Supervisory Healthcare Engineer

Chief, Facilities Management Service

This position serves as the Chief, Facilities Management Service at the Miami VA Medical Center in Miami, Florida. The Service Chief has responsibilities for the professional Engineering programs such as Maintenance and Repair, Utility Plant Operations, Energy Management and Conservation Program, Vehicle Fleet, Grounds, Capital Planning, and Construction Project Management sections at a multi-faceted and affiliated VA Medical Center, including outlying Community Based Outpatient Clinics.

The Chief Engineer is a key managerial advisor reporting directly to top Medical Center management. Position is a responsible leader and a member of the Medical Center top management team and is relied on for authoritative advice on all aspects of engineering matters. Position is a fully participating technical advisor in all or almost all significant management planning, policy, and decision-making actions of the Medical Center except those of a primarily medical nature. Position is involved with long and short-range planning, establishing policy, and budgeting for the Medical Center, as well as for all Facilities Management Service programs. Provides for the budgeting and financial management for Facilities Management Service. This includes budget formulation, justification, and execution; financial management; and financial reporting. Provides advice to management and program personnel on budgetary and finance issues. As top advisor to management, provides budget management for major, unstable programs. Exercises responsibility for budget formulation, presentation, and execution. Maintains awareness of and information about the overall status of financial resources for the office in order to react to changing situations with timely recommendations. Participates with management in defending the budget before senior level management. Interacts and negotiates on adjustments or reprogramming in support of major program changes or requirements. Researches and/or analyzes problems, issues, or program requirements related to all areas of the facility and all facets of Facilities Management Service. Plans and/or accomplishes special projects. Manages special projects for major office or program issues of broad impact. Conceives and implements new initiatives and projects to strengthen, facilitate, and integrate programs. Undertakes or participates in special projects, ongoing analyses, investigations, and initiatives that have high priority for high-level management. This may involve producing complex analyses and written reports; organizing special committees, workshops, and other gatherings; initiating program reviews; and developing or fostering cross-agency activities. Identifies and determines training priorities, conducts and administers training programs, and develops and improves training guidance. May conduct classroom or other group-setting instruction. Serves as Chief Engineer within a medical center/VISN/VACO hierarchy. Responsible for development and implementation of the Medical Center's capital improvement program. Managing staff in a multi-site healthcare system (5-8+ sites) Managing contractual agreements. Managing construction design planning and construction projects. Improvement project and cost savings (System Redesign; Lean Six Sigma) Managing a multi-million-dollar budget ($250M+) Managing facility space plans. Developing facility infrastructure plans. Managing transportation and fleet management (20+ cars/Vans/DUV) Managing multiple people with varied technical skills. Developing training plans for team. Managing equipment and supplies. Managing boiler Plant Operations Managing HVAC Systems