VP, Real Estate, Construction and Facilities

OhioHealth; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth in Columbus is seeking a VP Real Estate, Facilities, Design & Construction to provide enterprise-wide strategic leadership for healthcare facilities, construction, real estate, and property management. This executive role drives planning, development, and maintenance of a comprehensive portfolio of properties to support clinical excellence, safety, compliance, and financial performance.

The VP partners with clinical, operational, financial, and executive leaders to align real estate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required for the role.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee strategic facilities, construction, and real estate plans aligned with clinical and financial objectives.
• Lead capital planning, master planning, and long-term facilities strategy while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee multiple projects including construction, renovation, and asset management with internal and external partners.
• Direct leasing, property management, and portfolio performance in coordination with finance and operations.
• Establish KPIs, governance, and risk management for facilities and real estate operations.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Department

Ohiohealth Administration

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Job Description Summary

Job Code: 0143

Job Profile Name: VP Real Estate, Facilities, Design & Construction

Job Summary

The Vice President of Real Estate, Facilities, Design & Construction provides enterprise-wide strategic leadership for all healthcare facilities, construction, real estate, and property management activities across the organization. This executive role is responsible for planning, developing, and maintaining a comprehensive portfolio of owned, leased, and managed properties while ensuring that all physical environments support clinical excellence, patient safety, regulatory compliance, financial performance, and long-term sustainability.

The VP partners closely with clinical, operational, financial, and executive leaders to align real estate strategy, capital investments, and facility operations with the organization’s healthcare delivery model and long-term strategic goals.

Responsibilities And Duties

Strategic Leadership & Planning

• Develop and execute integrated facilities, construction, and real estate strategy aligned with the organization’s clinical, operational, and financial objectives.
• Lead enterprise capital planning, prioritization, and long-term facilities master planning.
• Serve as a key advisor to the executive team on real estate, space utilization, capital investments, and infrastructure strategy.

Facilities, Design & Healthcare Construction Management

• Oversee all phases of healthcare construction, renovation, and improvement projects, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards.
• Provide oversight of architects, engineers, contractors, and construction partners.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable healthcare, life safety, infection control, and accessibility standards.

Real Estate & Portfolio Management

• Provide leadership oversight for the organization’s full real estate portfolio, including owned, leased, and managed properties.
• Direct leasing strategy to ensure occupancy goals, regulatory compliance, and alignment with organizational growth initiatives.
• Oversee property management, maintenance, and operations to ensure tenant satisfaction, operational efficiency, and brand consistency.
• Collaborate with finance to track and optimize financial performance across the real estate portfolio.

Facilities Operations & Compliance

• Direct day-to-day operations and maintenance of inpatient, outpatient, and administrative facilities.
• Ensure facilities provide a safe, clean, and healing environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Implement best practices in preventive maintenance, sustainability, energy efficiency, and asset management.

Team, Vendor & Performance Leadership

• Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams across facilities, construction, engineering, real estate, leasing, and property management.
• Establish performance metrics, accountability systems, and quality controls to drive operational excellence.
• Oversee vendor selection, contract negotiation, and ongoing performance management.
• Mentor and coach leaders while fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture.

Risk Management & Emergency Preparedness

• Ensure all facilities meet life safety, emergency preparedness, and business continuity requirements.
• Lead facility-related components of disaster recovery and emergency response planning.
• Maintain awareness of compliance, legal, and regulatory issues impacting facilities and real estate operations.

Enterprise Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Lead enterprise-wide financial planning processes, including: Long-range financial planning, annual operating and capital budgeting, rolling forecasts and scenario modeling
• Ensure alignment between strategic priorities, clinical initiatives, capital investments, and financial capacity
• Develop and maintain integrated financial models that reflect volume, reimbursement, labor, and cost drivers across the system
• Business partner to C-Suite executives for parent and corporate departments, for management of Parent and Corporate finances

Performance Management & Decision Support

• Provide timely, accurate financial analysis and insights to support executive and operational decision-making
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, and variance analyses
• Translate complex financial data into clear, decision-ready insights for non-financial leaders
• Partner with Strategy, Treasury, Finance and business leaders on capital planning and ROI analyses
• Evaluate financial implications of volume shifts, reimbursement changes, labor trends, and regulatory developments

Leadership, Team Development & Operating Model

• Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A organization with enterprise and business-unit support models
• Balance hands-on involvement in complex analyses with delegation and leadership development
• Establish standardized planning, forecasting, and reporting methodologies across the system
• Foster collaboration across Finance (Accounting, Revenue Cycle, Supply Chain) and operational teams

Systems, Data & Process Optimization

• Own FP&A tools, models, and reporting frameworks across the enterprise
• Partner with IT and Finance leadership on ERP, budgeting, and analytics platform enhancements
• Improve data quality, automation, and timeliness of reporting and forecasting processes
• Ensure financial models and reports are well-documented, scalable, and auditable

Executive & Board Support

• Prepare and present financial plans, forecasts, and performance updates to executive leadership
• Support Board discussions with scenario analysis, risk assessment, and long-term sustainability insights
• Partner with the CFO to frame financial narratives that connect performance to strategy and mission

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Additional Job Description

Work Shift:
Day

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Department:
Ohiohealth Administration

Join us!

• if your passion is to work in a caring environment
• if you believe that learning is a life-long process
• if you strive for excellence and want to be among the best in the healthcare industry

Equal Employment Opportunity
OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment