Director - Planning Design & Construction

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Education assistance

Job summary

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic leads complex construction projects at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, FL, ensuring adherence to budgets, timelines and safety standards. The role collaborates with executive leaders to develop annual capital plans and to standardize policies across regions.

Responsibilities include overseeing project managers, coordinating with architects and design partners, and ensuring compliance with Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies while delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, or Business or relevant work experience required.
• ASHE CHC within 12 months of hire.
• 12+ years of experience in architectural design and construction project management; 3+ years in large healthcare projects.
• Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications.
• Familiar with building codes.
• Basic drafting experience / CAD.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to project managers and regional leaders to develop strategy and achieve performance goals.
• Oversee standardization, policy, and governance across projects and vendors.
• Manage construction projects from master planning to implementation and go-live.
• Ensure safety, compliance, and coordination with regulatory bodies (Joint Commission, OSHA).
• Coordinate with design teams, end users, and authorities having jurisdiction.
• Prepare budgets, cost estimates, and facilities planning reports.
• Deliver project reports to stakeholders in a timely manner.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, or Business

ASHE CHC Certification within 12 months

Tools

CAD

Job description

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Description: PURPOSE: Frontline, department-based; Supervises daily functions of assigned department; Provides clear direction & manages / advances people, processes, structures &/or programs that support direct / indirect care. The leader demonstrates behaviors in alignment with culture & creates / supports comprehensive strategies & measures progress to achieve desired outcomes.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Our Trinity Health Culture: Knows, understands, incorporates & demonstrates our Trinity Health Mission, Values, Vision, Actions & Promise in behaviors, practices & decisions.

Leadership

• Providing advice, guidance, and leadership to RHM and Region leaders in developing strategies and in the achievement of performance goals.
• Enable Collaboration across and within service area, RHM, and Regions to ensure consistency and integration of strategy and operations

Direction and Growth

• Providing advice, guidance, and leadership to service area, functional area, and RHM.
• Leading standardization/systems and optimization of policy, process, methodology, establishing a national community of practice.
• Oversee Vendor/Contract Labor Management including centralizing strategy and optimizing spend.

Strategic Support & Accountability

• Collaborates in system-wide strategy development and deployment of functional area priorities and initiatives.
• Responsible for supporting regional efforts to comply with functional area priorities.
• Accountable for the selection, evaluation, and overall success of the functional leadership teams.
• Organization-wide focal point for establishing functional strategies and governance over financials and staffing.
• Accountable for communication between service area functional area, RHM leader.

Operational Delivery

• Responsible for measuring and reporting KPIs/metrics and value delivery
• Providing advice, guidance, and leadership for the colleague life cycle
• Maintains a Working Knowledge of applicable federal, state & local laws / regulations, Trinity Health Integrity & Compliance Program & Code of Conduct, as well as other policies, procedures & guidelines in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical & professional behavior & safe work practices.

Functional Role (not inclusive of titles or advancement career progression)

• Leadership responsibility, that includes: Working with executive leaders on the development of the annual capital plan and budgets.
• Coordination and oversight of an assigned group of project managers, ensuring all PDC processes are followed, and projects are appropriately managed.
• This position is responsible for managing construction projects.
• This position is responsible for leading major construction projects, to include:
• Plans and coordinates master planning initiatives in the markets.
• Coordinates closely with the Trinity Health approved architects and selects support design partners.
• Coordinate across the leadership teams to ensure the coordination of their programs into the management plans of the projects.
• Responsibility for construction safety programs and infection control for patients and the Environment of Care during construction operations.
• Ensures project reports are delivered in a timely manner to stakeholders.
• Responsible for the recommendation of construction management platforms.
• Performs oversite of multiple small sites/locations or single medium/large sites within a region’s health ministry.
• Works to support compliance with Joint Commission, CMMS, OSHA, state Department of Health and other governing bodies.
• Provides coordination and administration of construction/renovation projects, both on and off campus.
• Provides budget cost estimates for in-house projects.
• Prepares facilities planning reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends.
• Facilitates between the design team, end users, leadership and the authorities having jurisdiction to complete design and construction/state permitting and licensure.
• Maintains documentation and prepares reports on construction and renovation projects.
• Manages construction projects to schedule and within budget.
• Responsible for the activation, transition and go-live of assigned projects.
• Coordinates and oversees project components including furniture and equipment procurement, IT, Clinical Engineering, Marketing, and licensure.
• Responsible for implementation of the interim life safety and infection control plans.
• Identifies current and future facilities planning requirements.
• Evaluates facility suitability by inspecting buildings and office areas.
• Assists internal customers, and architects with building and campus design.
• Provides functional supervision to in-house facility engineers.
• Maintains medical center way-finding standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education / Accreditation / Licensure: Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, or Business or relevant work experience required. Years of experience will be considered.
• American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE) - Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC) within 12 months of hire.
• Experience: Minimum 12 years of experience in architectural design and construction project management. Minimum 3 years of experience managing large, complex healthcare projects. Must demonstrate financial and operational management skills and demonstrate the ability to analyze technical estimating and budgeting tools for construction.
• Must have experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications.
• Must be familiar with building codes.
• Basic drafting experience / CAD (Computer aided drafting).

Additional Qualifications (nice to have)

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.
• Prefer someone with experience in capital project management software.

Position Highlights and Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit packages available, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 403B, and education assistance

We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities

We live and breathe our guiding behaviors: we support each other in serving, we communicate openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly, we are fully present, we are all accountable, we trust and assume goodness in intentions

Ministry/Facility Information

Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is a full-service, non-profit Catholic hospital, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and a member of Trinity Health. We are committed to providing compassionate and holistic person-centered care. We are the only Catholic hospital in Broward and Palm Beach counties and are not for profit. We are part of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. Together, we serve people and communities in 21 states from coast to coast, providing nearly 2.8 million visits annually.

Comprehensive benefits that start on your first day of work Retirement savings program with employer matching

Legal Info

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states.

Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs.

For more information, visit http://www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.