Hospital Engineer

Who We Are Mercy Ships is a global faith-based charity that uses hospital ships to bring life-changing surgeries and transformational medical training to people in some of the most challenging contexts along the African coast. For over 40 years, Mercy Ships has been delivering lasting hope and healing through safe surgical care, while working alongside partners and stakeholders to strengthen local healthcare systems in more than 55 countries. Since the inception of this dream by founders Don and Deyon Stephens in 1978, Mercy Ships has served more than 2.7 million direct beneficiaries without regard for race, gender, or religion. Do you have a heart for the hurting and a desire to invest your talents and experiences into a mission with eternal significance? For every transformative surgery that takes place onboard one of our Mercy Ships, there are dozens of men and women being used of the Lord to prepare the way through their vocational gifts and talents!

• *Compensation Range for This Position Is $95,000 - $105,000

This is a full-time, REMOTE position

Mercy Ships is seeking a Hospital Engineer to serve remotely. The Hospital Engineer is responsible for the operation, maintenance and lifecycle management of shipboard hospital mechanical and electrical infrastructure across Company vessels. This includes all fixed systems supporting hospital operations, in compliance with applicable medical and marine standards, codes and Company procedures.

This role provides shore-based technical oversight to ensure hospital facilities are safe, reliable and fully operational, supporting the delivery of quality medical care to those we serve.

This position does not include responsibility for equipment managed by the Company’s biomedical team.

How You’ll Contribute

• Oversee the operation and planned maintenance of all ship’s hospital infrastructure systems and equipment.
• Define maintenance priorities and support spare parts planning for essential hospital systems.
• Provide technical support to onboard maintenance teams for defect management, troubleshooting and resolution.
• Coordinate and oversee external contractors, service providers and manufacturers.
• Create and manage service requests, work reports and spare parts procurement within the Planned Maintenance System (PMS).
• Conduct annual hospital inspections onboard each vessel in accordance with Company procedures
• Become familiar with marine Classification Society Rules and Regulations
• Attend vessel annual maintenance periods (AMP) to support planned work and major repairs during hospital downtime
• Maintain a working knowledge of the Company Safety Management System (SMS).Develop, review and continuously improve SMS procedures related to hospital operations.
• Prepare detailed maintenance instructions, operational procedures and scopes of work.
• Review maintenance reports from onboard teams to ensure accuracy and to maintain awareness of equipment condition and performance.

Identify and report on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to improve processes.

• Plan and manage infrastructure modifications, including replacements and upgrades, in alignment with Company change management procedures.
• Support hospital operations by ensuring infrastructure compliance with infection control requirements.
• Ensure maintenance activities and installations meet applicable medical and marine regulatory standards
• Lead regular technical meetings with onboard hospital maintenance teams and, when appropriate, coordinate with medical staff.
• Support People and Culture (P&C) in the evaluation of candidates for hospital technical roles, as required.
• Maintain alignment and uphold Mercy Ships Core Values, Code of Conduct. Follow the policies and procedures published on the Company internal website, Compass.
• Follow the model of Jesus and align with our core values by Loving God; Loving and Serving Others; Being a Person of Integrity; and a Person of Excellence in all you say and do.
• Perform other duties as assigned that are not included these essential duties.

The Ideal Candidate Interpersonal

• Must enjoy working with people; strong interpersonal skills required.
• Must be a team player and willing to collaborate with others.
• Committed to providing the best possible customer service.
• Ability to embrace, promote, and participate in a well-functioning, productive, and professional team, especially across departments.

Technical

• Strong working knowledge of applicable codes and standards related to hospital infrastructure, including medical gas systems, electrical isolation systems and essential power supplies. Knowledge of marine codes important but not required.
• Experience with the operation and maintenance of mechanical and electrical building services (HVAC, piping systems, water systems, etc.) as it relates to hospital systems.
• Proven experience in maintenance planning, defect management and contractor coordination.
• Familiarity with planned maintenance systems (PMS) and maintenance reporting processes.
• Ability to develop procedures, technical documentation and scopes of work.

Strong understanding of safety management principles and risk assessment processes.

• Comfortable learning new software platforms. Competent in spreadsheets and word processing.

Personal/Leadership

• Ability to forecast needs and plan ahead for unexpected changes.

Self-motivated, driven, and thorough.

• Ability to travel nationally and internationally. Able to clear Mercy Ships internal medical requirements for travel.
• Supportive of Mercy Ships mission and vision and committed to its core values.
• Understand and apply servant leadership, work collaboratively with integrity and demonstrate accountability.

Education & Experience

• A four-year degree or diploma in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• At least four years working in a hospital or healthcare facility in operations and maintenance.
• Professional Engineer's license, STCW Regulation III/2 certification or equivalent, preferred.

Pour your God-given talents into a mission with eternal return on investment -- join the Crew, today! This is a paid position. To explore our many volunteer opportunities, please visit us at: https://www.mercyships.org/get-involved/volunteer/

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