Deputy Manager – Engineering

About the Role

We are a leading 350-bed multi-speciality hospital committed to delivering quality healthcare. We seek a Deputy Manager – Engineering to oversee mechanical engineering and maintenance operations of our hospital facilities, ensuring efficient and reliable functioning of all mechanical systems critical to patient care.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee mechanical engineering and maintenance activities throughout the hospital premises.
• Ensure continuous operation and upkeep of HVAC systems, walk-in chillers, air handling units (AHUs), ventilation systems, pumps, compressors, boilers, and hot water systems.
• Develop and execute preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance plans to maximize equipment uptime and reliability.
• Maintain reliable hospital mechanical services that support vital patient care and clinical functions.
• Supervise monitoring and upkeep of medical gas systems including oxygen, medical air, vacuum, ensuring compliance with statutory norms.
• Manage AMC/CMC contractors and service providers for maintenance, inspections, and specialized engineering tasks.
• Track energy use and HVAC performance to implement initiatives for energy conservation and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with clinical, nursing, administrative, infection control, biomedical, electrical, and other departments on engineering requirements.
• Comply with hospital safety standards, statutory regulations, and fire and life safety mandates along with relevant engineering codes.
• Maintain detailed records of equipment, maintenance schedules, logbooks, breakdowns, service histories, and engineering documentation.
• Perform root cause analysis for significant equipment failures and apply corrective and preventive measures.
• Manage engineering staff, assign daily tasks, supervise work quality, and provide technical mentoring.
• Control inventory of spares, consumables, and manage maintenance costs and engineering budgets.
• Participate in installation, commissioning, renovation, and upgrading projects for mechanical systems within the hospital.
• Organize and coordinate planned shutdowns to minimize disruptions to hospital operations.
• Support audits, inspections, accreditation processes, and ensure statutory compliance related to engineering services.
• Champion continuous improvement efforts in equipment reliability, patient safety, energy management, service quality, and maintenance practices.

Skills Needed

• Expertise in mechanical engineering with facility maintenance experience.
• Proficient knowledge of HVAC systems, AHUs, ventilation, chillers, pumps, compressors, and boilers.
• Hands-on experience with medical gas systems and hot water systems maintenance.
• Strong ability in preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance techniques including troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with root cause analysis and energy optimization related to HVAC.
• Experience overseeing AMC/CMC contracts and managing external contractors.
• Understanding of hospital engineering operations and applicable statutory and safety compliance standards.
• Competency in team leadership, manpower planning, budgeting, cost control, and documentation.
• Effective cross-functional coordination skills across clinical and administrative departments.

Eligibility

Open to all candidates holding a graduate degree.