Deputy Director, Facilities Operations

Job Description

Deputy Director, Facilities Operations | County of Santa Clara

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at the County of Santa Clara, located in Santa Clara County, CA. The County operates one of California’s largest public healthcare systems, providing essential services to millions of residents. This role is critical for modernizing highly technical, mission-critical environments. It ensures facilities remain safe, resilient, and fully operational to support exceptional patient care and public services.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full Time
• Location: In-person, Santa Clara County, CA

• Mission: Lead operational excellence, innovation, and long-range planning for facilities operations to ensure they are safe, resilient, sustainable, and aligned with strategic priorities.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Oversight: Oversee facility operations and infrastructure planning for complex essential hospitals, including Valley Medical Center and Regional Medical Center.
• Modernization: Modernize highly technical, mission-critical environments to ensure facilities are safe, resilient, and fully operational for patient care.
• Team Leadership: Guide multidisciplinary teams across engineering, building systems, maintenance, environmental services, biomed engineering, telecom, and low-voltage infrastructure.
• Strategic Planning: Develop executive-level recommendations and help inform infrastructure investments that impact the daily lives of millions of residents.
• Community Impact: Ensure every facility supports the County’s mission to advance equity, enhance access to care, and uphold the wellbeing of residents.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Executive. Extensive facilities management experience in a large, complex public or healthcare organization.
• Experience: Demonstrated leadership overseeing engineering, trades, and technical support teams. Proven success working in unionized environments.
• Skills: Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, asset management, and capital planning. Strong background in healthcare facilities, including regulatory compliance, safety, and technical systems. Ability to build trust with leadership, staff, clinicians, and stakeholders.