Schn - Electrical Engineer

Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes — with one purpose in mind — to help young people live their healthiest lives.

• An eligibility list may be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies. 

The Sydney Children’s Hospital Network (SCHN) is committed to improving the care provided to our patients in line with our vision of Working together to improve the health and wellbeing of our community.
The CHW Engineering and Maintenance Services Department aims to provide high quality customer focused repair and preventative maintenance services to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead and other site facilities to support the safe, efficient and effective delivery of healthcare services.  It is also responsible for ensuring Hospital operations satisfy the Government Energy Management Policy (GEMP) and Hospital Assets are managed in accordance to DOH guidelines and Health AMMS (Assets Management Maintenance System) requirements.
The Electrical Engineer in the Engineering and Maintenance Department is engaged in the planning, organising and controlling of maintenance and repair activities in respect of CHW's electrical services. 
The Electrical Engineer strives to ensure the Engineering and Maintenance Services Department consistently provides a high quality customer focused electrical service to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead and offsite facilities to support the safe, efficient and effective delivery of healthcare services.
The Electrical Engineer co-ordinates CHW electrical services maintenance contractors, development, modification, dissemination and implementation of policies & procedures for the procurement of all CHW requirements for electrical tenders, quotations & contracts.
The Electrical Engineer acts as a resource for electrical services matters and principal building management advisor for future CHW development.
The Electrical Engineer actively participates in energy management with a focus on environmental change that both benefits CHW and the Community and realisation of cost savings is the expected outcome.

SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.​

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.

Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.