Director of Facilities

The Director of Facilities is responsible for managing the design, planning, construction, and maintenance of equipment, machinery, buildings, and other facilities. The position plans, budgets, and schedules facility modifications, including estimates on equipment, labor, materials, and other related costs. 

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1.               Oversees the coordination of building space allocation and layout, communication services, and facility expansion.

2.               Plans budgets and schedules facility modifications, including cost estimates.

3.               Inspects construction and installation progress.

4.               Initiates planned maintenance programs for a variety of office equipment.

5.               Manages preventive maintenance of facility equipment, including HVAC, and office equipment.

6.               Oversees the cleaning and maintenance of facilities.

7.               Conducts and critiques fire drills.

8.               Responsible to manage risk, coordinate risk reduction activities in the physical environment, collect deficiency information, and disseminate summaries of actions and results. Is responsible for managing the following plans:

·  Environmental Safety

·  Security

·  Hazardous Materials and Waste

·  Fire Safety

·  Medical Equipment

·  Utility Systems

9.               Responsible for assessing compliance with the life safety code and manage the statement of conditions (SOC) when addressing survey-related deficiencies.

10.            Chairs the Environment of Care (EOC) Committee.

SUPERVISORY RESPOSIBILITIES
This position supervises various contracting crews, including parking attendants, janitors, and building maintenance personnel.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, COMPETENCIES, QUALIFICATIONS and EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

1.     BS or Associates Degree with technical training in plant engineering or factory/plant maintenance strongly desired.

2.     Minimum of three to five years of progressive experience and responsibility in a maintenance field, two of which were holding a supervisory position directing multifunctional maintenance staff.

3.     Computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office

4.     Knowledge of the Life Safety Code.

5.     Strong interpersonal skills beneficial. Effective verbal and written communication skills. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

1.     Must be able to sit and stand for extended periods of time.

2.     Frequent standing, bending, and stooping involved.

3.     Dexterity: Frequent repetitive motion of hands/wrist involved.

4.     Lifting heavy objects

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

This position supervises various contracted crews, including environmental services, and building maintenance personnel.

USPI’S EDGE™ (Every Day Giving Excellence)

USPI’S EDGE™ is the key to the differentiation of USPI as a customer-focused company.  The process of completing EDGE™ requirements establishes processes and measurements that are collected, assimilated, and shared throughout USPI.  All employees are involved with EDGE™.  The involvement can range from doing their jobs to taking on the role of gathering and/or entering data into the computer.  All employees shall at some time during their employment be required to participate in the EDGE™ program.

HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996

Responsible for knowing the processes involved assuring the standards established by HIPAA, and ensuring they are followed including the practices and records relating to the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information. 

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

Must be authorized to work in the United States.