Associate Director, Infrastructure and Biomedical Engineering

Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families. We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Associate Director, Infrastructure and Biomedical Engineering Job ID: 2026-8332

Location: Abuja Employment Status: Full-Time Overview The Associate Director, Infrastructure and Biomedical Engineering will provide technical leadership for all infrastructure upgrades, engineering systems, equipment deployment, biomedical engineering, asset quality assurance, maintenance systems, and lifecycle management activities. The position will ensure that all infrastructure and equipment investments are functional, technically sound, cost-effective, sustainable, and aligned with service delivery needs.

Responsibilities

Infrastructure and Engineering: Lead all facility baseline assessments and prioritization analytics to identify the most critical infrastructure needs among the target facilities, engineering designs, and infrastructure improvement plans. Ensure reliable power, water, WASH, IPC, waste management, and environmental systems. Supervise contractors, engineering firms, and construction activities. Ensure compliance with engineering, environmental, safety, and healthcare facility standards. Lead high-priority facility structural improvements, including partitioning, painting, ventilation enhancements, and upgradin Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures. Equipment Deployment and Quality Assurance: Perform anti-duplication asset validation against Nigerian national registries to ensure efficient use of USG resources. Oversee equipment specifications, installation, commissioning, calibration, testing, and acceptance. Ensure deployed equipment meets clinical, safety, and quality standards. Coordinate quality assurance throughout deployment and commissioning processes. Asset Management and Maintenance: Establish and oversee government-owned asset management systems. Develop preventive maintenance schedules and maintenance-monitoring systems. Track asset utilization, service history, warranties, spare parts, and lifecycle costs. Establish performance-based maintenance arrangements for infrastructure and equipment. Biomedical Engineering Systems Strengthening: Strengthen state and facility-level biomedical engineering capacity. Develop maintenance networks and service provider engagement strategies. Ensure timely maintenance, calibration, and repair of all supported systems. Sustainability: Support budgeting for maintenance and replacement costs. Facilitate integration of lifecycle costs into government financing mechanisms. Strengthen long-term sustainability of infrastructure and biomedical investments