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Director of Facilities roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, or a directly related field. Employers file a Labor Condition Application before you can begin, and many large property management and healthcare organizations have active LCA filing histories.
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Get Access To All JobsAre you looking to make a difference by improving the health of our patients? Here you will find an innovative culture that is patient-focused and dedicated to making a difference. We are committed to helping the population we serve, and our communities, achieve optimum health and enjoy the best quality of life possible.
Reporting to the Vice President of Facilities, the Director Facilities BHN will be responsible for providing operational oversight for all aspects of maintaining the Bassett Network facilities, including, but not limited to, all hospital/ambulatory buildings, regional offsite properties, School-Based Health Centers, office buildings, warehouses, storage space, and housing. The scope includes, but is not limited to: engineering, safety, furniture/equipment, space requests/utilization, building flow, parking, capital requests and project management. This position will ensure all spaces meet regulatory and quality standards incorporating evidence-based findings, nationally recognized professional standards and other relevant data into all policies, procedures and plans governing clinical care and clinical services. The Director Facilities BHN will provide strategic oversight and strategic planning in collaboration with internal Bassett Network and service line leadership, physicians, and other stakeholders relevant to clinical program planning, safety, regulatory and other initiatives. This position will assure regulatory and accreditation compliance and continuous readiness for supervised functions. The Director Facilities BHN is an active participant in the long-range facilities planning, construction and renovation processes. The Director Facilities BHN oversees budget preparation, schedules and work plans for design and construction and reports on these and other initiatives to leadership. This position will collaborate and coordinate all capital/space intensive projects and building maintenance across the network. The Director Facilities BHN ensures the safe, clean, effective and efficient operation of all facilities and the infrastructure therein. Develops and implements policies at the network level to ensure standard compliance across all entities.
Essential Job Functions:
- Responsible for providing strategic and operational oversight for all aspects of maintaining the Bassett Network facilities, including, but not limited to, all hospital/ambulatory buildings, office buildings, warehouses, storage space, and housing.
- Ensure all spaces meet regulatory and quality standards incorporating evidence-based findings, nationally recognized professional standards and other relevant data into all policies, procedures, and plans governing clinical care and clinical services.
- Provide strategic oversight and strategic planning in collaboration with internal Bassett Network and service line leadership, physicians, and other stakeholders relevant to clinical program planning, safety, regulatory, and other initiatives.
- Assure regulatory and accreditation compliance and continuous readiness for supervised functions.
- Provide strategic oversight for network budget preparation, schedules, and work plans for design and construction.
- Ensures the safe, clean, effective, and efficient operation of all facilities and the infrastructure therein.
- Develops and implements policies at the network level to ensure standard compliance across all entities.
- Through effective partnerships, ensure the effective use of resources for planning emergency response and business continuity.
- Provide strategic oversight for Maintenance staffing schedules ensuring they are established to effectively meet hospital operational needs; building needs are identified and maintained and/or repaired in a timely manner.
- Provide regulatory oversight of the Environment of Care, including interface with the State Department of Health, The Joint Commission, and local authorities having jurisdiction.
- Participates in the interviewing process for new Maintenance staff.
- Provide strategic oversight over the development and accomplishment of objectives, strategies, and tactics for the Facilities departments with special emphasis on Annual Operating Plan Objectives. Where appropriate, institute corrective actions, including reallocating resources, reprioritizing, and/or recommending modifications to established plans.
- Oversees the design, planning, and construction of buildings and support infrastructures and systems for the Bassett Network.
- Continued education on codes and compliance.
- To identify professional development needs for staff within the unit to monitor the development of staff, and to plan for succession.
- To ensure that employees in the unit possess or are developing the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, that a plan of development exists for all employees who seek career growth, and that opportunities for initiative and growth are provided in the context of departmental functions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education: 4 Year / Bachelor's Degree, preferred. Bachelor's Degree or higher may be substituted with 10 years of relevant experience.
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of previous leadership, management or supervisor experience required.
- Minimum 1 year of experience with Joint Commission standards and other regulatory agencies, required.
- Minimum 1 year of experience with project planning, required.
- Minimum 5 years of facilities experience within healthcare, preferred.
Licensure/Certifications:
- One or more of the following licenses or certifications, preferred: PE (Professional Engineer), CFM (Certified Facilities Manager), CHFM (Certified Healthcare Facilities Manager), CPM (Certified Property Manager), CESCO (Certified Environmental and Safety Compliance Officer), or Code Enforcement, TJC Certification.
- Must possess a valid NYS Class D Drivers License and maintain eligibility of insurability to operate the organization's vehicles.
