facilities, including system service agreements (e.g., building automation, pneumatic tube system, overhead paging, infant abduction security, door access controls, parking & transportation).
• Oversees the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), ensuring data integrity and reporting key performance indicators for leadership.
• Manages the hospital’s Facility Information System to maintain accessibility and updates for floor plans, warranties, permit inventories, capital plans, and regulatory documentation.
• Supports the Director, Facilities Management in managing maintenance and operations contracted services.
• Acts as liaison with hospital and academic departments for campus-wide issues.
• Organizes, audits, and administers records for TJC, IDPH, OSHA, and other regulatory authorities.
• Performs regular rounding and inspections of facilities and ongoing projects to ensure safety, compliance, and quality.
• Implements preventive and predictive maintenance strategies in collaboration with the Department Director.
• Provides financial and operations reports to demonstrate fiscal and quality accountability.
• Negotiates and reviews vendor contracts and miscellaneous facilities-related service agreements.
• Reviews monthly financial statements, prepares budgets, and addresses budget variances.
• Responds to facilities emergencies at all hours with problem-solving and poise.
• Acts as liaison to Safety, Security, EVS, Food & Nutrition Services, and the Finance Department.
• Prepares check requests, purchase orders, and other documents to execute service contracts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in facilities management, with demonstrated success in healthcare facility leadership.
• Experience managing outsourced Integrated Facility Management vendors or equivalent.
• High school graduation; Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience in vendor contract management and maintaining a CMMS.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Teams, Project, and other facilities management digital tools.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to analyze problems and adopt effective courses of action.
• Demonstrated experience in customer service.

Preferred Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in leadership-level academic healthcare facilities management.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, or a related field.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally required to walk, sit, climb or balance, and talk or hear.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Pay

$59.51 - $88.67 per hour. Rush salaries are determined by factors including education, job-related experience, skills, internal equity, and industry-specific market data. Offers may vary based on individual circumstances.

Schedule

• Work Type: Part Time (Total FTE between 0.5 and 0.89)
• Shift: Shift 1
• Work Schedule: 4 hours (7:00 AM - 3:00 PM)

Benefits

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits. Learn more at the Rush benefits page.