Director of Facilities

Trinity Health • Des Moines, IA

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About The Position

Responsible for overseeing operations and maintenance across multiple hospitals and clinics in the Central Iowa division. The role ensures regulatory compliance, optimizing building performance, and supports patient safety and care with safe, efficient, and sustainable environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred or equivalent combination of education and work experience will be considered.
• Seven (7) years of progressive leadership experience, with five (5) years of experience in hospital maintenance/plant operations management. Multiple site responsibility preferred.
• Must have experience with financial and operational management and construction project management.
• Strong experience in construction document reading (plans and specification); working knowledge of codes, regulations and standards including but not limited to; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), The Joint Commission (TJC), Det Norske Veritas (DNV), other national, state, and municipal regulatory requirements, policy and procedure development, and implementation.

Nice To Haves

• Vast experience with Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Systems and their integration with the healthcare environment.
• Certification as CHFM or equivalent, Professional Designation, Licensure, certification i.e. (CHFM, CHC, PE). Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice, guidance, and leadership to Regional Health Ministry and Market Leaders in developing strategies and in the achievement of performance goals.
• Enable Collaboration across and within MercyOne Central Market (Des Moines, Centerville, and Newton) to ensure consistency and integration of strategy and operations
• Providing advice, guidance, and leadership to site functional leaders.
• Knowledge and Process Mastery standardization/systemness and optimization of standards, process, methodologies, etc. establishing a national community of practice
• Vendor/Contract Labor Management centralizing strategy and optimizing spend
• Collaborates in system-wide strategy development and deployment of functional area priorities and initiatives
• Responsible for supporting state and regional efforts to comply with functional area priorities
• Accountable for the selection, evaluation, and overall success of the functional leadership teams within the region
• Organization-wide focal point for establishing functional strategies and governance over financials and staffing
• Communication liaison between operational leader and functional leaders
• Reporting and Metrics measuring value delivery
• HRM responsibilities responsible for the colleague experience
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, state & local laws/regulations, Trinity Health Integrity & Compliance Program & Code of conduct, as well as other policies & procedures to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical & professional behavior.
• Assuring current records of all maintenance procedures are kept as required to meet all applicable codes and standards.
• Maintaining Preventative Maintenance completion rate at or above program targets
• Responsible for financial performance of areas managed by attaining all expense budgets and cost containment targets; assuring that expenditure authority and level are adhered to; and forwarding, in a timely manner, all appropriate PO’s, invoices and financial details to the appropriate sources. Increasing GPO contract compliance and consolidating service contracts at the division level.
• Assures continued accreditation, renewal of licenses, and adherence to rules and guidelines set forth by applicable regulatory agencies.
• Manages customer satisfaction surveys at least annually.
• Supports and coordinates construction related activities with regional capital construction resources including an advisory role in the development and implementation of the Master Facility Plan, as required.
• This position may act as the Safety Officer which leads the EOC compliance work, management plans.
• Acts with sense of urgency on all matters regarding equipment maintenance or failures that may impact safety or ongoing facility operations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees