Facilities Maintenance Manager

University Hospital, Newark NJ•Newark, NJ

6d•$81,697 - $122,545

About The Position

The Facilities Maintenance Manager ensures the efficient and effective operation and maintenance of corrective and preventive facilities at University Hospital and controls the flow of corrective and preventive work orders. The role leads the Site Maintenance Team and oversees reliability, risk management, asset life-cycle management, and preventive and predictive maintenance programs. It supports safe, compliant, reliable, and efficient plant operations, including HVAC repair and troubleshooting, and uses asset analyses to inform decisions about equipment utilization, effectiveness, useful life, reliability, and costs. The manager oversees maintenance and construction planning, budgets, staffing needs, contracted services, regulatory compliance, work processes, and service levels. The role supervises employees and functional programs, conducts facility and grounds inspections, develops safety and trade-related training, and manages operational spending. It also develops RFP specifications and participates in contract bidding and execution. On-call coverage may be assigned outside regular duty hours, including remote coordination of emergency work. The manager is expected to comply with University Hospital policies and applicable regulations and to ensure staff training and adherence to relevant compliance procedures.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent related experience, education, and/or training substituted year-for-year for the degree requirement.
Three years of progressively more responsible experience in facilities management, including plant operations, maintenance, or construction.
At least two years of managerial or supervisory experience.
Extensive HVAC experience.
Outstanding human relations and leadership skills.
Ability to function in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

Managerial or supervisory experience in healthcare is preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge of how to accomplish superior performance in a unionized environment is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Lead the Site Maintenance Team in loss elimination, risk management, life-cycle asset management, and preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
Develop and guide efforts to ensure the reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls, and safety and environmental systems.
Provide analyses of assets, including utilization, equipment effectiveness, useful life, reliability, and costs.
Coordinate operations personnel to support safe, environmentally compliant, reliable, and efficient operations, including plant operations and HVAC repair and troubleshooting.
Improve the Site Maintenance workflow process to reduce costs while maintaining reliable assets.
Use technical HVAC and analytical abilities to diagnose operational problems and plant compliance concerns and make timely decisions.
Manage and work with trades employees at all organizational levels, using effective communication and diplomacy.
Determine requirements for maximizing equipment and facilities operation at minimum cost.
Prepare maintenance and construction budgets for assigned facilities, including staffing, non-salary needs, contracted services, and regulatory compliance requirements.
Meet regularly with facility administrators to determine service levels and discuss ongoing and potential issues and projects.
Supervise work operations and functional programs and make effective recommendations concerning hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, discipline, and other personnel actions.
Conduct routine inspections of University Hospital facilities and grounds to assess service quality and identify problem areas.
Provide safety awareness and trade-related training programs for personnel.
Identify key issues and action programs related to staffing, training, safety, labor relations, facilities, energy conservation, customer service, capital renewal, productivity, and affirmative-action compliance.
Monitor and control operations and maintenance spending within budget limits; enforce spending controls and review reports to identify overspending in maintenance and capital areas.
Develop RFP specifications and participate in bidding through contract award and execution.
Develop and complete personal and departmental objectives.
Provide on-call coverage during off-duty hours as assigned; direct subordinates and staff and coordinate emergency work remotely.
Understand and adhere to University Hospital compliance standards, including its Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest Policy.
Keep current with applicable federal, state, and University Hospital regulations, laws, and policies as they change.
Ensure staff are trained and evaluated on job-specific compliance policies and procedures.
Perform other related duties as assigned.