1 Year Contract Facilities Technical Officer - HDT

Recruit Express Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 47,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Express Pte Ltd invites applications for a Senior Technical Officer role in hospital facilities management in Singapore. You will monitor and manage electrical, ACMV/HVAC, plumbing, water systems, BMS and lifts, ensuring uptime and safety.

You will coordinate planned preventive maintenance, respond to breakdowns, and supervise contractors while maintaining accurate records and compliance with infection-control and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Fresh higher NITEC in electrical / mechanical / facilities management is required.
• NITEC with 2–3 years of building maintenance experience is preferred.
• Able to supervise contractors and maintain records with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor, inspect, troubleshoot and coordinate maintenance of hospital building systems (electrical, ACMV/HVAC, plumbing).
• Carry out planned preventive maintenance and promptly address breakdowns and service requests.
• Support reliable operation of critical infrastructure including generators, UPS, chilled-water/AC systems, medical gas where applicable.
• Inspect plant rooms and equipment, record readings and report abnormalities or risks.
• Coordinate and supervise contractors ensuring compliance with hospital procedures and safety standards.
• Manage maintenance work orders, records, and closure of outstanding defects.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, hospital policies and infection-control procedures; participate in audits and risk assessments.
• Coordinate with hospital users and departments to minimize disruption to patient care; provide technical support for renovations and installations.
• Respond to urgent breakdowns and emergencies; participate in standby/on-call duties as required.
• Senior Technical Officer to ensure critical systems remain operational and preventive maintenance is completed on schedule.

Skills

Electrical systems

ACMV/HVAC

Plumbing

BMS

Fire protection

Lifts

Vendor management

Documentation

Emergency response

Coordination

Education

Fresh Higher NITEC in electrical / mechanical / facilities management

NITEC + 2–3 years experience

Tools

BMS experience

UPS systems

Fire protection systems

Job description

• Operate, monitor, inspect, troubleshoot, and coordinate maintenance of hospital building and engineering systems, including electrical systems, ACMV/HVAC systems, plumbing and sanitary systems, water supply, pumps, building management systems (BMS), fire protection systems, lifts and other related equipment.
• Carry out and coordinate planned preventive maintenance according to the approved maintenance schedule. Attend to breakdowns, defects, alarms, and service requests promptly, identify root causes, and arrange appropriate corrective actions.

• Support the reliable operation of critical infrastructure such as emergency generators, UPS systems, essential electrical supplies, chilled-water/air-conditioning systems, medical gas infrastructure where applicable, fire protection systems, and other essential hospital services. Escalate abnormalities immediately and support emergency response and recovery.

• Conduct routine inspections of plant rooms, equipment, utility systems, and hospital facilities. Record equipment readings and operating parameters and report abnormalities, safety concerns, deterioration, or potential failures.

• Coordinate and supervise contractors and service vendors performing maintenance, repair, testing, replacement, and improvement works. Ensure contractors comply with hospital requirements, approved work procedures, permit-to-work requirements, infection-control requirements, and workplace safety standards.

• Manage and update maintenance work orders, service reports, inspection records, equipment histories, preventive maintenance records, and other technical documentation. Ensure completed works are properly recorded and outstanding defects are followed through to closure.

• Ensure maintenance activities comply with applicable statutory requirements, hospital policies, workplace safety requirements, fire-safety requirements, infection-control procedures, and relevant engineering standards. Participate in inspections, audits, risk assessments, and corrective-action follow-ups.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with hospital users, clinical departments, Facilities Management, Security, Infection Control, and other relevant teams to minimize disruption to patient care and hospital operations. Provide technical support for renovation, upgrading, equipment installation, shutdown, and commissioning activities where required.
• Respond promptly to urgent breakdowns and technical emergencies. Assist with fault isolation, temporary restoration, escalation, contractor activation, and permanent rectification. Participate in standby, on-call, after-hours, weekend, or public-holiday duties when required.

• The Senior Technical Officer shall ensure that critical hospital engineering systems remain operational and that preventive maintenance is completed according to schedule. Breakdowns and defects shall be attended to promptly, maintenance records shall be kept accurate and up to date, contractors shall be properly supervised, and safety or operational risks shall be escalated without delay.

Requirements

• Minimum qualification requirement fresh higher NITEC in electrical / mechanical / facilities management
• NITEC with minimum 2 – 3 years building maintenance related experience