Senior Facilities Engineer-Facilities Maintenance
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Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City is seeking a Senior Facilities Engineer to oversee hospital infrastructure operations, maintenance, and compliance. The role manages preventive/corrective maintenance for critical systems, ensures regulatory compliance, and leads projects.
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Responsibilities
- Manage preventive and corrective maintenance programs for critical hospital systems such as HVAC, electrical distribution, medical gases, chilled/hot water systems, and fire protection systems
- Conduct facility inspections to identify issues and implement corrective actions to prevent disruption of clinical services
- Review and interpret technical drawings, blueprints, and system diagrams to support troubleshooting and repairs
- Ensure compliance with JCAHO/JCI, HFAP, OSHA, and other healthcare regulatory bodies
- Support construction, renovation, and equipment replacement projects within the hospital
- Assist in developing capital budgets, lifecycle analysis, and planning for replacement of aging infrastructure
- Oversee tendering processes for maintenance contracts and evaluate contractor performance
- Monitor facility systems performance, energy usage, and implement improvement measures and sustainability programs
- Maintain detailed documentation of maintenance work, incidents, equipment performance, and facility modifications using CMMS
- Prepare technical reports, compliance documentation, and routine facility operation summaries for leadership review
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Facilities Engineering, or equivalent
- 5 years of experience in facilities management, including hospital or healthcare engineering
- Proven experience in a high acuity healthcare setting
- Experience leading contractors, technical teams, and multi system troubleshooting
- Strong technical knowledge of Healthcare Engineering and life safety systems
- Excellent communication, problem solving, and decision making skills
- Proficiency with CMMS, building management systems (BMS), and analytics tools
- Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast paced hospital environment
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Job Description
- The Senior Facilities Engineer oversees the planning, operation, maintenance, and optimization of hospital infrastructure and critical building systems.
- The role ensures that all engineering functions support safe patient care, regulatory compliance, and uninterrupted clinical operations.
Responsibilities
- Manage preventive and corrective maintenance programs for critical hospital systems such as HVAC, electrical distribution, medical gases, chilled/hot water systems, and fire protection systems.
- Conduct facility inspections to identify issues and implement corrective actions to prevent disruption of clinical services; oversee routine and complex maintenance tasks to ensure safe hospital operations.
- Review and interpret technical drawings, blueprints, and system diagrams to support troubleshooting and repairs of engineering systems.
- Ensure compliance with JCAHO/JCI, HFAP, OSHA, and other healthcare regulatory bodies governing safety, maintenance, and facility performance standards.
- Monitor safety practices and ensure engineering operations meet OSHA and other relevant guidelines, including emergency contingency operations.
- Support construction, renovation, and equipment replacement projects within the hospital, ensuring safe execution with minimal disruption to patient care services.
- Assist in developing capital budgets, lifecycle analysis, and planning for replacement of aging infrastructure and facility upgrades.
- Coordinate with architects, consultants, and contractors to ensure technical and safety standards are met in all project phases.
- Oversee tendering processes for maintenance contracts and evaluate contractor performance to ensure high‑quality service delivery.
- Coordinate with service providers for specialized technical tasks and ensure compliance with regulatory and hospital policies.
- Monitor facility systems performance, energy usage, and implement improvement measures and sustainability programs.
- Recommend and implement efficiency enhancements in mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems to reduce operational costs.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Facilities Engineering, or equivalent.
- 5 years of experience in facilities management, including hospital or healthcare engineering.
- Proven experience in a high acuity healthcare setting.
- Experience leading contractors, technical teams, and multi system troubleshooting.
- Certifications (Preferred): PMP, CHFM, JCI Accreditation Knowledge, LEED Green Building Certification (Healthcare Facilities).
- Skills: Strong technical knowledge of Healthcare Engineering and life safety systems; excellent communication, problem solving, and decision making skills; proficiency with CMMS, BMS, and analytics tools; ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast paced hospital environment.
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