Cooper Norcross Health

Academic health system serving South Jersey

Director of Facilities Engineering

Facilities ManagementUpdated on Nov 10

Full-timeCamden, NJ, USA$52 - $86In-person

About the Job

Requirements

A minimum of 15 years of experience in the field is required.
A minimum of 10 years in a project management or team management role is required.
A Bachelor's Professional Degree in Engineering or Architecture is required.
A Registered Architect (RA), Professional Engineer (PE), or equivalent experience exceeding 12 years is required.
Knowledge of healthcare design and construction processes and applicable codes is required.
Experience with a unionized workforce is preferred.
Experience managing co-generation facilities is preferred.
Experience working with a computerized maintenance management system is required.
Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.
The ability to work with leaders from other departments within the system is required.

Responsibilities

Direct and control the hospital plant, surrounding administrative buildings, and some outpatient facilities on a 24/7/365 basis.
Work with experienced, qualified professionals to meet value objectives in maintenance, plant engineering, and capital improvements.
Supervise a team of approximately 40 employees, including electricians, HVAC technicians, plumbers, carpenters, preventive maintenance mechanics, licensed stationary engineers, and general maintenance and plant operations staff.
Plan, direct, budget, financially manage, and coordinate all aspects of plant engineering and maintenance.
Develop a predictive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and operations budget.
Purchase, manage, and operate utilities and monitor consumption.
Optimize building controls to improve efficiencies.
Lead a team in developing and implementing a utilities master plan and utility management plan.
Develop a conservation plan for power, gas, and steam, and work with senior leadership on a staff education plan for energy conservation.
Improve data and performance through the computerized maintenance management system.
Develop measurable delivery metrics to track and support continual improvement in the Maintenance and Operations Departments.
Champion the critical role of Maintenance Operations.

Desired Qualifications

Experience managing co-generation facilities is preferred.
Experience with a unionized workforce is a plus.

About Us

Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, Cooper Norcross Health has revenues of more than $3 billion and an A+ credit rating from both S&P and Fitch Ratings.

Cooper Norcross Health has nearly 14,000 team members, including more than 2,200 nurses, more than 1,200 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 700 advanced practice providers.

The health system operates MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper as well as four hospitals – its 663-bed flagship Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden, its 229-bed Cooper Norcross University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, Children’s Hospital at Cooper Norcross Health in Camden, and The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, a substance abuse rehabilitation and inpatient treatment facility, in partnership with Advanced Recovery Systems.

Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in South Jersey and the busiest in the region. The hospital has been recognized as a top-performing regional hospital by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals annual survey for eight years.

More than 2.54 million patients visit Cooper Norcross Health facilities annually. Its ambulatory network encompasses three outpatient surgery centers, seven urgent care centers, a wound care center, and more than 130 physician, physical therapy, and radiology offices extending from the Delaware River to the New Jersey shore.

Cooper Norcross Health, a not-for-profit health system, was named one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2026 by Forbes, ranking among the top 200 in the nation. Visit CooperHealth.org(opens in new window) to learn more.

Short Description

Direct and control the Hospital Plant, surrounding administrative buildings, and some Outpatient Facilities 24/7/365.
Work with a team of experienced, qualified professionals to ensure that value objectives are met in all maintenance, plant engineering, and capital improvements.
Supervise a team of +/- 40 individuals, including electricians, HVAC technicians, plumbers, carpenters, PM mechanics, licensed stationary engineers, and general maintenance and plant operations.
Experience with a unionized workforce a plus.
Plan, direct, budget, financially manage, and coordinate all aspects of plant engineering and maintenance.
Ability to develop a predictive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and operations budget.
Ability to purchase, manage, and run utilities operations and consumption; experience in the management of co-generation facilities preferred.
Understanding and ability to optimize building controls for improved efficiencies.
Ability to lead a team to develop and implement a utilities masterplan and utility management plan.
Develop a conservation plan around the use of power, gas, and steam; work with senior leadership on an education plan for staff to participate in all aspects of energy conservation.
Experience in working with a computerized maintenance management system with the goal of improving data and performance.
Develop measurable delivery metrics to chart and affirm Maintenance and Operations Departments are on a continual path of improvement.
Customer Service oriented with excellent written and oral communication skills.
The ability to work with leaders from other departments within the system is a must.
Goal oriented individual with a willingness to champion the critical role of Maintenance Operations.

Experience Required

15 years’ experience in the field.

10 years in project management/team management role.

Education Requirements

Bachelor Professional Degree in either Engineering or Architecture.

License/Certification Requirements

Registered Architect (RA), Professional Engineer (PE), or equivalent experience (> 12 Years)

Special Requirements

Knowledge of the healthcare design and construction process; codes etc.

Salary Min ($)

USD $52.00

Salary Max ($)

USD $86.00

About the Company

Cooper Norcross Health

Academic health system serving South Jersey

Cooper Norcross Health is an academic health system serving South Jersey from the Philadelphia suburbs to the Jersey Shore. Its Camden flagship is South Jersey's only Level I adult trauma center and the busiest in the Philadelphia region; the system also operates a Level II pediatric trauma center and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. Patients access primary, specialty, emergency, inpatient, surgical, urgent, and rehabilitation services at Cooper hospitals and outpatient clinics, while physicians teach at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and advance care and research. Rooted in Cooper Hospital, which opened in 1887, the not-for-profit system is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Camden, NJ
Founded: 1887

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