Director, Facilities and Plant Operations

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Newburyport (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Newburyport, MA seeks a Director of Facilities & Plant Operations to provide strategic leadership for facilities, engineering, maintenance, and plant operations. You will oversee budgets, capital projects, and regulatory readiness to support patient care and operational excellence.

The role requires extensive healthcare facilities experience, strong financial and project management skills, and a track record of driving energy efficiency and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of healthcare facilities operations and regulations.
• Experience leading facilities teams in complex healthcare environments.
• Strong financial acumen with operating and capital budgets.
• Proven project management for large-scale capital projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• CMMS, BAS, EMS, and MS Office proficiency.
• Ability to drive change and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for facilities, engineering, maintenance, and plant operations services.
• Oversee facilities staff, supervisors, contractors, and vendors.
• Develop and administer departmental operating and capital budgets; monitor cost centers and financial performance.
• Direct preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to ensure reliability of building systems and infrastructure.
• Lead capital planning, infrastructure renewal, renovation, and construction projects from planning through completion.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and accreditation requirements including The Joint Commission, CMS, NFPA, OSHA, and EPA standards.
• Oversee Environment of Care (EOC), Life Safety, utility management, and emergency preparedness programs.
• Provide leadership for critical utility systems including HVAC, electrical distribution, emergency power, medical gas, plumbing, water management, and BAS.
• Drive energy management, sustainability, and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Establish departmental goals, performance metrics, policies, and continuous improvement programs.
• Collaborate with organizational leadership to support strategic growth, facility master planning, and operational priorities.
• Serve as the hospital's subject matter expert on facilities infrastructure and regulatory readiness.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial acumen

Project management

Communication & stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Change management

Team leadership

Decision making

Facilities operations knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering / Facilities Management / Construction Management / Business Administration

Master’s degree preferred

CHFM preferred

Certifications (PE, CPE, FASHE) preferred

Tools

CMMS

Building Automation Systems (BAS)

EMS / Energy management systems

MS Office

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

The Director of Facilities & Plant Operations provides strategic leadership and oversight for all facilities, engineering, maintenance, utilities, and plant operations functions across the hospital. This role is responsible for ensuring a safe, reliable, efficient, and regulatory-compliant environment that supports patient care, operational excellence, and organizational goals. The Director leads departmental operations, capital planning, budget management, regulatory readiness, infrastructure improvement initiatives, and construction projects while partnering closely with clinical, operational, and administrative leaders.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (including but not limited to):

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for facilities, engineering, maintenance, and plant operations services.
• Oversee the management and performance of facilities staff, supervisors, contractors, and vendors.
• Develop and administer departmental operating and capital budgets; monitor assigned cost centers and financial performance.
• Direct preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to ensure reliability of building systems and infrastructure.
• Lead capital planning, infrastructure renewal, renovation, and construction projects from planning through completion.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, and accreditation requirements, including The Joint Commission, CMS, NFPA, OSHA, and EPA standards.
• Oversee Environment of Care (EOC), Life Safety, utility management, and emergency preparedness programs.
• Provide leadership for critical utility systems, including HVAC, electrical distribution, emergency power, medical gas, plumbing, water management, and building automation systems.
• Drive energy management, sustainability, and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Establish departmental goals, performance metrics, policies, and continuous improvement programs.
• Collaborate with organizational leadership to support strategic growth, facility master planning, and operational priorities.
• Serve as the hospital's subject matter expert on facilities infrastructure, regulatory readiness, and physical environment standards.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of healthcare facilities operations, engineering systems, utility management, regulatory compliance, and construction practices.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a complex healthcare, hospital, or facilities environment.
• Strong financial acumen with experience developing and managing operating and capital budgets.
• Proven project management skills with experience leading large-scale capital, renovation, or infrastructure projects.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of applicable healthcare codes, standards, and regulations.
• Proficiency with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), building automation systems (BAS), energy management systems (EMS), and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities, and drive organizational change and continuous improvement.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Facilities Management, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field is required.
• Master’s degree in healthcare administration, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM) preferred.
• Additional professional certifications (e.g., PE, CPE, FASHE) preferred.

Minimum Experience

• 7-10 years of progressive facilities, engineering, or plant operations experience in a healthcare or similarly complex environment.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience overseeing facilities, engineering, maintenance, or plant operations teams.
• Experience managing regulatory compliance programs, operating and capital budgets, and major construction or infrastructure projects.

Other Requirements

• Consistently promote a culture of Wellbeing, Empathy, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Equity as outlined in the organization’s WE CARE values.

Pay Range

$150,000.00 USD - $175,000.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled