Engineering Manager - Hospital Facilities

Role Overview

Provide leadership, technical direction and guidance to a hospital engineering function. Ensure maintenance and operation of movable and immovable plant and equipment, infrastructure and construction projects are effective, safe and compliant.

Critical Outputs

• Manage relationships with the business and provide professional leadership, influence and two-way communication.
• Manage the engineering department and implement maintenance strategy and best practices to maximise plant and equipment efficiency and availability.
• Manage performance, recruitment, development and retention of the team.
• Review reports, manage documentation, analyse data, validate expenditure and support engineering-project decisions.
• Track and report key performance indicators and deliver improvement opportunities.
• Drive strategic initiatives to improve utility efficiency, including water, electricity and steam-cost reviews.
• Review, audit, monitor and evaluate the engineering quality system.
• Prepare budgets and bids, negotiate contracts and address engineering-project disputes.
• Manage compliance with OHS Act, construction regulations, SANS and other applicable requirements.
• Investigate technology, evaluate benefits, prepare business cases and motivate funding.
• Manage expansion and refurbishment projects and their outputs.

Requirements and Competencies

• Grade 12 National Certificate.
• BTech or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Heavy Current Engineering with at least five years' operations or engineering-maintenance experience, or GCC Factories.
• Practical hospital or similar-environment experience is essential.
• Proven leadership and people-management experience.
• Knowledge of contract negotiation, OHS regulations, facilities management, finance, project management and engineering procurement.
• Leadership, teamwork, communication, presentation, negotiation, resilience, relationship-building, customer responsiveness, problem-solving, ethical behaviour and business-insight skills.