Senior Director, Facilities Operations   Employer: University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) Job Location: Worcester , MA Cash Compensation: Industry Type: Building Owners Job Description: GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION: Under the general direction of the Associate Vice Chancellor Facilities Management, plans and directs facilities operations and related functions including: facility maintenance, trades management, power plant maintenance and operations, auxiliary services and revenue generating services. Assist in the management of personnel, finances, equipment, policy development and program management related to the maintenance and operations of the various locations of the medical school’s buildings and grounds. Balances work load demands of the department, working within budget determining cost effective allocations of personnel, equipment, and space resources. In absence of Associate Vice Chancellor provides oversight of the Facilities Management Department. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: • Develops and implements departmental goals and organizational structure. Working through management staff, directs the personnel activities which include hiring, training, firing, and performance management. Balances work load demands of the department, working within budget determining cost effective allocations of personnel, equipment, and space resources. • Manages auxiliary services function and other revenue generating activities for department including janitorial services, parking, transportation, mail services and food services. • Oversees all matters related to the institutions physical plant and off campus buildings such as facility assessments, planning, capital project development and execution. Actively participates in the process to develop strategies to allocate space resources necessary to meet the medical schools goals. • Develops strategies to fund operations, deferred maintenance, renewals and deficiencies. Works with the Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) and other state agencies to develop and implement solutions to large-scale facilities maintenance problems. • Participates in the medical school's capital planning process to develop strategies to acquire capital equipment and plan capital renovations necessary to implement institutional goals. Directs the acquisition of capital equipment in the school and tracking of capital equipment. • Participates in senior management discussions with representatives of UMassMemorial Health Care System related to the maintenance, operations, accreditations, risk management and planning of the hospital infrastructure. Represents the school in projects involving outside consultants and other agencies including DCAM, UMass Presidents Office, and Dept of Environmental Protection. • Functional manager for medical school and hospital staff in the event of environmental or facilities related emergencies. • Insures the reliability of building systems and equipment working with management to provide timely and efficient responses to emergencies and work schedule requests. • Develops and implements policies pertaining to provisions of services regarding priorities, scheduling, scope and all changes. • Develops and implements short and long term solutions to large scale building systems failures. • Manages the facility and operational accreditation through The Joint Commission, AAALAC, CAP, biomedical research agencies and other oversight agencies affiliated with the school. • Leads the Medical School's Energy Efficiency and Sustainability programs. Oversees the management of a large co-generation plant monitoring efficiency and addressing environmental concerns. • Perform other duties as assigned. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • B.S. Degree in Engineering or equivalent degree required. An advanced degree is desirable. • 10 years of related experience with 5 years previous management experience preferably working at Facilities Director level for large complex organization. • Registration as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect is preferred • Thorough knowledge of electrical/mechanical building operation; construction management, maintenance strategies, practices, equipment and systems. • Experienced using computer information and management systems including BIM, CMMS, CAFM, databases, spreadsheets, word processing and presentation application software. • Experience in procurement methodologies and management of small and large scale capital projects including the oversight and management of design consultants, general contractors and construction contractors. • Knowledge of building codes, environmental and safety regulations. • Normal manual dexterity and visual acuity. May work in medical center facilities and subject to possible exposure to chemicals, gases, electrical shock, working in confined spaces or on ladders. Must be able to perform all essential functions of this position, with reasonable accommodations, if disabled. Company Description: Welcome to the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), the commonwealth’s first and only public academic health sciences center. Our mission is to advance the health and well-being of the people of the commonwealth and the world through pioneering education, research and health care delivery with clinical partner UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest health care provider in Central Massachusetts. * UMMS was founded in 1962 to provide affordable, high-quality medical education to state residents and to increase the number of primary care physicians practicing in underserved areas of the state. * Consistently ranked by U.S.News & World Report as one of the leading medical schools in the nation for primary care education. * One of the fastest-growing research institutions in the country, with federal and private research grants and contracts exceeding $200 million in fiscal year 2009. * Enhancing health and science education, ensuring community health, building a diverse workforce and enriching lives through extensive community outreach. * Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, one of five University of Massachusetts campuses. The three UMMS graduate schools are the School of Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Graduate School of Nursing. * The School of Medicine is committed to training in the full range of medical disciplines, with an emphasis on practice in the primary care specialties, in the public sector and in underserved areas of Massachusetts. * Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences students receive a broad background in the basic medical sciences and are trained in their selected specialty area in preparation for research with direct relevance to human disease. * The Graduate School of Nursing offers master’s, post-master’s and doctoral degrees, providing high quality education to prepare registered professional and advanced practice nurses within nurse practitioner and nurse educator specialties and for faculty, research and other nursing leadership positions. UMMS is a world-class research institution, consistently producing noteworthy advances in clinical and basic research. * In 2006 the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to UMMS professor Craig C. Mello, PhD, and his colleague Andrew Fire, PhD, of Stanford University, for their discoveries related to RNA interference (RNAi), a cellular process that offers astounding potential for understanding and, ultimately treating, human disease. * Our research programs are central to the Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative, with major funding from the $1 billion Massachusetts Life Sciences Bill signed into law in 2008. * Our researchers have made pivotal advances in HIV, cancer, diabetes, infectious disease, and in understanding the molecular basis of disease. * The UMMS Advanced Therapeutics Cluster includes the RNAi Institute, Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and the Gene Therapy Center. We invite you to learn more about why UMass Medical School is a great place to work and study. UMass Milestones 1962: Legislation establishes University of Massachusetts Medical School 1970: First medical students begin classes in Shaw Building 1974: First class graduates 16 MDs 1979: PhD program begins 1986: Graduate School of Nursing opens 1986: PhD program becomes Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 1994: Graduate School of Nursing initiates PhD program 1998: UMass Clinical System and Memorial Health Care merge to form UMass Memorial Health Care 2001: Research Laboratory Building opens 2002: Campus Modernization begins on the University Campus 2004: Graduate Entry Pathway Program established at the Graduate School of Nursing 2005: PhD Program in Clinical & Population Health Research established at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 2005: Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories open new manufacturing and filling facility in Mattapan 2006: Craig Mello, PhD, Blais University Chair in Molecular Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, is awarded the Medical School's first Nobel Prize. Dr. Mello shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Andrew Fire, PhD, of Stanford University, for their discoveries related to RNA interference. 2007: Michael F. Collins, MD, is named chancellor and Terence R. Flotte, MD, is named dean of the School of Medicine. 2008: Construction of the 278,000-square-foot Advanced Center for Clinical Care, Education and Sciences begins. Fall 2009: Groundbreaking for the Albert Sherman Center, a 500,000-square-foot research and education facility slated for completion in 2012.