Engineering Manager - Victorian Heart Hospital

Monash Health’s Engineering & Infrastructure Team

Monash Health’s Engineering & Infrastructure Department employs over 50 people across all major Monash Health sites. The Engineering & Infrastructure team ensure our buildings and infrastructure assets are maintained to the high standard required of critical health services. 

The Victorian Heart Hospital is Australia’s first dedicated cardiac hospital providing innovative, holistic patient-centred care for all Victorians. The first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and a standalone hospital, housing all on one campus, world-ranking Monash University and the Victorian Heart Institute, it combines world-class clinical care, research, education and training, representing a powerful model of collaboration, innovation and excellence.  A multi award winning building, it sets a new international architectural benchmark for cardiac hospital design in a purpose-built state-of-the-art facility with access to landscaped spaces exuding calm and tranquillity, to enhance the patient experience and positively impact clinical outcomes.

Engineering Manager, Victorian Heart Hospital

The Engineering Manager strategically manages Monash Health’s engineering assets and infrastructure to meet the relevant statutory regulations, codes, guidelines, policies & procedures and Australian Standards; delivering key leadership and direction for in-house trade teams and external providers.

As we celebrate the first year of operation, our people are at the heart of what we do at the Victorian Heart Hospital and now hiring an Engineering Manager as an integral part of our Engineering & Infrastructure team, to work closely and collaboratively with key stakeholders at our world class, state of the art Heart Hospital as we continue to elevate the standard of cardiac to our patients and community. Key responsibilities of the this role include:

• Provide leadership and direction to effectively manage in-house trade teams and external service providers and ensure KPI’s are met. 
• Oversee and manage the building & infrastructure services of acute health service, research and teaching facility
• Regulatory and statutory obligations and OHS compliance
• Strategic planning for infrastructure upgrades, critical assets replacement, and asset management plans.
• Lead and drive complex works projects.
• Financial accountability
• Sustainability initiatives & Energy management

Full Time Ongoing Leadership Career Opportunity

About You

An accomplished and talented Engineering professional, you thrive leading by example and are seeking an opportunity to inspire and empower your team of highly skilled individuals to meet the requirements of maintaining a premier site and flagship cardiac facility. 

To ensure your success in this role, you will have following demonstrated skills, experience, and knowledge:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and experience in electrical or mechanical trade.
• Eligible for membership in the Institute of Hospital Engineers Australia (IHEA).
• Demonstrated senior management experience in health facilities engineering or a similar complex facility.
• Experience in leading and management of technical & trade staff
• Demonstrated knowledge of plant performance & maintenance strategies
• Demonstrated high level of interpersonal communication and negotiation skills

Monash Health is a great place to work

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five iCare values.

Monash Health’s Victorian Heart Hospital featuring:

• World-leading cardiac facility delivering tailored cardiovascular care and specialised lifesaving procedures
• Architecturally designed sustainable building, filled with colour, natural light and space
• Named best health building at the World Architecture Festival 2023
• Winner of INDE Award for best design in the Health and Wellbeing Space 2023
• Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service with 25.500 employees
• Inspiring leadership team fostering a high performing talent within a tertiary hospital
• We offer inclusion, equity, opportunity and a workplace where kindness matters
• Career Growth, Salary Packaging options, Health & Wellbeing program, Free flu vaccinations + more

How To Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).

For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, refer to attached ‘Application Guide’ located under Position Documents

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. Respectfully, applications from Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted.