Rochester Regional Health · 3 weeks ago
Director, Facility Engineering
Rochester, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$85K/yr - $130K/yr
7+ years expRochester Regional Health is responsible for the maintenance of staff and programs of all major hospital buildings and grounds, ensuring the comfort and safety of patients, visitors, and employees. The Director of Facility Engineering oversees departmental operations, including personnel management, budget planning, and maintenance programs to meet all applicable codes and requirements.
Health CareHospitalMedicalPrimary and Urgent CareWellness
Responsibilities
Using content and intent of Health System and Departmental goals and objectives, and general background knowledge, delineates problems, formulates and analyzes options and then selects the appropriate responses or makes appropriate recommendations in a timely manner. Is responsible for ensuring that processes are thorough and logical, with rational, supportable conclusions regarding Facilities maintainability and Departmental personnel interactions
By analyzing past trends and assessing present conditions, is responsible for establishing methods or plans with timetables to anticipate future needs pertaining to: personnel — in goal setting, task assignment and evaluation; technical — with operation, maintenance, and improvements; departmental systems — for improvements in effectiveness and efficiency
Positions facilities engineering department to contribute to the health system plan. Develops and achieves departmental and Hospital goals. Works with Supervisors, assesses department goals by using performance and effectiveness criteria, reports progress or implements changes. Promotes Hospital's values by displaying tact and a helpful attitude toward guests so a favorable impression of Unity Health System is developed and maintained. Demonstrates courteous, helpful and positive attitude toward patients, physicians, internal customers and co—workers. Leads Department with respect to the values of openness, integrity, caring, respect and excellence
Responsible for short and long range budgets to ensure a safe and code-compliant environment for patients, staff and visitors using Joint Commission, OSHA, NYSDOH, NEW and other applicable codes
Responsible for correct prioritization of facility maintenance and repairs for building utilities, structures, power plants and grounds to ensure no interruption of patient care
Ensures that personnel responsible for repair and preventive maintenance are appropriately trained for their positions and have performance metrics in place that assure compliance with agreed upon plans
Responsible for allocating funding sources appropriately (department expense and capital budgets) and keeping spending within approved limits
Keep solid and open communications with hospital administrators and directors to ensure Facility Engineering is meeting health system needs. Work with Facility Engineering staff to resolve issues and problems and develop work plans to encourage high staff morale. Ensuring and monitor employee satisfaction & development
Responsible for Project management, works closely on a day to day basis with project management and long term facilities planning. Responsible for scope, design and implementation of infrastructure and other departmental projects. Prioritization of physical plant infrastructure needs is key to maintaining a safe and functional space for patients and staff and is essential for the long term viability of the buildings. Responsible for leased site maintenance for physician practices by working with the property management company. Respond to any complaints and ensures least cost for best value in maintenance and preventive maintenance contracts. Work with site managers to plan repairs to minimize response cost
Responsible for QA and safety metrics for department, Productivity, employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction metrics. Maintain the space allocation program for Unity and St. Mary’s hospitals. This includes a physical assessment of the appropriateness of the requested physical space as well as overriding health system priorities
Oversight of operations at two main hospital buildings and numerous smaller non-acute settings and two power plants (well over a million square feet of building space and 200 acres of property). Responsible for monitoring the energy efficiency of the buildings responsible for and for developing and coordinating energy consumption and reduction initiatives and tracking the success of the same
Qualification
Required
Responsible for the maintenance of staff and programs of all major hospital buildings and grounds and ultimately the comfort and safety of all patients, visitors and employees of Unity Health System
Responsible for overall departmental operations including personnel, budget, training and future planning
Responsible for long term goals and direction of the department through policies and procedures and preventative maintenance system as well as corrective maintenance programs to ensure the Hospital meets all applicable codes and requirements
Responsible for space allocations and tracking at Unity Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital which includes tracking space requests and assignments
Once a request is evaluated for priority and functionality within the facility, will work with Administration at each facility for final dispensation of requests
