Dir - Engineering​/Plant Ops

DIR - ENGINEERING/PLANT OPS

Laurel Ridge Treatment Center – San Antonio, TX

Laurel Ridge Treatment Center has been a premier provider of specialized behavioral health and addiction services since 1987. The facility is a 330‑bed, 29‑acre campus serving patients of all ages and treating conditions such as bipolar disorder, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse.

Director of Plant Operations and Environment of Care ensures a safe, clean, and healthy environment for patients, staff, and guests.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage the maintenance team and maintain FTEs and budgetary priorities.
• Ensure compliance with state, federal, local, and managed‑care regulations for fire and life safety, building and engineering codes, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and grounds maintenance.
• Develop, write, and implement departmental policies, procedures, and quarterly staff training.
• Serve as safety officer, plant safety manager, chief security officer, and chairman of the safety committee.
• Maintain Computerized Maintenance Management, meet roof, building, TJC emergency preparedness, and infrastructure assessment standards.
• Proficiently manage long‑range capital planning, disaster planning, recovery, mitigation, inventory, and central supply purchasing.
• Act as point of contact for plant operations during emergencies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ensure compliance with all local, state and federal regulations.
• Develops, writes, and implements departmental policies and procedures.
• Develops, writes and implements quarterly training for staff.
• Ensures customer satisfaction to all patients, visitors, and staff.
• As Safety Officer, develops, writes and implements plant operations program that is reported to Safety Committee.
• Covers work areas as needed.
• Maintains Computerized Maintenance Management.
• Meets Roof Maintenance Standards.
• Meets Building Maintenance Program for Life Safety.
• Meets TJC Emergency Preparedness Standards.
• Meets Infrastructure Assessment Standards.
• Proficient in Long‑range Capital Planning.
• Proficient in Disaster Planning, Recovery and Mitigation.
• Meets Medical Equipment Maintenance Standards.
• Proficient in Inventory Management.
• Maintains, controls, supervises all aspects of central supply, purchasing, and mailroom.
• Responsibilities Outlined in Trainings.

Knowledge of maintenance practices, departmental policies, fire safety code, JCAHO requirements, and state/federal plant operations regulations.

Skills:

Operation of cleaning and maintenance equipment, planning and organizing maintenance processes, adherence to safety and loss‑control policies, strong verbal and written communication.

College graduate; preferably with a Facility Engineering degree or equivalent work experience.

Valid Class C driver license; clean driving record.

Minimum 5 years in general plant operation/engineering and building construction, including supervisory experience.

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal‑opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.