Senior Director of Facilities Operations and Security

Stanford Health Care • Palo Alto, PA

4d • $100 - $133

About The Position

If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered. Day - 08 Hour (United States of America) This is a Stanford Health Care job. Step into a role where your leadership drives the safety, resilience, and operational excellence of a world-class healthcare environment. As our Senior Director of Facilities Operations and Security, you will influence far more than security, you will help drive the operational backbone that keeps our mission moving forward. In this high impact position, you will lead a regional security organization while serving as a key member of our Facilities, Infrastructure & Safety leadership team. You will oversee complex, high-stakes operations, partner across disciplines, and elevate performance through sharp operational judgment and tech forward thinking. You will succeed here if you: Thrive in dynamic, fast-paced operational environments Bring deep expertise across security and facilities with strong executive presence Navigate broad, evolving priorities with agility and confidence Lead with clarity, confidence, and collaborative influence Draw from experience in healthcare, higher education, biotech, energy, or similarly high-risk industries The Facilities Services division enhances health through leadership, collaboration, and innovation. Our team offers essential non-clinical support 24/7, ensuring safe operations and planning for future needs. We represent the intersection of planning, construction, general services, and facilities operations. Learn more about Facilities Services at: Facilities Services | Stanford Health Care The Facilities Infrastructure & Safety (FIS) business unit is vital in ensuring the safety, security, and operational integrity of Stanford Health Care facilities while also managing disaster preparedness and complex building systems to foster a secure healthcare environment. FIS is made up of multiple departments aligned in focus: Environmental Health & Safety, Facility Field Services, Protective Services, Security Services, Office of Emergency Management, Facilities Engineering - Systems, Operational Technology, Facilities Engineering- Infrastructure, Facilities Services Response Center, and Facilities Administration and Operations. Stanford Medicine Security Services (SMSS) provides 24/7 support across all Stanford Medicine facilities which include Main Campus, Regional Security, and the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, ensuring a secure environment for patients, staff, and visitors. The team focuses on proactive risk management, access control, emergency responses, and risk assessments to maintain safety across all locations. For more details, scroll down to the full job description. A Brief Overview The Administrative Director of Security and Facility Field Services is responsible for the planning, direction and coordination of activities of Security and Maintenance & Repair (M&R) departments. This position is responsible for the overall protection of life and property at Stanford Health Care (SHC) and the maintenance and repair of SHC and School of Medicine (SOM) facilities by identifying, communicating, and updating departmental goals, operating policies, and defining objectives and responsibilities of departments and their delegating authority in order to provide optimum support. The Administrative Director of Security and Facility Field Services is also responsible for establishing and operating effective Security and M&R programs that foster positive relations with patients, visitors, and staff. Locations Stanford Health Care

Requirements

• Job requires a Bachelor's degree in a work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university. Relevant experience in lieu of degree may be considered.
• Relevant experience in lieu of degree is in addition to the experience requirements for this position.
• Fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience.
• Ability to develop long-range business plans and strategies.
• Ability to establish the strategic direction and business plans for a functional group.
• Ability to manage complex projects and resources (people, costs, time).
• Ability to mediate and resolve complex problems and issues.
• Ability to provide leadership and influence others.
• Ability to research and interpret relevant regulations, guidelines, and standards.
• Ability to strategize, plan and implement change.
• Ability to work effectively both as a team player and leader.
• Knowledge of security services policies, procedures, and operational facilities.
• Knowledge of police/law enforcement procedures and techniques.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of organization, administration, fiscal and personnel management.
• CADL - California Driver's License - Valid and In State
• SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery. You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective: Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Responsibilities

• Acts as a professional liaison with local, University, State, and Federal law enforcement and life safety agencies.
• Collaborates with Nursing Administration, Patient Relations, and other departments as necessary in determining Security and M&R needs for the various patient and clinical care units and programs.
• Creates internal guidelines and procedures that are directly responsive to the organization’s needs.
• Directs all investigations involving possible criminal activity on the part of staff with Human Resources and Risk Management.
• Evaluates the Security and M&R programs to ensure it is consistent with current regulatory and national standards in training, procedures, and systems, as well as ensuring it meets the criteria of all statute and case law involving hospital Security programs.
• Prepares long range Security and M&R plans that address changes in the physical plant, types of medical services provided, facility accessibility, improved systems technology, staffing levels, and other pertinent factors that affect the security program in the changing healthcare environment.
• Reviews all building plans and makes recommendations on security issues such as accessibility, CCTV, lighting, landscaping, and other needs as necessary.
• Serves as an active member of several committees such as the Safety Committee, Disaster Committee, and various other committees and task forces as assigned.
• Key point of contact for The Joint Commission (TJC) regulatory surveys and regulatory requirement compliance.
• Responsible for integrating, standardizing, and optimizing the 300 Pasteur, 500P Pasteur, Redwood City and School of Medicine (SOM) Maintenance & Repair teams.
• Sets vision and hold accountable the M&R department in responding, executing and documenting work orders within the Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS).
• Partnering with the System Engineering (SysE) and Resource Management (RM) teams to problem solve and continuously improve the EAMS.
• Partners with Environment of Care Subcommittees to oversee execution of asset management and utility initiatives.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director