- Ability to meet criteria for NYSDOT and/or FMCSA requirements, preferred.
Skills:
- Accountability
- Analysis & Evaluation
- Budgeting
- Delegating
- Decision Making
- Initiating Projects
- Project Management/Planning
Physical Requirements:
- Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 lbs. for force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.
- Occasional balancing, climbing, crouching, grasping, kneeling, lifting, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, stooping, and visual acuity (color, depth, perception).
- Frequent typing/clerical/dexterity, and walking.
- Constant hearing, seeing/monitor/computer use, and talking.
Hazards:
- Occasional bodily fluids/bloodborne exposure, burns, chemical, electrical, explosives, mechanical, and radiation/radiant energy.
Working Conditions:
- Occasional extreme temperatures, noise, vibration, wet and/or humid, dust, fumes, gases, mists, and odors.
Travel:
- Extensive Travel - You should expect to travel every week.
Are you looking to make a difference by improving the health of our patients? Here you will find an innovative culture that is patient-focused and dedicated to making a difference. We are committed to helping the population we serve, and our communities, achieve optimum health and enjoy the best quality of life possible.
Reporting to the Vice President of Facilities, the Director Facilities BHN will be responsible for providing operational oversight for all aspects of maintaining the Bassett Network facilities, including, but not limited to, all hospital/ambulatory buildings, regional offsite properties, School-Based Health Centers, office buildings, warehouses, storage space, and housing. The scope includes, but is not limited to: engineering, safety, furniture/equipment, space requests/utilization, building flow, parking, capital requests and project management. This position will ensure all spaces meet regulatory and quality standards incorporating evidence-based findings, nationally recognized professional standards and other relevant data into all policies, procedures and plans governing clinical care and clinical services. The Director Facilities BHN will provide strategic oversight and strategic planning in collaboration with internal Bassett Network and service line leadership, physicians, and other stakeholders relevant to clinical program planning, safety, regulatory and other initiatives. This position will assure regulatory and accreditation compliance and continuous readiness for supervised functions. The Director Facilities BHN is an active participant in the long-range facilities planning, construction and renovation processes. The Director Facilities BHN oversees budget preparation, schedules and work plans for design and construction and reports on these and other initiatives to leadership. This position will collaborate and coordinate all capital/space intensive projects and building maintenance across the network. The Director Facilities BHN ensures the safe, clean, effective and efficient operation of all facilities and the infrastructure therein. Develops and implements policies at the network level to ensure standard compliance across all entities.
Essential Job Functions:
- Responsible for providing strategic and operational oversight for all aspects of maintaining the Bassett Network facilities, including, but not limited to, all hospital/ambulatory buildings, office buildings, warehouses, storage space, and housing.
- Ensure all spaces meet regulatory and quality standards incorporating evidence-based findings, nationally recognized professional standards and other relevant data into all policies, procedures, and plans governing clinical care and clinical services.
- Provide strategic oversight and strategic planning in collaboration with internal Bassett Network and service line leadership, physicians, and other stakeholders relevant to clinical program planning, safety, regulatory, and other initiatives.
- Assure regulatory and accreditation compliance and continuous readiness for supervised functions.
- Provide strategic oversight for network budget preparation, schedules, and work plans for design and construction.
- Ensures the safe, clean, effective, and efficient operation of all facilities and the infrastructure therein.
- Develops and implements policies at the network level to ensure standard compliance across all entities.
- Through effective partnerships, ensure the effective use of resources for planning emergency response and business continuity.
- Provide strategic oversight for Maintenance staffing schedules ensuring they are established to effectively meet hospital operational needs; building needs are identified and maintained and/or repaired in a timely manner.
- Provide regulatory oversight of the Environment of Care, including interface with the State Department of Health, The Joint Commission, and local authorities having jurisdiction.
- Participates in the interviewing process for new Maintenance staff.
- Provide strategic oversight over the development and accomplishment of objectives, strategies, and tactics for the Facilities departments with special emphasis on Annual Operating Plan Objectives. Where appropriate, institute corrective actions, including reallocating resources, reprioritizing, and/or recommending modifications to established plans.
- Oversees the design, planning, and construction of buildings and support infrastructures and systems for the Bassett Network.
- Continued education on codes and compliance.
- To identify professional development needs for staff within the unit to monitor the development of staff, and to plan for succession.
- To ensure that employees in the unit possess or are developing the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, that a plan of development exists for all employees who seek career growth, and that opportunities for initiative and growth are provided in the context of departmental functions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education: 4 Year / Bachelor's Degree, preferred. Bachelor's Degree or higher may be substituted with 10 years of relevant experience.
