Director, Facilities

Sentara Health; Virginia; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge, VA, is seeking a Director of Facilities Services to provide strategic and operational leadership for all facility operations, plant operations, engineering services, utilities, and maintenance across the hospital campus.

The role oversees capital planning, infrastructure modernization, project management, regulatory readiness, and environmental safety programs, while partnering with system leadership to align facilities with growth goals

Qualifications

• Progressive facilities leadership experience with responsibility for complex physical plant operations, building systems, infrastructure, and utilities.
• Healthcare facilities planning experience with knowledge of hospital regulatory, accreditation, life-safety, emergency management, and survey-readiness requirements.
• Demonstrated master facilities planning experience, including development of long-range capital, infrastructure, renovation, and replacement plans.
• Experience leading construction, renovation, major infrastructure, equipment replacement, or campus improvement initiatives in partnership with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for all facility operations, plant operations, engineering services, utilities, infrastructure, and maintenance across the hospital campus.
• Oversee regulatory readiness, safety programs, and environmental compliance.
• Drive capital planning, master facilities planning, and project execution for renovations and infrastructure modernization.
• Lead team development, employee engagement, and budget management while ensuring high-quality services.

Skills

Facilities leadership

Healthcare facilities planning

Capital planning

Regulatory compliance

Emergency management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is seeking a Director of Facilities Services to provide strategic and operational leadership for all facility operations, plant operations, engineering services, utilities, infrastructure, and maintenance functions across the hospital campus. This leader will be responsible for ensuring the hospital's physical plant, HVAC, mechanical, electrical, utility, and infrastructure systems are maintained in a safe, reliable, compliant, and operational condition while supporting exceptional patient care and service excellence. The Director will oversee facility operations, capital planning, infrastructure modernization, master facilities planning initiatives, construction and renovation projects, regulatory readiness, emergency preparedness, and environmental safety programs. The Director collaborates closely with hospital and system leadership to develop and execute long-range facility strategies that support organizational growth, operational excellence, and future campus development. This position is responsible for driving high-quality services that meet or exceed customer expectations while supporting hospital, operating center, and system goals. Additionally, the Director provides leadership for team member development, employee engagement, budget management, quality improvement initiatives, human resource compliance, and continuous readiness for local, state, federal, and accrediting agency inspections and surveys.

Education

• Bachelors Degree + 2 years relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of degree

Experience

• Progressive facilities leadership experience with responsibility for complex physical plant operations, building systems, infrastructure, and utilities.
• Healthcare facilities planning experience with knowledge of hospital regulatory, accreditation, life-safety, emergency management, and survey-readiness requirements.
• Demonstrated master facilities planning experience, including development of long-range capital, infrastructure, renovation, and replacement plans.
• Experience leading construction, renovation, major infrastructure, equipment replacement, or campus improvement initiatives in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience as a change agent with responsibility for quality improvement, human resource compliance, safety, team development, and customer service.

Sentara is currently reviewing market compensation for this role. Our Talent Acquisition team will be able to share more specific information during the recruiting process.

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center located in Woodbridge, VA is a 183-bed not-for-profit hospital. We combine the resources of a major health system with the compassionate, personalized care of a community hospital. We offer quiet, private rooms and quality care focused on safety and patient satisfaction. Our clinical services include advanced imaging, cancer services, cardiovascular care, emergency care, lab services, orthopedics, weight loss services and more, all powered through Sentara eCare, a comprehensive electronic medical record system. In addition to our hospital, Sentara Health is enhancing access to healthcare services in Northern Virginia with outpatient and imaging centers in Lake Ridge, Lorton, Springfield and Alexandria, Va. We improve health every day, come be a part of the community.