Senior / Engineer

This position has a strong focus on Campus Redevelopment, for which planning has started and the new buildings will be completed in about 6 years’ time. You shall provide support to Office of Campus Planning by working closely with the design team, medical planner and users’ in preparing technical specifications for tender, evaluate tender submissions and providing recommendations based on technical compliance of medical equipment, furniture and fitment for the new Campus.

You may also be required to attach to the Group / Site team to familiar with Group BME policies and procedures through supporting on the daily operations to align with organization and regulatory requirements.

You will be responsible for the following:

• Manage and support planning and procurement of medical, non-medical equipment, and furniture (where required)

•     Plan and lead user workgroups by organising regular meeting sessions, setting goals and targets, facilitating useful and productive discussions, guiding user departments, as well as reviewing performance indicators and work plans

•     Responsible for budgetary planning and control, ensuring that the development keeps within budget

•     Work closely with user department and various stakeholders in the preparation of medical, non-medical equipment and furniture specifications for tenders

•     Provide recommendation to users based on technical compliance of medical, non-medical equipment and furniture in tender submissions

•     Support tender committees in their evaluation of equipment and services for procurement

•     Write papers for approval on relevant subjects when required

•     Keep abreast of healthcare planning topics and issues, so as to lead the hospital development in the desired direction

•     Support the rest of the campus planning team where required

• Support Group biomedical engineering equipment functions

•     Attach to Group / Site team to familiarise with Group BME policies and procedures through supporting the daily operations to align with organisation and regulatory requirements

•     Liaise and manage external contractors on service and tender commitment issues

•     Provide technical advisory to end users and senior management on medical, non-medical equipment and furniture related issues

• Perform any other duties as assigned

Qualification Required and Area of Discipline

• At least a Diploma in Electronics or relevant Engineering course with at least 5 years of experience in service and maintenance of medical equipment
• At least a Degree in Electronics or in relevant Engineering course with at least 3 years of experience in service and maintenance of medical equipment

Required Competencies and Capabilities (Skills, Experiences and Professional Licences)

• Experience working in similar capacity in healthcare institutions
• Good organisational and project management skills
• Strong communication (both written and oral) and presentation skills
• Problem solving, presentation, negotiation and interpersonal skills, and ability to work with various stakeholders
• Team-player, with natural ability to interact with all levels of staff
• Meticulous, organised, logical and analytical, able to fit different pieces of the puzzle together
• Independent worker, with strong initiative for planning and doing, and able to work on several things at once
• Advantageous to have basic understanding in Cybersecurity and IT network knowledge
• Able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines
• Adaptable and able to respond to changing and ambiguous situations

If the role sounds interesting to you, please contact ‘careers_alexandra@nuhs.edu.sg’ to understand more on the role. Please indicate the position that you are interested in the subject heading