This position consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanentes Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to the applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanentes policies and procedures.

• The Vice President will develop, operationalize, and maintain a systematic approach to operating and maintaining all KP owned and leased properties, including 622 medical office buildings, 39 hospitals, and 200 support facilities, with a combined 93 million square feet of structured space.
• The Vice President:
• Owns system-wide responsibility and accountability to lead one of the three macro lifecycle business lines (Plan, Acquire, Operate)
• Leads system-facing Facilities Operations and Maintenance Center of Excellence that develops strategies, methods, tools, processes, standards, information systems, analytics, metrics, and provides a corporate industry interface for facilities maintenance, operations and energy
• Leads system-facing Capital Maintenance Program Delivery Center of Excellence that standardizes design specifications, develops nationally standardized maintenance requirement prioritization, oversees 3-year maintenance action plans, develops uniform contracting strategies, and develops standardized naming conventions
• Leverages industry-leading technical expertise and best practices to proactively execute huge and growing volume of KP portfolio operations and maintenance functions
• Develops engineering community through targeted technical development and training, staffing model analysis, and succession planning
• Integrates KP facilities operations and maintenance teams at national, regional, and local levels into a seamless enterprise system of capability
• Leads ongoing effort to develop Facilities Operations into an enterprise shared service

Basic Qualifications:

• Ten (10) years of progressively responsible management experience in the combined areas of facilities management, maintenance management, energy management, strategic planning and related areas in the facilities (preferably health care) industry.
• Seven (7) years of experience leading multi-disciplinary teams.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Architecture, or a related field, or four (4) years of experience in a directly related field.
• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A

Additional Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of facilities operations and maintenance, architecture, construction and engineering principles, energy management and information systems management.
• Strong working knowledge of health care facilities related regulatory and accreditation agencies, their requirements and application in both inpatient and outpatient facilities.
• Demonstrated understanding of facilities impacts on staffing, infection control and brand image.
• Experience working for (a) major institution(s), preferably large, complex, multi-dimensional and heavily matrixed reporting relationship environment.
• Demonstrated success in leading transformational efforts.
• Experience and ability to provide direct leadership as well as leadership through influence and collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in facility management, engineering, architecture, or business desirable.
• Industry certifications in facility operations management and/or sustainability through the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), International Facilities Management Association (IFMA), Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) or similar groups desirable.