VP Real Estate, Facilities & Environment of Care

## Description

**Purpose:** Healthy mind, healthy body, vibrant community.

**Mission:** To provide innovative, integrated healthcare, community education, and services to individuals, families, and organizations.

**Primary Position Purpose:** The purpose of this role is to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of agency facilities, maintenance operations, environmental services, safety coordination, and capital improvement initiatives to support safe, efficient, compliant, and effective healthcare environments across the organization.

This position exists to

• Lead and oversee agency-wide facility operations and maintenance
• Ensure regulatory compliance and environmental safety standards
• Support organizational growth through infrastructure and capital planning
• Improve operational efficiency and facility performance
• Maintain safe, functional, and professional healthcare environments
• Strengthen facility readiness and operational continuity across all agency locations

**Position Summary:** The VP Real Estate, Facilities & Environment of Care is responsible for leading the agency’s facility operations, maintenance services, environmental safety functions, capital improvement planning, and facility compliance activities across multiple locations.

This role serves as the primary operational leader for facility management, ensuring agency facilities are safe, functional, compliant, and supportive of high-quality behavioral health and healthcare services.

The VP Real Estate, Facilities & Environment of Care partners closely with executive leadership, operational leaders, vendors, contractors, and support departments to improve infrastructure performance, support strategic growth initiatives, and enhance operational efficiency across the organization.

**Values:** Demonstrates behaviors which contribute to the growth and achievement of Comprehensive’s mission

• **Passion for the Work, Compassion for the Client**
• Demonstrates empathy, professionalism, and sound judgment in all interactions
• Prioritizes client safety, dignity, and outcomes
• Maintains composure and effectiveness in high-pressure or emotionally demanding situations
• **Customer Service**
• Takes ownership of issues and follows through to resolution
• Communicates clearly, honestly, and proactively
• Maintains a solutions-oriented approach and supports both clients and colleagues
• **Collaborative Problem Solving**
• Engages others to develop effective, aligned solutions
• Communicates openly and works across teams to reduce silos
• Shares accountability for decisions and outcomes
• **Leadership Expectation**
• Develops strategic vision for department that supports the overall organizational goals
• Sets clear expectations and holds self and others accountable
• Addresses issues at the appropriate level

• Aligns team performance with organizational goals
• **Key Success Measures**

• Safe, compliant, and well-maintained facilities across all agency locations
• Successful completion of facility and capital improvement projects
• Improved preventative maintenance and operational efficiency
• Effective regulatory and environmental safety compliance
• Positive operational support for programs and clinical services
• Timely response and resolution of facility-related issues
• Effective vendor, contractor, and budget management

**Key Activities:**

• Facilities Operations & Maintenance Leadership: Oversee daily facility operations, preventative maintenance programs, repairs, inspections, and environmental services activities, develop and implement facility management standards and operational procedures, ensure safe, clean, and functional environments across all agency locations
• Regulatory Compliance & Safety: Ensure compliance with OSHA, ADA, fire code, life safety, environmental safety, and healthcare facility standards, support accreditation readiness and regulatory inspections, oversee facility safety initiatives, emergency preparedness coordination, and operational risk mitigation activities
• Capital Planning & Project Management: Coordinate facility renovations projects to meet agency’s programmatic needs. Develop project team, scope, timeline and budget for capital projects expansions, relocations, and construction projects, oversee contractors, vendors, and external service providers to ensure quality and timely completion of projects
• Financial & Operational Management: Develop and manage departmental budgets, monitor facility expenses and operational performance, oversee vendor contracts, purchasing activities, and maintenance expenditures, identify opportunities for operational efficiency and cost savings
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with operational leadership, HR, Finance, IT, clinical leadership, and external partners to support organizational operations and growth, assist leadership with facility planning and infrastructure decision-making, support agency emergency response and business continuity planning
• Leadership & Team Development: Provide supervision, coaching, and performance management for facilities staff, establish department goals and accountability standards, support staff development and operational consistency across facility functions

## Qualifications
**Skills & Experience:**

• Preferred experience in healthcare, behavioral health, or multi-site service environments
• Strong knowledge of facility operations, maintenance systems, and regulatory compliance requirements
• Experience managing capital projects, vendors, and facility budgets
• Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to manage multiple operational priorities in fast-paced environments
• **Education & Experience:**
• Bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field preferred
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible facilities management experience
• Minimum of three years of leadership or supervisory experience
• Experience overseeing multi-site operations and facility projects
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel between agency locations

**Physical and Mental Requirements:**

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Primarily operates in office, healthcare, residential, and community-based environments
• Requires frequent movement throughout agency facilities and grounds
• Ability to travel between sites and attend meetings across locations as needed
• Ability to inspect maintenance areas, mechanical systems, rooftops, and operational spaces
• Occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds

Cognitive & Mental Demands

• Ability to manage complex operational priorities and respond effectively to urgent situations
• Ability to analyze operational issues and implement effective solutions
• High level of attention to detail, organization, and accountability
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in high-risk and time-sensitive situations

Emotional & Behavioral Demands

• Ability to work effectively in a behavioral health environment
• Ability to maintain professionalism, composure, and effective decision-making during emergencies or operational disruptions
• Strong interpersonal skills to support collaboration across departments and external partners

Communication Requirements

• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with staff, leadership, contractors, vendors, regulatory agencies, and community partners

• **What Comprehensive Healthcare Can Offer You**
• **Training and Development**

• A variety of career opportunities in a wide range of settings with room for mobility and promotion
• Regular training opportunities including support, supervision, and consultation in implementing evidence-based services and programs

**Innovative Program & Services**

• A strong reputation for providing quality, evidence-based services within a collaborative multi-disciplinary team environment
• Innovative, forward-looking leadership that seeks to thrive in an ever-changing healthcare environment
• Joint Commission-accredited organization committed to continuous quality improvement
• Established partnerships with major research universities and other community and healthcare providers to implement cutting-edge treatment programs and services

**Excellent Benefits**

• Competitive salaries within our communities and industry
• Healthcare coverage for employee and qualified family members
• Generous vacation, paid holiday and sick leave policies
• Access to Employee Assistance Program services
• Agency-funded retirement plan with contributions equal to 5% of compensation
• Additional retirement investment opportunities with a 50% investment match of up to 4% of compensation
• Agency-funded life and disability insurance program
• Financial incentives to further employee education

**Equal Opportunity Employer**

Comprehensive Healthcare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. We value the diverse perspectives and strengths that our employees bring to the workplace and we encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply for our positions.