Senior Director Maintenance and Service Delivery

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Classification: Infrastructure Manager/Specialist 2 (PN 66240)

Salary: $201,374 (Plus 12% Super)

Location: Canberra Hospital, Garran

Section: Infrastructure and Health Support Services Closing Date: 11 November 2025

What can we offer you:

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to discounted gym membership.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role

The Infrastructure and Health Support Services (IHSS) Group is responsible for the infrastructure delivery and maintenance and a diverse array of non-clinical support services with the primary focus of delivering timely patient centric solutions across the CHS organisation.

The Canberra Hospital and off-site facilities contain a myriad of highly sophisticated integrated specialised engineering systems that provide vital services to staff, patients, and visitors. The continuity of the engineering plant and equipment is critical to patient safety and is a key focus of the FM operational responsibilities. The Senior Director Maintenance and Service Delivery will be accountable for the effective implementation of maintenance activities across the CHS property portfolio.

This includes accountability for, and oversight of the following FM services:

• Canberra Hospital facilities management
• A large maintenance team with over thirty (30) personnel including senior managers and trade staff.
• Offsite facilities management (sites other than Canberra Hospital, excluding North Canberra Hospital)

In leading a team, the Senior Director will ensure that maintenance activities are delivered and are compliant with Australian Standards, Facilities Management (FM) standard inclusions and engineering guidelines. The role will collaborate with other FM Senior Director's and the IHSS Executive Group Manager to proactively manage complex building services to maintain service and building compliance, ensure continuity of operation and to minimise unexpected building service outages.

The role will be responsible for the financial management of maintenance works across the portfolio to ensure that maintenance works are delivered within budget, with financial risks identified and escalated to the IHSS EGM.

Extensive facilities management experience and highly developed organisational leadership skills will be required to execute the duties listed below.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

To Apply:

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page Response to Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

*** Previous applicants need not apply ***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together

Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please see the full contact details and how to apply on the CHS Careers Page.