Job Summary
“Working and Living in Paradise." Come join us in beautiful Sarasota, Florida as an Executive Director, Construction, Facilities & Plant for Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System. Sarasota is the home one of America’s #1 beaches. Located minutes from the beautiful sandy beaches of Florida’s West Coast, our Magnet hospital is continuing to grow and expand! Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is a community-owned regional medical center and leading acute care hospital and named by U.S. News & World Report as one of “America’s Best Hospitals;” ranking above all other Florida institutions in several specialties. These awards combined with our supportive team environment help to ensure your success. At Sarasota Memorial Hospital, you will be a part of a diverse environment where all people are valued and respected.
Do you want to work side by side with highly engaged team members? Do you want to perform on a very high level, consistent with prestigious academic medical centers? Come and join this elite Facilities Team… The Executive Director of Construction, Facilities and Plant report to the Chief Operating Officer for the health care system. This leader plans, develops and directs the activities of the departments or divisions. In this role, the leader sets the tone and models positive leadership behavior, while ensuring department and division projects and responsibilities are completed successfully in support of organizational goals.
Employee Benefits:
Reputation. Community. Impact. Growth.
Every day, our patients at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System receive a first-class experience in care from a team on a mission to deliver the highest level of care in America. In the process of rising to that challenge, one by one, our people are finding their purpose and feeling their impact. Now it is your turn to see yourself here.
Recognition:
* 5- Star Quality Rating- SMH- Sarasota is the only hospital in Florida to earn the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' highest rating every year since its inception.
* 50 Best Hospitals- SMH ranked among U.S. News & World Report's 50 Best Hospitals in two specialties, Rehabilitation and Obstetrics/Gynecology in 2023-2024, and among the nation's top 10% high performers in 18 other medical specialties, procedures and conditions.
* World's Best Hospitals- SMH- Sarasota has made Newsweek's prestigious list six years in a row, since the global rankings began in 2019.
* "A" for Patient Safety- SMH- Sarasota has earned straight A's since it began participating in the Leapfrog Group's hospital safety survey in 2016.
* Magnet Hospital- SMH has been recognized as a Magnet hospital for the past 20 years by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a continuous achievement for nursing excellence shared by less than 1% of hospitals nationwide.
* America's Best Employer/Workplace- SMH topped Forbe's list of America's Best Employers, ranking among the top 20% of large employers across all industries in 2024, and #1 healthcare employer in Florida in 2023. The health system also earned a 5-star rating in Newsweek's 2024 list of "America's Greatest Workplaces for Women."
The benefits of being the best:
Our commitment to becoming the best community hospital and health care system means providing the best possible benefits to our people. Some highlights:
Total Rewards Package
- Paid Time Off (start earning PTO on day one of employment)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Discounted Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Benefit Plans for Full & Part-Time Employees
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care) - Pre-Tax Dollars
- Life Insurance
- Competitive rates
- Bonuses offered
- Disability Insurance
- Retirement Savings Plan: 403b
- Sarasota Campus for now - Discounted Child Care & Before and After School Program and Summer Camp!
- Bereavement Leave
- Free Parking
- On Campus Dining w/ a 10% discount
- Credit Union w/ teller machines on campus
- Direct Deposit
- Free Wellness Screening
- Free confidential counseling services
- Employee Discount Programs
- Recognition Programs
- Referral Programs
- Tremendous growth opportunities for hard workers!
- Require a Bachelor's degree in Construction, Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline. Relevant work experience in directing healthcare system master planning, engineering/facility operations, and/or construction can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required degree.
- Require a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in directing healthcare system master planning and/or construction.
- Require Certified Healthcare Facilities Manager (CHFM) accreditation, or must be obtained within six (6) months of hire date.
- Prefer demonstrated knowledge of contractual relationships between owner, contractor, and architect, and ability to direct outside consultants in design, construction or renovation related activities.
- Prefer demonstrated knowledge of the full scope of architectural services including compliance and field administration.
- Prefer excellent oral and written communication skills, including graphics/presentation development and presenting skills.
- Prefer understanding of regulatory agencies, requirements, and standards overseeing hospital, business, and ambulatory facilities applicable to responsibilities.
- Prefer knowledge of plant management, including systems and equipment; preventive and corrective maintenance; and emergency systems including power generation.
- Prefer demonstrated understanding of project planning, development and management skills, including cost accounting, projects cost analysis and work scheduling principles.
