Chief Engineer at The Nairobi Hospital

TNH/HRD/CE/12/2023

• Reporting to Chief Executive Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for the entire engineering department, from approving project design and assigning engineers and technicians to ensure that all safety and structural standards are met throughout the completion of each project.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with the design team to develop safe, efficient, and effective projects that will fall within the budget.
• Evaluate all costs associated with each project including materials, costs of labor and time expended.
• Negotiate contracts with vendors and clients to ensure the most costeffective means of reaching the customer’s needs.
• Develop creative and innovative strategies in engineering services in line with the Hospital’s overall strategy.
• Translate the strategic aims of the unit into achievable plans, with established priorities and make periodic adjustments as required.
• Keep abreast of local and global best practices in engineering service and make recommendations to the CEO on how this impacts the Hospital.
• Demonstrate ownership and communicate Engineering Services strategic directi on and objectives to all staff.
• Develop policies and procedures for engineering services and provide guidance to management in the interpretation and implementation of these.
• Continuously review and update and enhance the Hospital’s engineering services policy and procedures manual.
• Prepare a schedule for the implementation of construction and maintenance works and services for the Hospital.
• Review construction designs, specification and bill of quantities, estimation reports in line with requirements.
• Oversee the preparation of design, specification, bill of quantities and cost estimation for constructions, and maintenance/modification and expansion of works.
• Oversee building constructions and maintenance or modifications and report on progress as per the Hospital’s policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Ensure that payment certificates are prepared as per the terms and conditions of the contract.
• Ensure planning permission has duly been applied for from relevant government authorities.
• Ensure that construction and maintenance or modification of buildings is done in accordance with the design, specification and the terms and conditions of the contract.
• Make periodic visits to construction sites as deemed necessary.
• Follow up the proper implementation of construction and maintenance or modification activities and submit progress report timely.
• Ensure that proper records and documents are maintained for construction in progress and terminated contracts.
• Plan, lead and monitor the performance of outsourced consultants and/or contractors.
• Advise management in selection of appropriate locations/sites for construction of buildings.
• Oversee the preparation of tenders for construction works and participate in the tender process for evaluation and selection of contractors/consultants/suppliers for construction and/or modification.
• Oversee modification and new constructions to ensure that works are completed within budget and the expected standards.
• Ensure that design works and contract documents for new works are prepared in accordance with laws, regulations, and standards prevailing in the industry and the Hospital.
• In consultation with the Legal Department, ensure preparation of contract agreements for building construction, maintenance, modification, and expansion works.
• Monitor service level agreements (SLA) and report periodically.
• Approve payments within the discretionary limits set by the Hospital.
• Prepare the engineering budget and monitor its implementation upon approval.
• Identify, deploy, and motivate the engineering team including performance appraisal, identification of training needs, mentorship and coaching as well as leave and absence management in line with the hospital’s people agenda.
• Perform any other responsibilities that may be assigned to the job holder by the supervisor from.
• Approve plans and budgets for each project and make any adjustments needed in consultation with the client and the CEO.
• Coordinate the engineering team, assigning short- and long-term goals for successful completion of the project’s plans.
• Ensure safety of the worksite during development.
• Review safety standards for the finished product.
• Make sure all projects and undertakings stay on budget and within the projected time schedule.
• Manage the engineering team and oversee the training of new employees.
• Allocate resources effectively including personnel, materials, and time.
• Draft reports and data analysis for review by the Hospital’s Board of Directors.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree in mechanical, Biomedical, Civil or Electrical Engineering or any other related fields from a recognized institution.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Biomedical, Civil or Electrical Engineering or any other related field from a recognized institution.
• Must be registered with the Engineering Board of Kenya and hold a valid practicing license.
• Minimum of 15 years’ mechanical/electrical engineering experience with 5 years at management level.
• Extensive experience in the designated industry including but not limited to construction, plumbing, carpentry, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, and mechanical systems.
• Must have experience leading teams of individuals from a variety of different backgrounds and disciplines.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Knowledge of principles of engineering and engineering design experience.
• Must possess exceptional organizational and time management skills with an obsessive attention to detail.
• Must be able to collaborate and bridge the communications gap between the engineering team, service technicians, business managers, and clients, interfacing with each.
• Good IT skills and familiarity with industry-specific software and modelling programs.
• Excellent numeracy skills.
• Property contract management skills.
• Project management skills.
• Ability to lead, influence and drive change initiatives in support of business strategies within the department/unit.
• Strong leadership and skills to foster teamwork; develop and motivate staff, resolve conflicts as well as ability to provide direction, guidance, momentum, and vision in order to achieve organizational objectives.
• Demonstrated business acumen – able to create strategy and actions that impact business success.
• Strong communication and presentation skills including ability to develop proposals, concept papers, position papers as well as write reports and prepare relevant publications.
• High level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, including ability to build alliances and collaborative relationships with sensitivity to diversity.
• Strong expertise in strategic management project planning and budgeting, resource management, implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation.
• Must be a self-starter, highly organized, and able to work well with people at all levels in the organization.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Analytical and creative thinking skills
• Strong persuasion and negotiation skills
• Must have superior budgeting and cost management abilities, assessing estimated costs early in the project and bringing the actual costs in line.
• Must be able to draft clear and comprehensive reports on the statistical efficacy of projects, the use and allocation of resources, and the quality of each finished project.
• Ability to draft, review, and evaluate engineering blueprints.
• Must possess technical acumen and the ability to troubleshoot on a variety of projects.