Director Building & Construction

The Director of Building & Construction reports to the Senior Corporate Director of Building and Construction. Responsibilities include the management and control of new construction projects, renovation projects and hospital facility upgrades. The Director provides oversight and coordination of all project meetings, bidding, permitting and construction activities related to projects assigned, as well as developing RFP’s and RFQ’s for procurement of professional services, contractors, consultants and vendors. The Director analyzes proposals, makes recommendations to the Vice President of Hospital Operations and the Buildings and Equipment Committee and reviews all project related payment applications for accuracy and processing, and assists the Supply Chain and Legal departments with vendor agreements, PO’s and contract development.

The Director follows-up and coordinates facility maintenance concerns, warranty issues and regulatory inspection issues that may arise at assigned hospital and provides recommendations to Building/Equipment Committee and Boards. The Director works collaboratively with all departments across the entire hospital system, both corporately and on an individual hospital basis, to ensure standards are met, as well as assisting in facilitating improvements to hospital maintenance programs, effecting operational cost savings and developing maintenance and plant operation standards for use in each hospital.

The Director will provide recommendations, status reports regarding projects, budgets & variance reports, and department presentations for the Joint Boards, Buildings & Equipment Committee and Vice President, Hospital Operations.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares Request for Proposal (RFP) and Request for Qualification (RFQ) documents to solicit proposals from design consultants, construction contractors, consultants and vendors. Analyzes proposals, makes recommendations and supervises the work of those retained. (15%)
• Completes various administrative tasks including budgeting, cost tracking, cash flow projections, input to public relations and donor publications. Manages administrative personnel. (15%)
• Develops standards of preferred equipment and finishes in various hospital departments (chillers, boilers, hot water heaters, flooring, carpentry, etc.) (10%)
• Develops and suggests new maintenance and operation practices to improve efficiency and affect cost savings. Such practices may include energy savings studies, annual maintenance inspections and standard preventative maintenance software and conducting surveys to determine the best products to use at new facilities. (10%)
• Directs the feasibility and cost studies per direction of the Chairman, Building & Equipment Committee to define scope of work and cost potential of hospital renovation or new construction projects. (10% )
• Manages and controls multiple complex and diverse renovation and construction projects (10%)
• Reviews all requests for building related capital equipment. Assures that requested equipment meets or exceeds life safety codes, ensures infrastructure can meet the demand requirements for utilities and other construction that may be required for installation (10%)
• Works collaboratively with General Counsel, Materials Management, Finance and other functional areas as required to expedite facility management choir meant (10%)
• Keeps current on industry trends, regulatory requirements and best practices to provide guidance and recommendations for improvement. (5%)
• Works collaboratively with individual hospital facility leadership to ensure functional programming, design and equipment selections meet the strategic goals of the system. Also, assists in regulatory preparedness as required by each facility. (5%)