Director, Facilities

RiseMe; Woodbridge (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401k with match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge, VA seeks a Director of Facilities Services to lead all facility operations, plant operations, and engineering services across the hospital campus. You will drive maintenance, safety, and infrastructure initiatives to support exceptional patient care.

The role requires leadership in capital planning, master facilities planning, and regulatory readiness, with focus on quality, safety, and team development within a large health system.

Qualifications

• Progressive facilities leadership experience with complex physical plant operations.
• Healthcare facilities planning with hospital regulatory and life-safety knowledge.
• Master facilities planning including long-range capital and renovations.
• Experience leading construction or renovation initiatives with cross-functional teams.
• Change agent with responsibility for quality improvement and safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for all facility functions across the hospital campus.
• Oversee capital planning, infrastructure modernization, and master facilities planning.
• Ensure regulatory readiness, emergency preparedness, and environmental safety programs.
• Collaborate with system leaders to develop long-range facility strategies.
• Lead team development, budget management, and human resource compliance.

Skills

Facilities leadership

Healthcare facilities planning

Capital planning

Regulatory compliance

Project management

Team leadership

Quality improvement

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree

2 years relevant experience in lieu

Job description

City/State

Woodbridge, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview

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.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus ifestablished system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

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.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

Remote Work Availability

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.