Job Description
As a Hospital Engineer, you will be involved in the planning, designing, and evaluating of various systems (control, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, central utility, conveyance, and medical gas) for the University of Maryland Medical Center. Responsibilities span master and facility planning, project planning, design, construction, commissioning, and acceptance.
Principal Responsibilities and Tasks:
- Facility Infrastructure Systems Planning:
* Understand current infrastructure systems.
* Assist the Sr. Hospital Engineer in developing and implementing the infrastructure master plan for UMMC facilities.
- Engineering Design Standards:
* Develop, maintain, and update engineering design standards for the Medical Center.
* Monitor and stay updated on standards, codes, and regulations (e.g., The Joint Commission, Life Safety, Building Code, ASHRAE, state and local regulations).
* Ensure compliance with all accreditation and regulatory bodies.
* Communicate standards to project managers and designers.
- Capital Planning:
* Assist the Senior Hospital Engineer, Senior Staff Architect, and Director of Project Development with capital planning.
- Construction Quality Review:
* Review completed work for professional adequacy, serviceability, maintainability, and conformance with construction documents and hospital standards.
- Commissioning and Recommissioning:
* Monitor, inspect, and evaluate new construction and existing physical plant systems (mechanical, electrical, energy, life safety, medical gas, and building systems).
* Manage consultants and engineers performing project commissioning activities.