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of previous leadership, management or supervisor experience required.
- Minimum 1 year of experience with Joint Commission standards and other regulatory agencies, required.
- Minimum 1 year of experience with project planning, required.
- Minimum 5 years of facilities experience within healthcare, preferred.
Licensure/Certifications:
- One or more of the following licenses or certifications, preferred: PE (Professional Engineer), CFM (Certified Facilities Manager), CHFM (Certified Healthcare Facilities Manager), CPM (Certified Property Manager), CESCO (Certified Environmental and Safety Compliance Officer), or Code Enforcement, TJC Certification.
- Must possess a valid NYS Class D Drivers License and maintain eligibility of insurability to operate the organization's vehicles.
- Ability to meet criteria for NYSDOT and/or FMCSA requirements, preferred.
Skills:
- Accountability
- Analysis & Evaluation
- Budgeting
- Delegating
- Decision Making
- Initiating Projects
- Project Management/Planning
Physical Requirements:
- Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 lbs. for force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.
- Occasional balancing, climbing, crouching, grasping, kneeling, lifting, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, stooping, and visual acuity (color, depth, perception).
- Frequent typing/clerical/dexterity, and walking.
- Constant hearing, seeing/monitor/computer use, and talking.
Hazards:
- Occasional bodily fluids/bloodborne exposure, burns, chemical, electrical, explosives, mechanical, and radiation/radiant energy.
Working Conditions:
- Occasional extreme temperatures, noise, vibration, wet and/or humid, dust, fumes, gases, mists, and odors.
Travel:
- Extensive Travel - You should expect to travel every week.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Director of Facilities Jobs
Align your degree to the role
H-1B eligibility hinges on a direct connection between your degree field and the facilities director position. A degree in mechanical engineering, construction management, or facilities management carries more weight than a general business degree when USCIS reviews specialty occupation.
Target industries with LCA filing histories
Healthcare systems, universities, and large commercial real estate operators file LCAs for facilities leadership far more consistently than small contractors. Prioritize employers in those sectors, since an established filing pattern signals they understand the sponsorship process and won't stall at the paperwork stage.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your location and role level. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the wage tier for your metro area before entering salary discussions, so you're not negotiating below the floor that makes your LCA approvable.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified sponsors
Search Migrate Mate for Director of Facilities roles at employers with verified LCA filing history. It surfaces only companies that have already sponsored this visa category, cutting out the guesswork of cold-applying to employers who've never filed for this type of position.
Get professional certifications documented early
Credentials like the Certified Facility Manager designation or a PE license strengthen the specialty occupation argument in your petition. Gather official certificates and transcripts before your employer files Form I-129, since USCIS may issue a Request for Evidence if the degree-to-role connection isn't immediately clear.
Understand the LCA timeline before accepting an offer
Your employer must file a certified LCA with DOL before submitting the I-129 to USCIS. DOL targets a seven-business-day certification window, but build that into your start-date negotiation so neither side is surprised by the sequential filing requirement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Director of Facilities role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but it's not automatic. USCIS requires the position to normally demand a bachelor's degree in a specific related field, not just any bachelor's degree. Roles tied to engineering systems, building infrastructure, or technical facilities management have a stronger case than general operations management. The job description and your employer's internal requirements are the key factors USCIS reviews.
Which visa types can a Director of Facilities use to work in the U.S.?
H-1B is the most common path if the role qualifies as a specialty occupation. TN visa is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals if the position maps to an eligible USMCA profession such as engineer. EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship is an option for employers willing to run PERM labor certification. J-1 visa is not a practical route for a senior facilities role.
What degree does an employer typically require to sponsor a Director of Facilities?
Most sponsoring employers require a bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, construction management, architecture, or facilities management. Some accept a degree in a related technical field combined with professional certifications. A general management or unrelated degree makes the H-1B specialty occupation argument harder to support, so O*NET can help you frame how your education maps to the role.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor Director of Facilities roles?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified LCA sponsorship history for facilities leadership roles, so you can focus your applications on organizations that have already filed for this type of position. That's a faster starting point than applying broadly and discovering late in the process that a company has never navigated work visa sponsorship before.
Does the H-1B cap and lottery affect Director of Facilities sponsorship?
Yes, unless your employer qualifies as cap-exempt. Most private-sector facilities employers, including hospitals, real estate companies, and corporate campuses, are subject to the annual 65,000 cap plus 20,000 advanced-degree exemption. Universities and certain nonprofits affiliated with higher education are cap-exempt, meaning you can start in H-1B status at any point in the year without waiting for a lottery selection.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Director of Facilities jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.