Job Description:

Responsibilities

The Director, Capital Planning will be responsible for directing the capital planning and construction program for the New York State Department of Health owned and operated health care facilities. The facilities incorporate over one million square feet of buildings located on over 400 acres of property on five different campuses. The Director of Capital Planning will also make recommendations to Health Facilities Management (HFM) and the facility administrators/chief executive officers regarding a wide variety of issues concerning building design and construction, as well as physical plant maintenance and code conformance.

The Director, Capital Planning will have primary responsibility for the physical plant and code aspects for the existing buildings, new programs and renovations. The HFM program has $10 million in ongoing construction each year. Most projects must be designed to meet several sets of codes in addition to local, State and federal health construction codes.

Travel, up to 30%, will be required. Travel includes overnights to the facilities and other program areas that may not be served by public transportation.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in a related field and seven years of experience in the direction and management of a relevant program; OR an associate’s degree in a related field and nine years of such experience; OR eleven years of such experience. The years of experience must have included policy formulation, program planning, design, implementation, evaluation, and/or allocation of resources. At least five years of experience must have included supervision of staff and program management. A Master's degree in a related field may substitute for one year of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

New York State license and current registration as a professional engineer or professional architect. Expertise in code compliant construction. Experience as a construction director or professional engineer on hospital or nursing home projects. Experience as a professional health care surveyor and building inspector or health care planner in a state area-wide regulatory or planning agency.  Experience as a client representative or facilities management director for at least ten years in a hospital or nursing home or a corporation operating hospitals and/or nursing homes with responsibility for facility planning and development.

Conditions of Employment

Grant funded position. Compliance with funding requirements such as time and effort reporting, grant deliverables, and contract deliverables, is required.

Valid and unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S. is required. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Travel, 25-50% of the time, will be required. A valid driver’s license is required for travel to locations not served by public transportation.

This position requires occasional work on weekends, after-hours, and holidays.

The selected candidate must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the official work location specified in the job posting and must also be located in or willing to relocate to one of the following states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, or Massachusetts, prior to hire.

This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule, with a combination of onsite and remote work.

Locations: Albany, NY, Rockland County, NY, Jamaica, NY, Montrose, NY, Oxford, NY, Batavia, NY

This position may require occasional work on weekends, after-hours, and holidays.

HRI participates in the E-Verify Program.  

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Qualified Individuals with Disabilities/Qualified Protected Veterans

A bachelor’s degree in a related field and seven years of experience in the direction and management of a relevant program; OR an associate’s degree in a related field and nine years of such experience; OR eleven years of such experience. The years of experience must have included policy formulation, program planning, design, implementation, evaluation, and/or allocation of resources. At least five years of experience must have included supervision of staff and program management. A Master's degree in a related field may substitute for one year of experience.