Northwestern Medicine · 15 hours ago
Manager of Facilities
1 Kish Hospital Dr., DeKalb, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expNorthwestern Medicine is a leader in the healthcare industry, dedicated to providing quality patient care. The Manager of Facilities is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Facilities Department, which includes Maintenance, Engineering, and Grounds, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and efficient facility management.
Emergency MedicineHealth CareHospitalMedicalNutritionRehabilitation
Responsibilities
Sets clear expectations for continuous quality and service improvements. Uses internal and external benchmark data to establish best practices within his scope of responsibility
Stays informed of current and emerging issues and trends for areas of accountability
Makes effective hiring decisions, trains and develops staff within his departments
Identifies staff’s skills and interest, and provides timely and appropriate feedback to all staff
Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively across all sectors of the organization
Creates and develops relationships with key stakeholders, customers and peers
Tours and inspects daily the facility for facility defects and damage. Coordinates the execution of repairs to meet or exceed customer service expectations
Develops, implements and enforces the departmental policies and procedures
Provides facility management that is effective and cost efficient, resulting in a first class building
Participates in the creation and execution of the Hospital facility master plan
Develops and implements the maintenance strategies that increase asset life expectancy
Responsible for and functions as administrator for the CMMS that is utilized by maintenance for all PMs, CMs and self-IDs
Responsible for managing and implementing a program that complies with all local, state and regulatory agencies, to include but not limited to (percent completion of PMs, CMs, Electrical Safety testing)
Responsible for an in-house key management and lock smith services program for all CDH departments and tenants
Oversees the development of maintenance strategies that increase assets life expectancy, decrease service interruption, and lower the total cost of ownership for the facilities’ assets
Responsible for and functions as administrator for the CMMS that is utilized by engineering for all PMs, CMs and self-IDs
Responsible for managing and implementing a program that complies with all local, state and regulatory agencies, to include but not limited to (percent completion of PMs, CMs, Electrical Safety testing)
Responsible for maintaining the on-line drawing and document management system
Develops and implements the water management plan as required by ASHRAE standard 188
Manages the landscaping, snow removal, parking garages, irrigation system, and pond maintenance
Ensures compliance with all Joint Commission, IDPH, IEPA, and OSHA regulations and other local, state, and federal governmental regulations
Chapter leader for the Life Safety and Utilities chapters, and supports the Director of Hospitality in oversight for Haz Chem and Medical Equipment
Qualification
Required
5 + years of facilities related supervisory experience
High School Diploma
Knowledge of maintenance and plant operations tasks, skills and equipment
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business, Construction or related field
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Loan forgiveness
401(k) matching
Lifecycle benefits
Company
Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern Medicine is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of health care.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25M2018-06-26Grant· $25M
Leadership Team
Howard Chrisman, MD
President and CEO
John A. Orsini, CPA
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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