Director of Engineering & Facilities Operations

3000 Montefiore Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 148,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY, seeks a senior facilities leader to oversee engineering and maintenance across East Campuses, ensuring safe, compliant operations.

The role focuses on coordinating with design, construction, safety, IT, and clinical leadership to deliver reliable service; lead lifecycle planning, test life safety equipment, and manage budgets. Regular audits and regulatory compliance are integral to success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (Masters preferred)
• 10 years of higher education, hospital or research setting with increasing responsibilities
• Minimum 7 years' experience in a supervisor/managerial role
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a power plant or steam plant
• Professional Engineer License (Preferred)
• FDNY CAT, Q01 Refrigeration Engineer (Preferred).

Responsibilities

• Initiate and manage formal Facilities coordination meetings and project kick-off meetings with design and Construction, Energy sustainability, Environmental Health and Safety, IT, Security, Real Estate and Telecom.
• Coordinate work with the support department as per scope to maintain operations and within compliance with TJC, NYS DOH, NYC DOB.
• Communicates with physicians, nursing department leaders, and senior administrators to maintain coordination with other Montefiore Health programs.
• Provide oversight and leadership to ensure the facilities are in compliance with all aspects of The Joint Commission's Environment of Care and Life Safety regulations including the Utility Management program.
• Conduct mock surveys to identify gaps in compliance and areas for improvement.
• Continually assess all services and areas and ensure improvements are made to maintain all regulatory standards, including those set by CMS, DOH, DOB, FDNY, EPA and others.
• In collaboration with internal and external constituents, plan and supervise installation and modifications to the physical plant ensuring changes are made within code requirements and is completed timely and within planned scope.
• Managing and maintaining life safety equipment in conjunction with Environmental Health and Safety.
• Test and diagnose instruments and equipment.
• Maintain the life safety plans and participate in the planning of the fire risk assessments and fire safety audits.
• Oversight of departmental budgets, CMS work order management system and appropriate distribution of resources for the continued maintenance and operations of campus facilities and infrastructure.
• Manage the PM schedules using the CMS work order system.

Job description

Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY, seeks a senior facilities leader to oversee engineering and maintenance across East Campuses, ensuring safe, compliant operations.

The role focuses on coordinating with design, construction, safety, IT, and clinical leadership to deliver reliable service; lead lifecycle planning, test life safety equipment, and manage budgets. Regular audits and regulatory compliance are integral to success.