Executive Director of Facilities Engineering

Job Responsibilities:

The Executive Director is responsible for leading the Facilities Engineering teams for The Johns Hopkins Health System’s inpatient and ambulatory care facilities and the research and education facilities for the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The Facilities Engineering teams are comprised of bargaining unit and non-bargaining unit team members in Electrical, Mechanical, and Buildings and Grounds, and support roles. Provides leadership to site-level directors managing engineering mechanics, technicians, and support staff to ensure work is completed on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with applicable codes and regulations defined by The Joint Commission, NFPA, AAALAC, and other regulating bodies.

Devises and implements strategies to ensure a high quality of service and standards of care by implementing modern technologies, methods, and techniques. Coordinates training and other programs to develop and enhance the technical and management skills of staff and to ensure the retention and career advancement of employees and managers in the department. Ensures that the work and efforts of the division are effectively communicated to team members, peers, and leadership of the department, the Health System affiliates and the SOM. Works with appropriate parties across the Health System and SOM to implement innovative safety practices consistently. Works with internal and external customers to plan for and support continual changes and advances in healthcare, research, and education.

Develops departmental policies and procedures and manages their implementation in accordance with institutional and departmental strategic objectives or initiatives. Prepares operational staffing and budgetary plans and manages resources to achieve goals. Assesses, manages and mitigates departmental fiscal risks and tracks and reports key functional metrics to departmental leadership to reduce expenses, improve effectiveness, and to maintain the financial health of the department. Utilizes institutional benchmarking tools to look for areas of performance improvement. Actively participates in the annual capital budgeting process. Performs general managerial duties such as supervising staff, planning, scheduling, budgeting, data analysis, reporting and performing presentations. Represents the department to patients, staff, faculty, visitors, or interested parties. This work is performed under the minimal supervision of the Vice President, Facilities Management.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, finance, business, or related field. MBA or related master’s degree preferred.
• 15 or more years in healthcare facilities including 10 or more years related work experience in a supervisory or managerial capacity.
• CHFM preferred

Salary Range: $280,000 to $345,000 per year. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.