Assistant Director of Engineering Services, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Typically 7-10 years in building systems management including HVAC, electrical, or mechanical;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Typically 5 or more years of supervisory experience including talent acquisition and performance management;
• Demonstrated project management with a focus on developing relationship and partnerships;
  
• Demonstrated job-related experience with and/or commitment to diversity in the work environment;
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and meet University’s Fleet Safety Program.

Desirable Qualifications:      

• Demonstrated experience in developing and managing priorities to achieve operational and capital budgets;
• Demonstrated knowledge to ensure regulatory compliance with The Joint Commission, NFPA, OSHA , and other health care codes;
• Demonstrated experience in creating a positive work environment that demonstrates  a focus on service excellence principles;
• Demonstrated experience managing a computerized maintenance management software system to create efficient and corrective and preventative maintenance operations;
• Demonstrated knowledge of overall building engineering including HVAC, electrical,  preventative and corrective maintenance and repair;
• Demonstrated experience in continuous improvement to improve a hospital’s physical environment and infrastructure;
• Experience in implementation of energy conservation strategies.

Please attach a resume and cover letter as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.

For questions or additional information, please contact HR Generalist, Jayne Nelson: jayne-nelson@uiowa.edu

Become a member of our Engineering Services team that is changing medicine and changing lives! The Engineering Services Department supports the Mission and Values for the University of Iowa Healthcare System through the management and coordination of the following services:

• Scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and repair of HVAC, electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems, equipment and furnishes;

• Management of renovation and repair of non-capital projects;

• Exterior and interior landscape services including snow and ice removal

  Maintain interior finishes of campus;

• Manufactures and installs local signage;

• Maintains and repairs doors and doors hardware;

• Manages and maintains one of the largest pneumatic tube systems in the world;

• Management of environmental monitoring of patient and non-patient areas and equipment.