Director, Facility Engineering

Kaiser Permanente • Sacramento, CA

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About The Position

Provides strategic direction for preventative maintenance and repairs services for facility equipment (e.g., central plant operations, building management systems, safety systems). Establishes long-term goals for repairs and troubleshooting of facilities equipment. Reports to senior leadership on key metrics regarding preventative maintenance and repairs. Provides program-level oversight to ensure that facilities equipment passes safety checks and inspections in accordance with safety control programs (e.g., infection control, Material Safety Data Sheets [MSDSs], chemical control, fire safety, Emergency Care Research Institute [ERCI] alerts, and The Joint Commission (TJC) related programs, and all local regulatory requirements). Establishes program-level goals for maintenance and repairs performed. Oversees budget and planning for outside resources to perform services out of scope for Facility Engineering team.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or technical disciplines in Plant Operations, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, or related field.
• Minimum nine (9) years of experience in Engineering, Plant Operations, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, or directly related field.
• Minimum twelve (12) years of experience in Engineering, Plant Operations, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, or a directly related field if no degree.
• Driver's License (California) required at hire.

Responsibilities

• Prepares individuals for growth opportunities and advancement; builds internal collaborative networks for self and others.
• Solicits and acts on performance feedback; drives collaboration to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to foster performance improvement.
• Demonstrates continuous learning; oversees the recruitment, selection, and development of talent; ensures performance management guidelines and expectations to achieve business needs.
• Stays up to date with organizational best practices, processes, benchmarks, and industry trends; shares best practices within and across teams.
• Motivates and empowers teams; maintains a highly skilled and engaged workforce by aligning resource plans with business objectives.
• Provides guidance when difficult decisions need to be made; creates opportunities for expanded scope of decision making and impact.
• Oversees the operation of multiple units within a department by identifying member and operational needs; ensures the management of work assignment completion.
• Translates business strategy into actionable business requirements; ensures products and/or services meet member requirements and expectations while aligning with organizational strategies.
• Gains cross-functional support for business plans and priorities; assumes responsibility for decision making; sets standards, measures progress, and fosters resolution of escalated issues.
• Communicates goals and objectives; analyzes resources, costs, and forecasts and incorporates them into business plans; prioritizes and distributes resources.
• Removes obstacles that impact performance; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; ensures teams accomplish business objectives.
• Directs all facilities maintenance (e.g., central plant operations, building management systems, safety systems) by providing strategic oversight for requests for service.
• Ensures repair responses meet and exceed multiple critical metrics of own organization with a focus on long-term success.
• Coordinates across organizational lines to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements for preventative maintenance by strategically managing complex safety and maintenance initiatives.
• Provides program-level oversight of teams performing preventative maintenance.
• Leads strategic planning efforts with outside resources as appropriate for highly complex maintenance of substantial scope focused on the long-term future.
• Directs the use of resources in accordance with organizational goals and budget.
• Employs new and updated facilities equipment by setting strategic direction for improvements to facilities equipment that align with industry standards and organizational goals.
• Identifies process improvements and provides strategies/best practices for the team in the use of operations and service manuals.
• Establishes criteria for and evaluates the need for new and updated equipment now and in the future.
• Drives a culture of safety by contributing to and driving strategic safety goals aligned with core organizational initiatives and industry standards.
• Ensures broad participation in safety control programs for teams knowledge.
• Contributes to vendor relationship management by managing vendor relationships, including vendor assessment, performance, and compliance with current vendor management practices.
• Assesses and proposes contracts for vendor engagements, identifying incremental process improvements that increase efficiency and effectiveness of vendor assessment.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree