Engineering Supervisor

St Vincent's Private Hospital Melbourne is seeking an experienced and motivated Engineering Supervisor to lead the daily operation, maintenance and compliance of critical engineering and building services infrastructure across our Fitzroy Campus. As part of our Property & Infrastructure team, you will play a key role in ensuring a safe, reliable and compliant environment that supports exceptional patient care.

This is an exciting opportunity for a facilities or engineering professional with strong technical knowledge and leadership experience to contribute to one of Australia's most respected healthcare organisations.

Reporting to the State Engineering Supervisor, you will provide operational leadership for maintenance activities, contractor management, asset reliability and engineering compliance across the campus. You will oversee critical services including HVAC, Building Management Systems (BMS), electrical infrastructure, medical gases, fire services and essential services.

Key Responsibilities

Coordinate daily engineering and maintenance activities across the Fitzroy Campus

Supervise engineering trades, maintenance staff and external contractors

Ensure preventative maintenance programs are completed effectively

Monitor and optimise BMS, HVAC, mechanical, electrical and fire systems

Respond to engineering incidents and service interruptions

Conduct routine inspections of plant and infrastructure assets

Manage contractor inductions, safety compliance and performance

Support delivery of minor capital works and infrastructure projects

Maintain statutory compliance records and documentation

Participate in emergency management and engineering response activities

Identify opportunities to improve asset reliability and energy efficiency

Prepare operational and compliance reports for management

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

Demonstrated experience supervising maintenance and engineering services in healthcare, facilities management or other critical infrastructure environments

Experience managing contractors and service providers

Strong knowledge of preventative maintenance and asset management principles

Experience working with Building Management Systems (BMS)

Sound technical understanding of HVAC, mechanical, electrical and essential services infrastructure

Strong understanding of WHS and compliance requirements

Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills

Desirable

Healthcare facilities maintenance experience

Knowledge of Australian healthcare accreditation standards

Experience using Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Trade qualification in Electrical, Mechanical, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Plumbing, Building Services or a related discipline

At St Vincent's Health Australia, our mission is to provide exceptional and compassionate care while creating a better and fairer health system for all Australians. We are driven by our values of:

Compassion

Justice

Integrity

Excellence

We offer:

Permanent, full-time employment

A supportive and collaborative work environment

Opportunities for professional growth and development

The chance to contribute directly to the safety and reliability of a leading private hospital

The opportunity to work with a highly skilled facilities and engineering team

If you are a proactive engineering or facilities professional looking to make a meaningful impact in a healthcare environment, we would love to hear from you.

Join us and help ensure the critical infrastructure that supports outstanding patient care remains safe, reliable and future-focused.

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https ://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

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