Lead essential heating, ventilation and cooling services that keep our hospitals running

Metro South Health is seeking an experienced Trade Coordinator – Mechanical Services (Heating, Ventilation and Cooling) to lead a skilled team and manage critical maintenance operations across hospital facilities, ensuring safe, efficient environments that support high-quality patient care.

Job details

Your new role:

Join our dynamic Maintenance Services team as a Trade Coordinator where you'll take the lead in coordinating essential maintenance activities across hospital facilities to keep environments safe, compliant, and fully operational. You will:

• Coordinate and deliver planned and reactive maintenance of HVAC(Heating, Ventilation and Cooling) systems across multiple sites.
• Supervise contractors and internal trades teams to ensure safe, timely, and compliant service delivery.
• Manage audits, duct cleaning schedules, procurement, and asset condition reporting.
• Use systems such as S/4HANA to plan, track, and report on maintenance activities.
• Support a safe and functional healthcare environment with minimal disruption to patients and staff.

About you:

We are looking for an experienced HVAC professional who combines trade expertise with strong leadership, communication, and planning skills. You will bring:

• Trade qualifications in HVAC with relevant licences (Restricted Electrical, Arctick).
• Experience in managing maintenance operations, contractors, and technical documentation.
• Strong understanding of HVAC systems, safety standards, and compliance requirements.
• Skilled in planning, communication, and problem-solving in complex environments.
• A commitment to teamwork, continuous improvement, and upholding health service values.

Check out our quick tips and application essentials!

What we can offer you:

• A supportive and family-friendly workplace that values work-life balance and community.
• Opportunities to collaborate with leading health and research institutions in Queensland.
• A career with plenty of room to grow, learn new skills, and take on exciting challenges.
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

Redland Hospital:

Redland Hospital is the major health centre for adults and children in the Redlands and Brisbane's southern bayside suburbs. We provide a range of services including emergency care, primary health and minor injury care, acute and subacute medicine, general surgery, maternity and paediatric, mental specialist outpatient and mental health care.

It's an exciting time as our Redlands Coast community grows bringing a diverse range of patients & an opportunity to make a real difference in the community. With more beds, new and expanding services the Redland Hospital expansion provides a range of opportunities to pursue and build a long-term career, enjoy a supportive work environment, professional growth opportunities, and a vibrant community!

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF, 691KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 978KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MS08654909_Role Description (PDF, 776KB)
  Role Description