Executive Director, Maintenance Operations

Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health seeks an Executive Director of Maintenance Operations to provide enterprise-wide leadership for maintenance across its hospital system. The role drives standardization, reliability, safety, and continuous improvement while ensuring regulatory readiness and asset stewardship.

You will lead directors, managers, and technicians, collaborating with hospital leadership, engineering, and clinical departments to optimize facilities operations and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field required or substitute with relevant experience.
• Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM) preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership in healthcare facilities management or maintenance operations.
• Experience overseeing multi-site or system-level operations in a hospital or large healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a system-wide maintenance strategy aligned with organizational goals.
• Oversee multi-site maintenance operations and budgets across the BILH system.
• Establish KPIs, performance benchmarks, and reporting metrics.
• Collaborate with executive leadership on long-term facility planning, sustainability, and modernization.
• Develop and implement an asset management strategy and standardize maintenance processes.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives across facilities.
• Evaluate workforce planning and staffing models system-wide.
• Ensure system-wide maintenance standards and service levels are met.
• Monitor 24/7 readiness of critical systems and safety compliance.
• Lead vendor management, contract negotiations, and procurement.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Facilities Management

Cross-functional Leadership

Regulatory Compliance

Budget Management

CMMS Proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

CHFM certification preferred

Tools

CMMS

Project management software

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 Executive Director of Maintenance Operations provides enterprise-wide leadership, strategic direction, operational oversight, and regulatory compliance for maintenance operations across multiple regional hospitals in the Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) system. This role is responsible for driving standardization, reliability, safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across multiple hospitals and community sites while ensuring regulatory readiness and effective stewardship of physical assets and infrastructure. This role ensures that each facility operates at optimal efficiency, safety, and reliability while maintaining compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations. They will lead a multidisciplinary team of directors, managers, and technicians and collaborate with hospital leadership, construction, engineering, and clinical departments to support continuous, system-wide process improvement in facilities maintenance. The role will operate within a matrixed organizational structure, with both direct and indirect reporting relationships across BILH. Responsible for oversight of maintenance operations supporting multiple acute care hospitals, ambulatory facilities, and community sites across the BILH system.

Job Description

• Strategic Leadership & Planning Develop and implement a system-wide maintenance strategy aligned with organizational goals.
• Identify and assist in managing capital and operational budgets for maintenance operations across all BILH hospitals.
• Establish performance benchmarks, KPIs, and reporting metrics to monitor and optimize maintenance outcomes.
• Collaborate with executive leadership on long-term facility planning, sustainability, and infrastructure modernization.
• Develop and implement an asset management strategy.
• Identify continuous improvement initiatives.
• Evaluate and standardize workforce planning.
• Establish and monitor system-wide maintenance performance standards, productivity metrics, and service level expectations.
• Ensure consistency in maintenance operations, staffing models, and service delivery practices across facilities.
• Operational Oversight Monitor the maintenance operations for assigned hospitals within the BILH system, ensuring 24/7 readiness of critical systems (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, life safety, medical gas, etc.).
• Lead standardization of maintenance procedures, preventive maintenance programs, and work order systems across the system.
• Partner with Director of Vendor Services to manage vendors, contract negotiations, and procurement related to maintenance services and equipment.
• Lead emergency preparedness efforts related to infrastructure failure, disaster recovery, and utility interruption.
• Lead the implementation and successful adoption of system-wide maintenance standards and initiatives across BILH.
• Regulatory Compliance & Safety Monitor and audit facility conditions to ensure patient, staff, and visitor safety.
• Work closely with hospital engineering and environmental services teams to support accreditation and inspection readiness.
• Ensure ongoing survey readiness and compliance with all applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements including TJC, CMS, OSHA, NFPA, EPA, state, and local regulations.
• Lead corrective action planning and compliance remediation efforts resulting from regulatory inspections and audits.
• Team Leadership & Development Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team including directors, facility managers, engineers, and skilled trades staff.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and customer service.
• Implement training programs and succession planning to ensure skilled workforce continuity.
• Lead organizational change management efforts associated with implementation of enterprise maintenance programs, standards, and technologies.
• Provide leadership and direction to site-based directors and managers while promoting consistency in operational performance across the system.
• Develop leadership talent and succession plans to build organizational capability and workforce sustainability.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or related field. Relevant experience may be substituted for the educational requirement.

Licensure, Certification & Registration: Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM) preferred.

Experience: Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare facilities management or maintenance operations. Experience overseeing multi-site or system-level operations in a hospital or large healthcare setting is strongly preferred. Demonstrated experience managing large teams, complex infrastructure, and multimillion-dollar budgets.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities: Strong knowledge of building systems, life safety codes, and hospital maintenance best practices. Exceptional leadership, organizational, and communication skills. Ability to lead cross-functional teams in a complex, matrixed healthcare environment. Proficiency in CMMS, project management tools, and data-driven decision-making. Demonstrated financial management skills with experience overseeing capital and operating budgets. Ability to analyze operational and financial data and translate insights into strategic decisions. Ability to travel regularly between facilities across the hospital system is required.

Pay Range

$150,000.00 USD - $225,000.00 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.

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