Hospital Engineering Manager

Role Overview

Manage asset care and maintenance for a private hospital facility, including land and buildings, plant and machinery, infrastructure and reticulation, energy usage and sustainability, asset replacement and construction expansion within an approved budget.

Critical Outputs

• Manage performance, improvement, assurance and quality of occupational health and safety within the hospital perimeter in line with the OHS Act and regulations.
• Recruit employees, assign, direct and evaluate their work and oversee staff competence.
• Manage the engineering department, including people management, personnel utilisation, orientation and performance reviews.
• Manage maintenance of land, buildings and equipment.
• Ensure planned and preventative maintenance programmes, job-card and call-out systems are in place and effective.
• Ensure equipment reports, breakdown records and legal requirements are completed, recorded and archived.
• Identify the feasibility of capital upgrades, improvements and replacements.
• Direct water-control, energy-saving and sustainability projects.
• Control capital and operational budgets and prepare budgets, tenders, contracts and external-service-provider negotiations.
• Review reports, approve expenditure and make decisions about purchasing materials or services.
• Present proposals, reports and findings to management and strategic partners.
• Coordinate specifications and scopes with professional teams and contractors.
• Identify and manage risks in engineering operations.
• Manage on-site contractors and ensure required approvals and documentation are in place.
• Maintain service principles and implement organisational policies and procedures.

Requirements and Competencies

• Grade 12.
• BSc, BTech, National Diploma or GCC Factories qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Heavy Current Engineering.
• At least five years' operations or engineering-maintenance experience in a facility recognised for GMR 2.1 appointment.
• Practical experience in a hospital or similar engineering environment is essential.
• Computer literacy and CMMS experience, preferably SAP PM, is advantageous.
• Valid driver's licence.
• Leadership, teamwork, communication, presentation, negotiation, organisation, relationship-building, customer responsiveness and problem-solving skills.