Requests will be evaluated not only on need of requestor, but also on an evaluation of the physical site and any life safety or building code impact
Responsible for coordinating property management maintenance at Unity Health System leased sites
Work with each site manager for any concerns they have, ensure maintenance is appropriate for each site, and monitor maintenance costs
Coordinate service contracts with the property manager to make sure to get the best service for the best cost
Coordinate lease exits with the site to minimize any cost to the health system and minimize disruption to clinical practices
Provide superior customer service by modeling the Brand Promise and Core Values
Using content and intent of Health System and Departmental goals and objectives, and general background knowledge, delineates problems, formulates and analyzes options and then selects the appropriate responses or makes appropriate recommendations in a timely manner
Is responsible for ensuring that processes are thorough and logical, with rational, supportable conclusions regarding Facilities maintainability and Departmental personnel interactions
By analyzing past trends and assessing present conditions, is responsible for establishing methods or plans with timetables to anticipate future needs pertaining to: personnel — in goal setting, task assignment and evaluation; technical — with operation, maintenance, and improvements; departmental systems — for improvements in effectiveness and efficiency
Positions facilities engineering department to contribute to the health system plan
Develops and achieves departmental and Hospital goals
Works with Supervisors, assesses department goals by using performance and effectiveness criteria, reports progress or implements changes
Promotes Hospital's values by displaying tact and a helpful attitude toward guests so a favorable impression of Unity Health System is developed and maintained
Demonstrates courteous, helpful and positive attitude toward patients, physicians, internal customers and co—workers
Leads Department with respect to the values of openness, integrity, caring, respect and excellence
Responsible for short and long range budgets to ensure a safe and code-compliant environment for patients, staff and visitors using Joint Commission, OSHA, NYSDOH, NEW and other applicable codes
Responsible for correct prioritization of facility maintenance and repairs for building utilities, structures, power plants and grounds to ensure no interruption of patient care
Ensures that personnel responsible for repair and preventive maintenance are appropriately trained for their positions and have performance metrics in place that assure compliance with agreed upon plans
Responsible for allocating funding sources appropriately (department expense and capital budgets) and keeping spending within approved limits
Keep solid and open communications with hospital administrators and directors to ensure Facility Engineering is meeting health system needs
Work with Facility Engineering staff to resolve issues and problems and develop work plans to encourage high staff morale
Ensuring and monitor employee satisfaction & development
Responsible for Project management, works closely on a day to day basis with project management and long term facilities planning
Responsible for scope, design and implementation of infrastructure and other departmental projects
Prioritization of physical plant infrastructure needs is key to maintaining a safe and functional space for patients and staff and is essential for the long term viability of the buildings
Responsible for leased site maintenance for physician practices by working with the property management company
Respond to any complaints and ensures least cost for best value in maintenance and preventive maintenance contracts
Work with site managers to plan repairs to minimize response cost
Responsible for QA and safety metrics for department, Productivity, employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction metrics
Maintain the space allocation program for Unity and St. Mary's hospitals
This includes a physical assessment of the appropriateness of the requested physical space as well as overriding health system priorities
Oversight of operations at two main hospital buildings and numerous smaller non-acute settings and two power plants (well over a million square feet of building space and 200 acres of property)
Responsible for monitoring the energy efficiency of the buildings responsible for and for developing and coordinating energy consumption and reduction initiatives and tracking the success of the same
Bachelors Degree preferred
Five to seven years of Facilities, Engineering experience
Seven years managerial experience and five years Hospital Acute Care operation managerial experience preferred
Joint Commission Experience Preferred
Experience with state department of health building codes preferred
Preferred
Bachelors Degree preferred
Seven years managerial experience and five years Hospital Acute Care operation managerial experience preferred
Joint Commission Experience Preferred
Experience with state department of health building codes preferred
Company
Rochester Regional Health
Rochester Regional Health provides integrated health services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$15.6MKey Investors
New York State Department of HealthMother Cabrini
2025-12-12Grant· $15M
2024-02-27Grant· $0.6M
Leadership Team
Richard Davis
CEO
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