Director, Facilities Management jobs in Owen Sound, ON

DEPARTMENT: DIRECTOR, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND
UNION AFFILIATION: NON-UNION
STATUS: FULL-TIME
REASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT
SALARY RANGE: $144,073 – $170,760

The Director, Facilities Management provides strategic and operational leadership for Brightshores Health System’s facilities infrastructure portfolio across six hospitals and the Wellness Centre. The role leads two integrated areas: major capital infrastructure planning and project delivery, including space planning and relocations; and multi-site plant operations and maintenance, including asset stewardship, sustainability, long-range renewal and preventive maintenance.

The Director builds a responsive, customer-focused service culture, communicates effectively with clinical and corporate partners, and directs a combination of internal teams, consultants, contractors and service providers to maintain safe, reliable and compliant healthcare environments.

Qualifications

Required

• Undergraduate degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, facilities management or a related discipline; a relevant professional designation or licence in Ontario is preferred.
• Minimum of ten years of progressive leadership experience in complex facilities, infrastructure, engineering or capital project environments, including significant responsibility for both project delivery and plant operations.
• Demonstrated success leading multi-million-dollar capital projects from planning and approvals through design, procurement, construction, commissioning and close-out; healthcare experience is strongly preferred.
• Formal education or advanced training in project management, facilities management, engineering or construction management; Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to establish project management governance, policies, procedures, standard operating procedures, controls, reporting and performance measures.
• Experience leading multi-site plant operations, asset management, preventive maintenance, lifecycle planning, utilities, building automation, emergency response and service contracts in a complex, continuously operating environment.
• Experience with space planning, relocations, facility-condition assessment, infrastructure renewal planning, sustainability and energy-management initiatives.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including capital and operating budgets, forecasting, procurement, contract management, risk management and change control.
• Knowledge of healthcare facility requirements, relevant legislation, building and fire codes, occupational health and safety, construction infection prevention and control, accreditation expectations and applicable technical standards.
• Knowledge of Ontario’s healthcare system and capital approval and funding environment is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and external professionals, build accountability, manage competing priorities and deliver results in a complex stakeholder environment.
• Demonstrated experience in performance management, coaching and mentoring, including setting clear expectations, providing constructive feedback, addressing performance issues, developing leaders and supporting succession planning.
• Strong customer-service orientation with a record of building trusted relationships and communicating clearly, proactively and respectfully with staff, physicians, senior leaders, the Board, consultants, contractors, government partners and community stakeholders.
• Excellent facilitation, presentation, negotiation, analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement; experience with Lean or an equivalent improvement methodology is an asset.
• Available to participate in the Hospital Administrator On-Call rotation and to respond to significant facilities events outside regular hours, as required.
• Valid driver’s licence and access to a vehicle for travel among Brightshores sites.
• Recent satisfactory performance and attendance records
• Demonstrate, promote and encourage Brightshores’ values – We Show Up for Each Other, We Are Trusted to Act, We Create Solutions Together, We Strive for Better, We Share Accountability
• Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes
• Comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and regulations, and actively contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment