General InformationPress space or enter keys to toggle section visibility
Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USAOnsite or Remote Fully On-Site
Work Schedule 7:00am - 4:00pm, Monday - Friday
Posted Date 07/21/2026
Salary Range: $ - Annually
Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career
Duration indefinite
Job # 28750
Primary Duties and ResponsibilitiesPress space or enter keys to toggle section visibility
Under general direction, plans, organizes, directs and coordinates line management and staff services of specific trades for SMUCLA Medical Center and surrounding hospital buildings. Plan, direct, coordinate and supervise operational functions of Physical Plant and perform other related duties as required. Responsible either directly or indirectly of a crew of employees consisting of Facilities Mechanics, operating engineers, service engineers and skilled trades personnel. Other essential duties include contractor support for all construction activities on SMUCLA property. Coordinate core building system maintenance and repair with outside service providers for the utility systems
Salary Range: $81,600 - $170,200 / Annually
Job QualificationsPress space or enter keys to toggle section visibility
• Stationary Engineers License.
• 10 years of stationary engineer experience.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association, or American Red Cross.
- Oversee the day to day operations and maintenance of the Central Plant to ensure that the hospital is provided with safe and reliable utilities and building systems.
- Direct the ongoing repairs, preventive maintenance, and testing of the Central Plant and its systems as well as implement corrective and deferred maintenance projects to improve, renew, and modify those systems.
- Contract with and oversee outside vendors providing services not performed by in-house staff.
- Maintain inventory of supplies and tools by establishing par levels; researching parts and materials needed; submitting purchase requests to the Health System Facilities Office staff.
- Ensure that the Central Plant is in compliance with all applicable regulatory codes, standards, permits and licenses and maintain all documentation required by Authority Having Jurisdiction. (AHJ).
- Communicate with the Manager and/or Director in the event of any scheduled or unscheduled utility outages. Keep the Manager apprised of any abnormal occurrences affecting the Central Plant/Hospital. Communicate by phone and always follow up with an email.
- Responsible for communication to all hospital administration, staff, and applicable personnel whether directly or by your assigned designee for any maintenance work, planned and/or unplanned outages and repairs that affect hospital operations.
- Responsible to initiate and insure the completion of any "Risk Assessments" and if necessary "Interim Life Safety Measures" (ILSM), if applicable.
- Communication is one of your most important responsibilities. Whether with your staff or hospital personnel, it is imperative that you answer your phone and respond to emails as soon as possible. Communications is vital to your job.
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.
