Director-Design and Construction Engineering and Sustainability

WellSpan Health is seeking a Director of Design and Construction Engineering and Sustainability in York, PA. This role involves leading engineering, utilities, and sustainability functions across hospital facilities, ensuring compliance and advancing energy management and decarbonization initiatives. Key responsibilities include overseeing engineering operations, developing sustainability strategies, managing budgets, and collaborating with various teams. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field and 15+ years of relevant experience.
General Summary

JOB DESCRIPTION

Provides strategic and operational leadership for the engineering, utilities, and sustainability functions across the hospital system's facilities portfolio. This role is responsible for ensuring safe, reliable, compliant, and resilient building systems while advancing energy management, decarbonization, and environmental stewardship initiatives aligned with the organization's clinical mission, financial goals, and regulatory obligations.

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions

Provides enterprise leadership for engineering operations including but not limited to HVAC, electrical, plumbing, medical gas, life safety, fire protection, building automation systems, Central Utility Plants (CUPs), emergency power and critical infrastructure redundancy.Establishes and maintains engineering standards, specifications, and best practices across the system; Reviews and approves designs for infrastructure and design and construction projects.Oversees system commissioning program and collaborates with project teams; Supports facility infrastructure planning for renovations, expansions, and new construction projects.Develops and executes the hospital system’s sustainability and decarbonization strategy; Manages sustainability team and recommends sustainability priorities; Leads energy management initiatives, including benchmarking, audits, retro commissioning, and capital improvements; Drives reductions in energy use intensity (EUI), water consumption, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions.Collaborates with clinical and operational leaders to integrate sustainability into care delivery without compromising safety or performance.Ensures compliance with all applicable codes, standards, and regulations; Supports emergency preparedness, resilience planning, and climate adaptation strategiesDevelops and manages operating and capital budget for sustainability programs; Provides lifecycle cost analysis and ROI evaluations for energy and infrastructure investments; Partners with Facilities Services team to evaluate projects for capital planning.Identifies and manages incentive, rebate, and grant opportunities related to energy and sustainability initiatives; Completes implementation and manages utility bill pay system in partnership with partners.Builds strong partnerships within organization teams including but not limited to: Finance, IT, Supply Chain and Facilities Services Teams – Design and Construction, Facilities Engineering, Real Estate, and Property Management,Manages direct consultant relationships, service providers, and commissioning programs.

Common Expectations

Ability to evaluate personal and team priorities and redirect as necessary to meet expectations.Provides outstanding service to all customers.Fosters teamwork within Design and Construction, Facilities and project support teams.

Travel Requirements

Estimated Amount: 20% - Travel throughout the System.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education

Bachelors Degree Degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or Sustainability. RequiredMasters Degree Degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or Sustainability. Preferred

Work Experience

15+ years Experience in energy engineering, sustainability or related field. Required5 years Experience working in a multi hospital systems or large higher education campus. Preferred5 years Experience working with enterprise CMMS, BAS analytics, and energy management platforms. Preferred

Driver's License Statement

Must possess a valid driver's license in the current state of residence. Driving record must meet requirements established by WellSpan Risk Management.

Courses And Training

Professional Engineer (PE) Upon Hire PreferredCertified Energy Manager (CEM) Upon Hire PreferredLEED AP, WELL AP, or similar Upon Hire Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Strategic thinking with a system wide perspective.Ability to balance competing priorities across a large project portfolio.Strong executive communication and negotiating skills.Data driven decision making and financial acumen.Crisis management and infrastructure resilience leadership.Ability to balance patient safety, regulatory compliance, cost, and sustainability goals.Ability to synthesize data and create reports for leadership.

Benefits Offered

Comprehensive health benefitsRetirement savings planPaid time off (PTO)Education assistanceFinancial education and support, including DailyPayExpanded Paid Parental Leave

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