Purpose of the Role
- To plan, execute, and deliver engineering and capital projects across Cedarcrest Hospitals Ltd. — including medical equipment installations, facility upgrades, new-build works, and plant/system replacements — on time, within budget, and in full compliance with healthcare regulatory, safety, and quality standards, while minimizing disruption to clinical services and hospital operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Delivery
- Manage the full project lifecycle initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, closure for engineering projects ranging from equipment installation to major infrastructure works.
- Develop and maintain project charters, scope documents, work breakdown structures, Gantt schedules, and resource plans.
- Stakeholder & Contractor Management
- Coordinate with hospital departments, including clinical departments, procurement, finance, IT, and infection prevention & control to ensure projects meet operational needs and regulatory requirements.
- Procure and manage external consultants, architects, contractors, and vendors — including tender evaluation, contract negotiation, and performance management.
- Chair project review meetings and produce progress reports for the leadership team.
- Compliance, Safety & Quality
- Ensure all works comply with applicable building codes, healthcare facility standards infection control, medical gas systems, electrical safety, fire safety, and environmental requirements.
- Enforce permit-to-work, isolation, and downtime procedures to safeguard patient safety and continuity of clinical services during works.
Qualifications and Experience
- BSc/BEng in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or Building Services Engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years managing engineering/construction projects, of which at least 2 years in a healthcare or similarly regulated environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to liaise credibly with clinicians, executives, regulators, and tradespeople
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage contractors; excellent negotiation and conflict-resolution skills
- Valid driver's licence; willingness to be on call for project emergencies
- Membership of a recognised professional engineering body e.g., COREN, ASME, CIBSE
Method of Application
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