Metro Maintenance Manager

UnitingCare Queensland; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP Salary Packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Employee discounts

Parental leave 12 weeks

Diversity and inclusion leave

Career development

Team-based culture

Job summary

UnitingCare Queensland is seeking a Metro Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance, engineering and asset management across two Brisbane Metro hospitals. You will drive strategic direction for capital planning, infrastructure projects and service delivery to support healthcare objectives.

The role requires tertiary qualifications in facilities or engineering, proven hospital maintenance experience, and strong leadership to deliver safe, compliant, and customer-focused services.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in facilities management, engineering or project management.
• Membership of the Institute of Hospital Engineering Australia (IHEA) preferred or willing to obtain.
• Minimum 5 years in acute healthcare facilities management or construction project delivery.
• Experience with mechanical/electrical systems in large hospitals and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance and engineering services across the hospital portfolio.
• Ensure maintenance frameworks and programs are compliant with standards.
• Maintain operational readiness of critical infrastructure and essential services.
• Provide strategic direction for capital planning and infrastructure projects.
• Manage budgets, cost control and financial expenditure.
• Oversee staff and tradespersons, ensuring WHS compliance.

Skills

Facilities management

Engineering leadership

Project management

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Safety management

Contractor management

Healthcare facilities

Leadership

Education

Facilities management degree

Engineering degree

IHEA membership

Job description

• Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
• Remuneration: Competitive Salary + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)
• Locations: The Wesley Hospital - Auchenflower & St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital - Spring Hill.
• Applications Close: 12 November 2026

Metro Maintenance Manager | UnitingCare Metro Hospitals

• Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
• Remuneration: Competitive Salary + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)
• Locations: The Wesley Hospital - Auchenflower & St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital - Spring Hill.
• Applications Close: 12 November 2026

Applications may be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare at our Brisbane Metro Hospitals.

An integral part of our team, as our Metro Maintenance Manager, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Let’s make a meaningful difference, together!

Your part in the Metro Hospitals

The Metro Maintenance and Engineering Manager leads maintenance, engineering and asset management functions across our two Metro hospitals, ensuring infrastructure, facilities and critical systems are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. The role provides strategic direction for capital planning, infrastructure projects and operational service delivery to support the organisation’s healthcare objectives.

• Lead maintenance and engineering services across the hospital portfolio to ensure efficient, customer-focused service delivery.
• Ensure maintenance frameworks and maintenance programs are effective, compliant and aligned with operational requirements.
• Maintain operational readiness of critical infrastructure and essential services, including emergency response capability.
• Maintain and continuously improve systems, processes and governance frameworks that support reliable and consistent service delivery.
• Ensure that the respective Engineering teams have sufficient capability to meet hospital needs.
• Ensure that the activities of Engineering including contractors and tradesmen comply fully with Workplace Health & Safety Standards and other relevant standards and legislation.
• Manage all associated risks falling under the engineering management portfolio, including but not limited to building, infrastructure, plant, equipment, grounds and gardens.

What makes a difference for us?

• Tertiary qualifications such as facilities management, engineering or project management. (may be supplemented by a trade certificate)
• Membership of the Institute of Hospital Engineering Australia (or willing to obtain)
• Minimum of five (5) years relevant experience in acute healthcare facilities management or management of acute healthcare construction projects on time, within budget and to high quality standards.
• Experience in mechanical and electrical engineering and the operation and maintenance of all steam, air conditioning, electrical, gas, air and other plant and equipment usually found in a large hospital.
• A working knowledge of the various Australian Standards, specifications and codes applicable to Private Hospitals.
• A working knowledge of the Statutory Acts, Regulations and By-Laws applicable to the engineering and maintenance services of a Hospital
• Relevant experience in the successful management of project and design teams and stakeholders
• Negotiation skills and business acumen capable of delivering financially responsible and practical outcomes.
• Proven capacity to manage competing priorities and deliver quality outcomes in a customer focussed environment.
• Ability to deliver a consistently professional customer and/or stakeholder focussed service to all stakeholders, customers and management.
• Experience in developing and implementing planned maintenance programs, and processes to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Sound experience in the preparation of budgets, cost control and management of financial expenditure in accordance with annual goals.
• Sound experience in the management and direction of staff and tradespersons undertaking repair/maintenance work.
• Desirable to have working knowledge of Hospital and health care property sectors.
• Desirable to have substantial relevant experience in a facilities management or construction industry discipline
• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements, as well as undergo national criminal history check

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 $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) 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

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s 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

• 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
• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

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 values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating 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.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.