Facility Operations and Engineering Director

HealthPartners is hiring a Director of Facility Operations and Engineering. The Director is a senior leadership role responsible for providing strategic and operational oversight of facilities engineering plant operations and infrastructure management across assigned hospitals and/or ambulatory sites within the HealthPartners system.

This role ensures the safe compliant reliable and costeffective operation of all physical environment systems while aligning facility operations with organizational priorities capital strategies regulatory requirements and patient experience expectations.

The Director operates within a systemintegrated facilities leadership model partnering closely with Real Estate Services Planning Design & Construction Plant Operations leaders clinical and operational executives and external authorities having jurisdiction. While accountable for system consistency and standards the role preserves strong sitelevel leadership and responsiveness.

DecisionRights & Operating Model

• Daytoday operations remain managed at the site level.
• The Director provides system coordination escalation support and strategic alignment.
• This role strengthensnot replaceslocal leadership and responsiveness.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education Experience or Equivalent Combination:
  • Associates degree in Engineering Facilities Management Construction Management Business Administration or trades certification(s) in Facilities Management field.
  • Minimum 810 years of progressive experience in healthcare facilities engineering or operations.
  • Minimum 5 years of leadership experience including managing managers or multisite operations.
  • Experience operating within a complex regulated healthcare environment.

• Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:
  • n/a
• Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
  • Deep knowledge of healthcare engineering systems and infrastructure.
  • Strong understanding of regulatory and accreditation standards.
  • Ability to lead in both operational and strategic contexts.
  • Proven ability to balance system consistency with local needs.
  • Strong financial analytical and problemsolving skills.
  • Executivelevel communication and relationshipbuilding skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education Experience or Equivalent Combination:

  • Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering Business Administration or related field.

• Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:
  • Professional certifications such as:
    • CHFM
    • PE

    • PMP

• Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
  • Experience in a large integrated healthcare system with multisite operations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

1. (%) Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and develop sitebased facilities and engineering leaders.
• Build leadership depth through mentoring succession planning and workforce development.
• Promote a culture of safety accountability collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Ensure clear decision rights escalation pathways and performance expectations.

1. (%) Strategic Leadership & System Alignment

• Provide enterprise and regional leadership for facilities and engineering operations across assigned sites.
• Align facility operations strategies with HealthPartners mission growth plans capital priorities and regulatory obligations.
• Establish consistent engineering standards practices and performance expectations across sites.
• Serve as a facilities subjectmatter expert and advisor to hospital presidents executive teams and system leadership.

1. (%) Facilities Operations & Infrastructure Management

• Oversee the operation maintenance and reliability of building systems utilities and infrastructure (HVAC electrical plumbing medical gas vertical transportation life safety).
• Ensure preventive and corrective maintenance programs achieve high reliability and regulatory compliance.
• Guide infrastructure lifecycle planning deferred maintenance mitigation and utility risk management.
• Support emergency preparedness incident response and business continuity efforts.

1. (%) Regulatory Compliance & Physical Environments

• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements including:
  • CMS
  • The Joint Commission
  • NFPA / Life Safety
  • OSHA
• State and local authorities
• Provide leadership for Environment of Care and Life Safety programs.
• Partner with Safety Infection Prevention Clinical Operations and Emergency Management teams.
• Serve as a liaison to regulatory agencies and inspectors as needed.

1. (%) Financial & Resource Stewardship

• Develop and manage operating budgets for facilities and engineering functions.
• Support capital planning for infrastructure renewal asset preservation and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor financial performance productivity metrics and utility usage.
• Ensure responsible vendor management contract compliance and cost control.

1. (%) Capital Projects & Planning Support

• Partner with Planning Design & Construction teams on capital delivery renovations and infrastructure projects.
• Ensure operational readiness utility coordination and life safety compliance during construction.
• Support commissioning staff training and transition to operations.
• Contribute to longrange facility and infrastructure planning.

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY:

The Director of Facility Operations & Engineering exercises a high degree of leadership direction and coordination across multiple sites functions and leadership layers.

At a structural level the position directly leads facilities and engineering leaders (e.g. Facility and Engineering Managers Facility and Maintenance Managers Life Safety Manager etc.). These direct reports will be responsible for daily operations at assigned hospitals or ambulatory sites.

Through these leaders the Director indirectly directs a broad workforce that may include:

• Facilities technicians and engineers
• Maintenance staff
• Utilities and plant operations personnel
• Specialized trades (HVAC electrical plumbing life safety)