Director of Engineering & Facilities Operations

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore in the Bronx East region seeks an experienced facilities leader to oversee engineering and maintenance operations across campuses. You will direct reliability programs, life safety compliance, and regulatory readiness for multiple hospital sites.

The role requires strong project coordination, financial stewardship, and collaboration with clinical and administrative teams to ensure continuous operations and safety excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred.
• At least 10 years in higher education, hospital, or research settings.
• Minimum 7 years in a supervisor/managerial role.
• Minimum 5 years in a power plant or steam plant.
• Professional Engineer license preferred.
• FDNY CAT and Q01 Refrigeration Engineer licenses preferred.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and manage formal facilities coordination and project kick-off meetings.
• Coordinate work with support departments to maintain operations and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Communicate with physicians and leaders to coordinate clinical programs.
• Provide leadership to ensure compliance with The Joint Commission Environment of Care and Life Safety.
• Conduct mock surveys to identify gaps in compliance and areas for improvement.
• Assess services to maintain CMS, DOH, DOB, FDNY, EPA and other regulatory standards.
• Plan and supervise installation/modifications to the physical plant within code and scope.
• Manage life safety equipment with EHS.
• Test and diagnose instruments; participate in fire risk assessments and audits.
• Oversee budgets, CMS work order system, and resources for campus operations.
• Manage PM schedules using the CMS work order system.

Skills

Supervisor/managerial experience

Power plant experience

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Project coordination

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Montefiore in the Bronx East region seeks an experienced facilities leader to oversee engineering and maintenance operations across campuses. You will direct reliability programs, life safety compliance, and regulatory readiness for multiple hospital sites.

The role requires strong project coordination, financial stewardship, and collaboration with clinical and administrative teams to ensure continuous operations and safety excellence.