Senior Mechanical Infrastructure Engineer

• Property and Facilities Division
• Be part of an organisation with a meaningful purpose and impact
• Join a university ranked in the world's top 50
• 17% superannuation contributions and 17.5% annual leave loading
• Based at the picturesque St Lucia Campus

As part of the UQ community, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave
• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options
• Health and wellness discounts - fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family
• On campus childcare options
• Discounted parking (from just $5.75 a day)
• Salary packaging options

An exceptional opportunity has emerged within this division for an accomplished subject matter expert Senior Mechanical Infrastructure Engineer to join the team. Reporting to the Associate Director Mechanical Infrastructure Engineer (ADMIE), the successful candidate responsibility will include planning, engineering, and overseeing mechanical asset replacement projects a part if the university asset replacement program.

The Mechanical Infrastructure Engineering Division is an integral part of the Infrastructure and Sustainability team. The team is responsible for the strategic Mechanical Infrastructure Engineering, planning and asset management to ensure the reliability and compliance of mechanical services provided to UQ facilities.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assist ADMIE in strategic planning of Mechanical asset replacement program.
• Plan and manage mechanical asset replacement projects, determine the viability, cost, potential energy savings and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure reliability of the Mechanical Infrastructure assets and compliance with all relevant legislations, NCC, Australian standards and UQ design standards.
• Instigate troubleshooting and resolution of HVAC problems and assist with selected commissioning of new systems; in order to identify generic or systemic issues and to develop and document solutions for the guidance of University staff and consultants.
• Coordinate with campus operations to ensure maintenance activities are carried out up to the required standards by the maintenance contractor.
• Critically analyse and report on new work during the Project Review and Evaluation Methodology (PREM) process and, as required, provide specialist expertise on mechanical services to other Property and Facility Division business units.
• Ensure compliance with current best practice strategies and technologies, especially those with energy efficiency improvement implications, and manage the incorporation of these practices into the work program.
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders, campus operations and project delivery to provide technical support and facilitate upgrades and new project delivery including meetings, site inspections, defects rectification.
• Provide financial management, budget forecast, reporting and record keeping as required.
• Maintain and enhance your professional knowledge and RPEQ certification to continuously improve the University soft landing process and procedures.
• Commitment to upholding the University's values, and with the outstanding personal qualities of openness, respectfulness, and integrity.
• Any other duties as reasonably directed by your supervisor.

This is a Full-time, Fixed-term position up to 3 years. At HEW Level 9, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range of $124,996.74 to $132,185.52 plus a generous super allowance of 17% superannuation. The total FTE package will be in the range $1146,246.19 to $1154,657.06 per annum.

Essential

• Qualifications and training equivalent to Bachelor of engineering degree in Mechanical, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• Extensive post-qualification experience in the design, installation operation, maintenance, and commissioning of Mechanical Building services in the building and construction industry.
• Demonstrable experience in strategic asset management of mechanical engineering infrastructure with the ability to: forecast utilization; plan for lifecycle replacement/augmentation and determine a program of work.
• Demonstrable knowledge of mechanical engineering systems at subject matter expert level with the ability to prepare briefs, carry out design review, construction inspections and problem solve mechanical issues that arise.
• Extensive practical knowledge, understanding and application of relevant Workplace Health and Safety legislation.
• Proven financial planning and management skills with the ability to prepare, monitor and manage budgets.
• Demonstrable knowledge of Building Management Systems BMS and other mechanical Facilities Management computer systems.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to explain/present complex information, influence others, consult and coordinate across multiple groups.
• Demonstrable experience of successful leadership to coordinate multiple stakeholders with the ability to motivate, develop and lead performance in others and be able to negotiate and influence at project level.
• Proven ability to work autonomously, to show initiative, be proactive, willing to work flexibly, prioritise work under pressure plus being able to work in a team to form strong working relationships with the P&F Sections and with internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable

• Professional membership and/or registration of an appropriate professional body/board (e.g. Engineers Australia, BPEQ).
• Experience from consulting background.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
• Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Mr Hazem Gouda (Associate Director, Infrastructure and Sustainability) at ***********@uq.edu.au

For application queries, please contact ***********@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number in the subject line.

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the 'About You' section
• Resume

Please note that you will be asked to add all documents into the one upload box labelled 'resume', which is step one of the application form.

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion. We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in our broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people with a disability. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to ***********@uq.edu.au

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close 21 February 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (R -31194)