MANAGER III, FACILITIES OPERATIONS AND CRAFTS

Los Angeles County (CA)•Los Angeles, CA

60d

About The Position

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its unified system of 23 health centers and four hospitals - and expanded network of community partner clinics - DHS annually provides direct care for over 500,000 outstanding patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov. Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition, to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a meaningful role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing. MISSION: To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care. The team member we are searching for: Has immediate charge of the facilities operations and building crafts program of a large medical center and facilities operations, including the overall construction, maintenance, alteration and repair programs. Plans, assigns, coordinates, and manages, through subordinate Manager, Facilities Operations and Crafts staff, a variety of craft and trade workers and supervisors engaged in force account construction, maintenance, alteration, or repair of the physical plant and equipment. Manages the coordination of the work of facilities operations and building crafts service personnel with the services of the facility. Ensures compliance with all building, construction and safety codes affecting the accreditation, licensing and/or status of the facility. Oversees the development and implementation of the division's policies, practices, and standards. Oversees the development and implementation for contingency plans to meet emergencies and disasters, including procedures for the operation and evaluation of facilities. Manages the resolution of conflicts between codes through discussions with enforcing agencies and recommends and implements solutions to eliminate code violations and comply with changing code requirements. Confers with administrative managers, division chiefs, and capital projects management staff to establish requirements of new or altered facilities. Represents the interests of the facility at pre-design and pre-construction conferences with architects, engineers, contractors, vendors and interested County departments. Reviews or manages the review of plans and specifications and identifies and reports observed design deficiencies. Inspects or manages the inspection of contract construction work in progress in conjunction with project managers to ensure adherence to plans and specifications. Reviews and recommends changes to ensure that the facility will perform its designed function. Oversees the development of a maintenance and alteration program and the preparation of the division's budget. Reviews or manages the maintenance and preparation of work records, reports, and correspondence relative to division activities. Reviews or manages the review of work requests and prepares cost estimates and priority recommendations. Allocates resources to achieve maximum cost-effectiveness.

Requirements

Option I: Three (3) years of experience at the level of Manager I, Facilities Operations and Crafts, supervising multiple facilities operations and crafts functions or assisting in the management of a facilities operations and building crafts program in a healthcare setting implementing Title 22 requirements and The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards, and all other pertinent local, state, and federal regulations and codes.
Option II: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in construction engineering technology, engineering, or architecture-and- One (1) year of experience at the level of Manager I, Facilities Operations and Crafts, supervising multiple facilities operations and crafts functions, or assisting in the management of a facilities operations and building crafts program in a healthcare setting implementing Title 22 requirements and The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards, and all other pertinent local, state, and federal regulations and codes.
LICENSE: A valid California Class "C" Driver License or the ability to use an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
PHYSICAL CLASS II - Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

Nice To Haves

Any additional experience in excess of the Selection Requirements.

Responsibilities

Has immediate charge of the facilities operations and building crafts program of a large medical center and facilities operations, including the overall construction, maintenance, alteration and repair programs.
Plans, assigns, coordinates, and manages, through subordinate Manager, Facilities Operations and Crafts staff, a variety of craft and trade workers and supervisors engaged in force account construction, maintenance, alteration, or repair of the physical plant and equipment.
Manages the coordination of the work of facilities operations and building crafts service personnel with the services of the facility.
Ensures compliance with all building, construction and safety codes affecting the accreditation, licensing and/or status of the facility.
Oversees the development and implementation of the division's policies, practices, and standards.
Oversees the development and implementation for contingency plans to meet emergencies and disasters, including procedures for the operation and evaluation of facilities.
Manages the resolution of conflicts between codes through discussions with enforcing agencies and recommends and implements solutions to eliminate code violations and comply with changing code requirements.
Confers with administrative managers, division chiefs, and capital projects management staff to establish requirements of new or altered facilities.
Represents the interests of the facility at pre-design and pre-construction conferences with architects, engineers, contractors, vendors and interested County departments.
Reviews or manages the review of plans and specifications and identifies and reports observed design deficiencies.
Inspects or manages the inspection of contract construction work in progress in conjunction with project managers to ensure adherence to plans and specifications.
Reviews and recommends changes to ensure that the facility will perform its designed function.
Oversees the development of a maintenance and alteration program and the preparation of the division's budget.
Reviews or manages the maintenance and preparation of work records, reports, and correspondence relative to division activities.
Reviews or manages the review of work requests and prepares cost estimates and priority recommendations.
Allocates resources to achieve maximum cost-effectiveness.