Summary
Michigan Medicine is seeking a Project Manager for Hospital Maintenance. The successful candidate will have experience in maintenance, construction, or design, and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-passed facilities operations environment.
Hospital Maintenance is responsible for the 24/7 operation and maintenance of the hospital and out-building infrastructure which includes but is not limited to the following systems: medical gases, HVAC, electrical power, process, domestic, and RO water, pneumatic tube, life safety (doors, fire alarm, fire suppression, power), plumbing, electronic and pneumatic building controls, and interior and exterior architectural finishes.
Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.
Why Join Michigan Medicine?
Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.
What Benefits can you Look Forward to?
- Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
- 2:1 Match on retirement savings
Responsibilities*
Supports or manages multi-trade maintenance projects
- Maintenance project work primarily involves the replacement of existing medium to large assets and/or their supporting infrastructure distribution systems (Pumps, Piping, RTUs, Electrical Distribution, EFs, and others).
- Responsible for managing the project construction process, assuring completion within established schedule and budgetary limits, and in accordance with design specifications and regulatory codes.
- Must be familiar with design, engineering, scope, and project objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member to effectively coordinate the activities of the design and construction project teams.
- Performs scope development, schedules and leads customer meetings to confirm scope, estimates costs, verifies field conditions, obtains funding, establishes project schedule, communicates to end user, and monitors through completion.
- Manages turnover of assets from large-scale and small-scale construction projects for migration into hospital's asset inventory and CMS (Computerized Maintenance System).
- Performs inspections of existing infrastructure to validate as-built conditions and support transmission of information to Hospital's design department.
- Plans, coordinates, and establishes project work schedules with maintenance and trade shops and coordinates project with building facilities managers.
Supports facilities maintenance program
- Research existing equipment and update preventative maintenance job plans.
- Manages outside contractors, vendors, and trades for in-house customer needs.
- Performs audits on existing equipment to validate proper preventative maintenance.
- Obtains material or service quotes to support management team, tracks delivery, and supports installation or service work.
- Coordinates equipment re-commissioning teams.
- Assists or leads department training activities, coordinates with Facilities Maintenance lead trainer.
- Research OEM instructions and develops quick reference critical reset instructions.
Supports daily operations under the direction of a Facilities Operations Manager
Manages tasks resulting from daily organizational safety huddles.
Fulfills role as back-up to Facilities Operations Manager as assigned.
Meets with customers to determine extent of building repairs, quality of work, and to assess impacts for utility shutdowns.
General responsibilities
- Participates and contributes to operational meetings and committees.
- Under supervision, performs work that is varied and that may be somewhat difficult in character. Some evaluation, originality or ingenuity is required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications*
- Bachelor's Degree, which is directly related to the duties of the position.
- Maintenance, Engineering, Architecture, Construction, or Project Management career background.
- Minimum of 2 years experience, dependent upon education and previous responsibilities.
- Employees in this classification are required to have a minimum of a bachelor's degree, which is directly related to the duties of the position.
- Excellent leadership, oral and written communication skills.
- Competence with personal computers, mobile devices, productivity hardware, applications, and Microsoft Office software.
- The ability to quickly gain competence with new and complex concepts, software, and business/managerial techniques.
- The ability to function effectively in a high pressure environment; and knowledge of the materials, equipment and techniques used in maintenance, repair, and construction.
- Organizational skill necessary to manage multiple task simultaneous and daily re-establish priorities.
Desired Qualifications*
- 2 to 7 years of experience in Architecture, Engineering, Construction or Project Management.
- Experience managing commercial or institutional maintenance projects.
- Past history of leading and facilitating diverse project teams.
- Substantial customer experience working directly with a diverse customer base such as clinical staff, contractors, and administrative managers.
Work Schedule
As an exempt position, flexible hours are as required, but typically are Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 3:30pm. Incumbent must be available for consultation or call-in to address emergency situations arising during non-scheduled hours.
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.