System-Wide Facilities & Maintenance Leader

Beth-Israel-Lahey-Health; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking an Executive Director of Maintenance Operations to provide enterprise-wide leadership, strategic direction, and regulatory compliance for maintenance across multiple regional hospitals.

This role drives standardization, reliability, safety, and continuous improvement, leads a multidisciplinary team, and partners with hospital leadership to support system-wide facilities excellence and asset stewardship.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Demonstrated financial management skills with experience overseeing capital and operating budgets.
• Ability to travel regularly between facilities across the hospital system is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise-wide leadership for maintenance operations across multiple hospitals.
• Lead standardization of maintenance strategies, programs, and KPIs across the system.
• Oversee budgets, capital planning, and vendor relationships for maintenance services.
• Ensure regulatory compliance, safety, and readiness across facilities.
• Foster leadership development and succession planning within the maintenance organization.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or related field

Tools

CMMS

Project management software

Data analytics tools

Job description

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking an Executive Director of Maintenance Operations to provide enterprise-wide leadership, strategic direction, and regulatory compliance for maintenance across multiple regional hospitals.

This role drives standardization, reliability, safety, and continuous improvement, leads a multidisciplinary team, and partners with hospital leadership to support system-wide facilities excellence and asset stewardship.