Are you a strategic Facilities professional who can drive innovation with extraordinary results? As you grow your career, do you want the support of an industry leader in Facilities Management?
Sodexo has an exciting opening for an experienced Director of Facilities Operations for Altru Health, a regionally recognized and Joint Commission accredited acute care hospital located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This position will oversee all operations at 2 hospital campuses, 20+ remote clinics and support locations and help open a new hospital currently under construction.
Sodexo is the North American leader for Quality of Life Services. More than 125,000 Sodexo employees work to improve the quality of daily life for our 9,000 client sites and more than 15 million customers a day in North America. Sodexo partners with clients to help them attain their strategic vision by developing Facility Management service solutions that increase the effectiveness of their people, enhance their business processes and optimize their infrastructure, which deliver tangible outcomes.
Our client portfolio spans multiple markets across the nation including education, corporate services, health care and government services, which means we can offer a career full of variety, challenge and tremendous growth opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
Hiring, training and supervision of a team of up to 45 employees and 5 Managers.
Handling preventative, Predictive maintenance and Ad Hoc repair of skilled and not skilled trades (e.g., HVAC, plumbing, electrical, utilities).
Ensuring a safe and efficient working environment, essential to the performance of the business.
Leading construction work and other core Sodexo services, and/or logistics of business/operations services (e.g., groundskeeping).
You Have:
Proven Facilities Management experience in a Hospital or Healthcare environment.
Strong technical knowledge of the following: mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, structural, fire protection, safety systems, civil, low voltage, demolition, architectural and energy management.
Excellent customer service and communication skills.
Staff development and team building experience.
A Bachelor's degree - Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred OR equivalent experience.
Working for Sodexo:
How far will your ambition, talent and dedication take you? Sodexo champions a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning, mentoring and other career growth opportunities, along with the performance of organizations. We believe it is important for our work to be meaningful and we remain committed to our mission, our core values and the ethical principles that have guided us since 1966. We support these values and help them thrive in each employee.
We strive to make working for Sodexo a genuinely great experience with benefits to promote your professional, personal and financial well-being, and to improve your Quality of Life now and into the future. Our experiences with our over 50 million customers each and every day enable us to develop Quality of Life services that reinforce the well-being of individuals, improving their effectiveness and helping companies and organizations to improve performance ... every day.
Position Summary: The Director of Facilities Operations is responsible for directing facilities maintenance operations of building(s) and property at a single unit. The Director of Facilities Operations manages the preventative maintenance and reactive repair of skilled trades, e.g., HVAC, plumbing, electrical, utilities; and manages the hiring, training and supervision of staff, professionals and management. The Director of Facilities Operations manages a safe and efficient working environment, essential to the performance of the business. The Director may oversee construction work and often manages other core Sodexo services, and/or logistics of business/operations services, e.g., grounds keeping, laundry, food, security, inventory, mail, concierge services.
