Allegheny Health Network Careers

Job Title: Director of Facilities Management
Date Posted: 11/18/2016
Position Number: 51830
Location: West Penn Hospital

Allegheny Health Network is an integrated delivery network focused on preserving health care choice and providing affordable, high-quality care to the people in our communities. With more than 14,000 employees including 7,400 health care professionals, nearly 200 primary care and specialty care practices, Allegheny Health Network includes seven hospitals in Pennsylvania with nearly 2,400 licensed beds.

Allegheny Health Network’s clinical expertise ranges from primary care to the most complex surgical procedures. Services include cancer diagnosis and treatment, cardiovascular care, neurological and neurosurgical services, organ transplantation, orthopedic and rehabilitation services, and women’s health.

Department: Maintenance/Facilities Management
Status: Full-time

Job Summary: Provides overall direction, coordination and supervision for organizing, planning, scheduling and implementing activities for facilities engineering operations; implements programs that efficiently utilize both human and material resources to provide the highest level of support while minimizing both internal and external costs; ensures maintenance and operation of the facilities, building systems and grounds.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implements and sustains a management program that continuously evaluates department quality, productivity, and financials. Manages expenses to budget.
• Supervises staff, evaluates work, and recommends and implements approved disciplinary action.
• Sets priorities in assignments, including training; ensures scheduling of plant operations staff 24 hours per day, 365 days per year to ensure proper operation of the facilities and grounds.
• Coordinates and directs the complete operation of all plant electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems in accordance with JCAHO standards, hospital requirements and other governing agency codes.
• Collaborates with project management team to propose, evaluate and plan new construction projects; continually monitors construction projects for cost effectiveness, applicable legal compliance to codes and timeliness.
• Directs and coordinates departmental efforts during emergency related situations as outlined by the internal and external disaster plans. Directs the scheduled testing of the hospital's emergency systems in accordance with regulatory agency and JCAHO standards.
• Coordinates all utility interruptions to have minimal impact and effect on the hospital's operations.

Education: BA/BS Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering field preferred.

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

• Current PA driver's license.
• City of Pittsburgh Engineer license preferred for facilities located in the City.

Complexity of Work:

• Meets with regulatory agencies. Provides information regarding compliance to guidelines, recommendations, or law.
• Makes all personnel decisions regarding hiring, termination, conducts discipline, promotes, writes and reviews performance objectives.
• Assigns work, authorizes overtime, and authorizes travel.
• Ability to cancel or obtain support contracts based upon budget or support needs.
• Require outside support vendors to follow procedures that ensure safety and proper operation of all equipment.

Required Experience:

• Minimum 5 years facilities management experience.
• 3 years supervisory experience required.
• Experience in a medical facility preferred.
• Experience in effectively and efficiently solving problems in pressure situations; strong interpersonal skills required.