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Director of Engineering & Maintenance

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Robert Half

Palo Alto, CA (In Person)

Full-Time

Posted 5 weeks ago (Updated 2 weeks ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/20/2026

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Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Director of Engineering & Maintenance to lead a major portfolio of healthcare capital projects in California. This long-term contract position will guide project delivery, support strategic planning, and help resolve complex construction matters while aligning building initiatives with institutional priorities. The role works closely with executives, clinical leaders, consultants, and external partners to keep projects moving forward with sound judgment, risk awareness, and fiscal discipline. (Contract to Hire Opportunity!)
Responsibilities:
Manage the collaboration with Construction, Facility Planning and other functions on activities related to the construction and activation of Hospitals/Ambulatory Clinics and Facilities to include but not be limited to standards development, design/submittal review, construction inspection, activation and E&M support as applicable.

Act as primary Command Center representative in managing an event with the E&M Chief(s); with Stanford Medicine entities; the University; and with other departments as applicable. Ensures department is trained in response; assures all the applicable policies/procedures, documentation, maps in place for appropriate response.

Develop and implements policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services; ensure that policies and procedures are compatible with the function and goals of the hospital and which meet the external regulatory and statutory requirements.

Direct the planning and transition to a sophisticated level of maintenance from preventive to predictive, which will also entail planning and participating in the requirements development of for the right technology; planning will also include development of how the staff members respond, troubleshoot, organize their work and their response.

Develop, direct and maintain standards for quality and continuous improvement programs and initiatives, including those related to customer interface, operations, emergency response, finance and compliance with standards set by The Joint Commission and other regulatory guidelines.

For strategic direction, management and improvement, create the metrics to monitor trends and patterns in the areas of (but not limited to) customer satisfaction; staff productivity; work volume; and regulatory compliance. Participates in compilation of benchmark data for Decision Support. Uses benchmark data for staffing, operations and finance direction and decisions. Use of metrics to optimize workload division between staff and vendors.

Direct financial activities of the department to include developing the annual operating budget to include 3-5-year planning; preparing monthly and quarterly variance reports; proactively preparing other statistics and reporting as required to continuously improve operations; managing expenses; and participating in planning and developing the annual capital budget to include long term planning.