Job Overview
We are seeking a Deputy Facilities Manager to join our facilities management team.
This role is critical in ensuring the site's assets are maintained to deliver optimal availability, reliability, and compliance with operational requirements and regulatory obligations.
You will play a key role in supporting best practice standards while maintaining cost-effectiveness across all facilities operations.
The Position
Responsible for ensuring availability and reliability of central energy plant and all hospital services by following a risk-based preventive maintenance program focused on reliability-centered maintenance.
Develop maintenance plans, schedules, and implement best practice workflow systems and processes that ensure the site(s) and assets are maintained to meet operational requirements and meet obligations in relation to Australian Standards, manufacturers' recommendations, private hospital licensing, and all relevant regulatory and legislative requirements.
Asset management, job planning, and coordination for all preventive maintenance, project, and shutdown jobs.
Monitoring of BMS to ensure optimum performance of HVAC across hospital and actions on alarms.
Capture plant breakdowns, and actions from plant checks in MEX and follow up for corrective action.
Maintain records to support evidence of various activities performed by facilities department to support audits.
Assist Facilities Manager in preparation of maintenance strategies, Job scopes, and service agreements.
Continuously improve PM tasks and frequency in line with equipment criticality and cost optimization.
In conjunction with Facilities Manager Services, ensure regular team meetings are held with caregivers within the department.
Assist Facilities Manager Services in the development of annual budgets, routine capital budgets, asset replacement plan, and long-term capital planning.
Ensure compliance with work programs and regulations, SJGHC Group policies, building regulations, regulatory bodies, local authority by-laws, health, safety, and welfare regulations, and fire regulations.
Required Skills and Qualifications
This leadership role requires possession of a suitable trade qualification supported by proven experience in a similar position.
You will bring extensive knowledge of building codes and Australian Standards along with sound expertise in hospital engineering and building services.
This includes familiarity with air conditioning systems, chillers, hot water and steam boilers, steam systems, and the principles and methods of sterilization.
A broad knowledge across multiple trades—such as mechanical, plumbing, steam, air conditioning, and refrigeration, carpentry, electrical, and electronic controls—particularly as they relate to hospital equipment and facilities will stand you in good stead.
Strong communication skills are critical, including the ability to cultivate stakeholder partnerships and maintain reliable professional networks.
The role also demands demonstrated proficiency with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), as well as the ability to accurately record information and prepare high-quality written reports, including maintenance programs.
The ideal candidate will have highly developed analytical skills, with a proven capacity to resolve complex technical issues, support after-hours operations, and respond to call-outs as required.
Benefits
$124,196 to $137,946 per annum plus 12% superannuation
Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation, or other everyday living expenses
A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Innovative Professional Development opportunities
A welcoming and supportive culture
Highly competitive salary and entitlements
Collaborative leadership team
Access to a range of Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing rewards and discounts
On-site subsidised parking
Others
At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.
Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.
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