National Building Services Engineer

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role

As our National Building Services Engineer, you will play a critical leadership role in shaping the performance, resilience, and future direction of building services across Southern Cross Healthcare’s national hospital network. You’ll ensure our critical infrastructure is designed, operated, maintained, and renewed in a way that minimises disruption and supports exceptional patient care. Bringing a strong strategic lens, you will drive compliance with national and international standards, Southern Cross guidelines, and Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) requirements - while influencing how we design and deliver building services across all major projects.

At a national level, you’ll lead strategy and innovation - monitoring global healthcare trends and identifying opportunities to introduce new technologies that enhance performance, sustainability, and efficiency. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, you’ll develop robust business cases and cost-benefit analyses (including decarbonisation, lifecycle costs, and ROI), ensuring informed decision-making. You’ll establish clear standards, policies, and technical frameworks, empowering local teams while holding them accountable to deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes across our portfolio.

In this role, you’ll act as a trusted technical expert across capital projects and operations - providing strategic design advice, overseeing commissioning, and supporting major CAPEX programmes from concept through to delivery. You’ll partner closely with Property, Facilities, Procurement, and Sustainability teams to drive best practice in asset management, maintenance, and contractor performance, while ensuring commercial viability. With a strong focus on collaboration and continuous improvement, you’ll help future-proof our hospitals - creating safe, efficient, and innovative environments that enable world-class healthcare. This is a full-time permanent position based in our National Support Office based in Auckland CBD.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

• Extensive experience (10+ years) in building services engineering, with specialist expertise in hydraulics or mechanical systems 
• Proven success managing plant and equipment across complex, multi-site environments 
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering or Building Services (or equivalent industry experience) 
• Hands-on experience working with plant and critical infrastructure in operational environments 
• Strong governance, reporting, and stakeholder management capability 
• Confidence using Microsoft Office tools to support reporting, analysis, and communication 
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering building services within construction and capital projects 
• In-depth knowledge of the NZ Building Code and relevant New Zealand Standards 
• A proactive, innovative mindset with the ability to think beyond the obvious and drive smart, future-focused solutions 
• Experience working within healthcare or similarly complex environments (highly regarded) 
• Project management capability, with the ability to lead or support projects from concept through to delivery 
• A trade qualification in building services or a related field (advantageous)

Ngā mea ka taea e mātou te tuku I a koe | What we can offer you: 

• Competitive Rewards: Attractive remuneration package, relocation allowance, and employee referral bonus scheme.
• Health & Wellbeing: Funded health insurance, a comprehensive wellbeing programme, and generous Christmas/New Year breaks.
• Flexibility & Growth: Flexible working arrangements 
• Perks & Community: Discounts from a range of partners and the opportunity to join our Employee Network.

Ko wai matou | Our Organisation 

At Southern Cross Healthcare, our purpose is clear: to advance quality healthcare across Aotearoa New Zealand. Our values shape everything we do:

• Care First – We lead with compassion, delivering care that’s deeply human through genuine manaakitanga.
• Better Together – Collaboration is our strength. We unite diverse skills and perspectives to create better outcomes for all.
• Pursue Excellence – We strive to improve, innovate, and excel every day—never settling, always aiming to deliver our best.

We’re proud to bring together over 4,000 skilled professionals—including 2,000 nurses and anaesthetic technicians—working alongside more than 1,200 specialists, surgeons, anaesthetists, and allied health experts. Together, we’re one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest and most trusted healthcare providers.

Driven by a strong ‘for purpose’ ethos, we think beyond financial quarters—planning for generations to come. If you have specific needs or would like to discuss how we can support you, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at careers@schl.co.nz for a confidential conversation. 

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