Executive Director – Healthcare Facilities Management

We are seeking a seasoned Executive Director of Facilities Operations

to lead enterprise facilities management across a large, multi-site healthcare system supporting 300+ ambulatory and outpatient care locations throughout Northeast Ohio.

This senior leadership role is responsible for driving operational excellence, regulatory compliance, financial performance, and service delivery consistency across a complex healthcare facilities portfolio. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in healthcare facilities management, multi-site operations, and executive stakeholder leadership within large health systems or academic medical environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for facilities operations across a large ambulatory healthcare network
• Develop and scale a standardized, high-performing facilities management program across 300+ outpatient sites
• Lead maintenance, engineering, asset management, vendor management, and contracted services (hard & soft services)
• Ensure full compliance with Joint Commission, CMS, NFPA, OSHA, and life-safety regulations
• Drive operational consistency, cost optimization, and continuous improvement across all facilities operations
• Manage capital planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance for large-scale facilities portfolios
• Partner with C-suite executives, physicians, and operational leaders to align facilities strategy with clinical and organizational goals
• Oversee multi-site teams, multiple management layers, and significant FTE populations
• Lead construction coordination and major facilities improvement projects as needed

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of management experience in facilities, engineering, or operations leadership
• Minimum 7+ years of facilities/engineering experience across hard and soft services
• Proven leadership of large, multi-site healthcare facilities portfolios (100+ locations strongly preferred)
• Experience in health systems, ambulatory networks, or academic medical centers (REQUIRED preference)
• Strong background managing large teams and multi-layered organizational structures (FTE oversight required)
• Demonstrated success in budget ownership, forecasting, capital planning, and performance management
• Experience partnering with executive leadership (C-suite, clinical leadership, hospital administration)
• Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Preferred Experience

• Leadership within large health systems or academic medical environments
• Experience managing enterprise ambulatory facilities programs or regional multi-site portfolios
• Background overseeing both hard services (engineering, maintenance, construction) and soft services (security, grounds, logistics, support services)
• Experience driving standardization, operational transformation, or large-scale facilities integration

Skills:

Academic Background, Ambulatory Care, Asset Management, Budget Management, Budgeting, Capital Budgeting, Clinical Facilities, Construction, Content Management Systems (CMS), Continuous Improvement, Cost Control, Customer Support/Service, Engineering, Facilities Engineering, Facilities Management, Financial Services, Forecasting, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, Hospital Administration, Leadership, Logistics, Maintain Compliance, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), OSHA, Outpatient Care, Performance Management, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Service Delivery, Systems Administration/Management, Team Lead/Manager, Vendor/Supplier Management

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