Manager - Facilities, Engineering and Maintenance

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Mercy is hiring a Full Time Manager - Facilities, Engineering and Maintenance! This position will work Monday-Friday from 7am-3:30pm with occasional on call requirements. The purpose of this role is to administer and direct Facilities Engineering and Maintenance (FEM) of buildings, grounds, and equipment. This includes procuring and generating all utilities and their distribution systems, coordinating these activities with other departments to ensure safe and efficient operation. This position typically reports to the Director or Sr. Manager of Facilities, Engineering & Maintenance.

Requirements

Ability to read blueprints and specifications and to visualize installation.
Ability to analyze, organize, and delegate work assignments.
Ability to assume overall responsibility for engineering and maintenance of hospital utility services, buildings, and grounds.
Ability to receive, comprehend, and conduct instructions; ability to work safely with equipment supplies, and materials; ability to comply with attendance requirements; ability to comply with Personnel policies.
Must have a valid driver's license.
Associate's degree and 5 years experience in maintenance or trade field plus 1 year management experience or 1 year of experience as a maintenance/trade Lead.
Associate's degree preferably in Engineering, Business Administration, Architecture, or related field or Associate's degree in a building trade or completion of an accredited Apprentice Program.
OR High School diploma or equivalent and 7 years experience in maintenance or trade field. Plus 2 years management experience or 2 years of experience as a maintenance/trade Lead.
Military experience may be considered for requirement components as applicable.
Driver's License
Act 34

Nice To Haves

ASHE CHFM certifications or similar is preferred

Responsibilities

Assist in determining the objectives of the department and the functions it performs. Subject to approval, determines department's organization, employee complement and budget.
Enforce safely rules and regulations among department employees and maintain vigilance concerning fire and other hazards. Assures that all accidents are reported promptly; injured treated; causes investigated; corrective action taken and/or suitable recommendations made to avoid recurrence.
Discuss with employees, their problems and concerns and assists in their resolution.
Report identifiable hazards/unsafe conditions relating to equipment, the building, and the grounds of the hospital. Develop policy for exchanging hazard information with contractors and documents information exchange.
Recommend or (as arranged with superior) initiates, short and long-range programs. Recommend, initiate, or approve orders for space, material, equipment, and services necessary to conduct department?s functions. Develop and ensure the Statement of Conditions is up to date in accordance with the policy.
Coordinate department?s activities with those of other departments and agencies outside the hospital and promotes harmonious relations between them and his department.
Administer and directs program involving maintenance of hospital buildings and grounds, equipment, air-conditioning and ventilating systems, and distribution lines for steam, gases, hot water, plumbing, electricity, refrigeration, and sanitation.
The position is directly responsible for establishing and maintaining all hospital and facilities FEM. This includes, but not limited to, hospital-wide preventive maintenance program, all powerhouse operations, all grounds maintenance, the repair of all facilities, as well as the management of in-house maintenance staff and responsibility for renovations and facelifts.
The position is directly responsible for the management of all Facilities, Engineering and Maintenance information systems as required to meet The Joint Commission (TJC), etc. This includes, but is not limited to, maintenance information systems, preventive maintenance systems, building automated control systems, material management systems and financial systems.
To develop and maintain an organizational structure appropriate to achieve the organizational objectives of the Facilities, Engineering and Maintenance Department. To achieve economic and efficient operations consistent with various hospitals' missions, goals and objectives maintaining the principles of cost containment.
Prepare departmental budget estimates and controls costs. Order or approves orders for equipment and supplies. Estimate needs, study specifications, interview sales representatives, and determine type and manufacture best suited to the hospital's needs.
May function as authorize safety and/or direct safety programs to detect, minimize and control fire and other hazards. Conduct required safety tasks for physical environment.