Engineering Supervisor

Maintenance / Engineering Supervisor The Wesley Hospital

Employment Term:Permanent Full Time
Location:Auchenflower just 5 mins from Toowong Shopping Village and 10 mins from Brisbane City
Remuneration: Competitive Salary 12% Super NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)
Applications Close:10th of April 2026

Make a meaningful difference with The Wesley Private Hospital

The Wesley Hospital is one of Australias iconic and largest private not-for-profit hospitals. From the heart of Brisbane more than 800 Visiting Medical Practitioners and 2000 staff deliver personalised care through lifes journey making a meaningful difference in the lives of generations of Queenslanders. We offer comprehensive care across a wide range of acute tertiary-level medical and surgical services with a particular focus on cancer care cardiac care womens and childrens care and complex surgical care. This includes the busiest robotic surgery program and the first Robotic Surgery Centre of Excellence accredited in Australia.

An integral part of our team as an Engineering Supervisor youll be encouraged to grow develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Lets make a meaningful difference together!

Your part in The Wesley Hospital team

As the Maintenance Supervisor you will be responsible for the day to day and strategic management of the maintenance department to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the hospitals facilities.

Working closely with the Engineering Manager you will be the link between senior management and the rest of the maintenance team serving as the primary channel for the flow of information.

As well as the day to day operation and team management you will also provide asset condition and life cycle costing expertise to support context of the Engineering Departments asset replacement program and the hospitals broader strategic asset master plan.

What makes a difference for us

• Demonstrated competency in Electrical/Mechanical or associated Building skills in relation to building fabric plant equipment and general maintenance.
• At least 5 years experience in leading and managing a Maintenance/Engineering team.
• Extensive experience in the field of Facilities Management inclusive of construction operation and maintenance.
• Sound experience in mechanical and electrical engineering including the operation and maintenance of all steam air conditioning electrical and other plant and equipment usually found in a large Hospital.
• Intermediate computer skills and demonstrated experience in the use of maintenance and finance systems as well as Microsoft Office Suite.
• Effective time management skills within a busy engineering department.
• Demonstrated high level knowledge of project management and contract management in the context of delivering civil/ electrical/ mechanical building services upgrade projects and preventive maintenance programs.
• Proven experience in the design delivery and communication of technical and analytical reports to key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills in technical operational and organizational tasks including a broad understanding of financial management principles.
• Demonstrated knowledge of health and safety policies procedures hazard reporting and safe work practices.
• A knowledge of the various Standards Regulations and Legislation applicable to the engineering and maintenance services of a Hospital.
• Familiar with current asset management techniques including working knowledge of planning/scheduling using CMMS systems.

What makes a difference for you

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15900) and meal entertainment (up to $2650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

• A recognition and rewards platform providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers including everyday expenses holidays health insurance annual awards celebration wellbeing and employee assistance programs

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave available after 6 months service in addition to the government scheme

• Diversity and inclusive leave offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year Diwali Ramadan NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

• Career development opportunitiesto challenge yourself grow and make a meaningful difference

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect shared standards strong values and a commitment to serving others

Wed love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

By joining our Hospitals youll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer were a proud not-for-profit with more than 17500 staff and 9 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare Lifeline ARRCS The Wesley Hospital Buderim Private Hospital St Stephens Hospital and St Andrews War Memorial Hospital and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate inclusive and committed to the work we do helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming safe and nurturing services for children

• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare diversity is at the core of our who we are our mission and our are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex race culture sexual orientation disability or gender our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children young people and the elderly safe from harm within our services workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.