Associate Director, Infrastructure and Biomedical Engineering at Jhpiego Nigeria – Abuja

Jhpiego Nigeria is recruiting an Associate Director, Infrastructure and Biomedical Engineering in Abuja. The position will provide technical and operational leadership for health-facility infrastructure upgrades, biomedical equipment deployment and maintenance systems, ensuring that investments support safe and sustainable service delivery.

Infrastructure Planning and Delivery

• Lead facility assessments and prioritisation of infrastructure needs in line with intended health services.
• Support the development and review of engineering designs, specifications, scopes of work, budgets and implementation plans for facility improvements.
• Oversee rehabilitation and construction activities, contractors and engineering service providers, ensuring quality, safety and compliance with applicable standards.
• Support improvements to essential facility systems, including power, water, ventilation, WASH, infection prevention and control, and waste management.
• Monitor implementation progress, identify technical risks and support corrective action.

Biomedical Engineering and Equipment Management

• Provide technical oversight for equipment specifications, procurement support, installation, commissioning, calibration, testing and acceptance.
• Ensure equipment selection and deployment align with facility needs, clinical services and applicable national standards.
• Support asset validation and coordination with government-owned asset-management systems to reduce duplication.
• Strengthen preventive maintenance, equipment tracking, utilisation monitoring, service histories, warranties, spare-parts planning and lifecycle-cost management.
• Support biomedical engineering capacity development, maintenance networks and engagement with service providers for calibration, repairs and technical support.

Quality, Sustainability and Stakeholder Coordination

• Promote quality assurance and safe, functional and sustainable infrastructure and equipment investments.
• Support maintenance and replacement planning and the integration of lifecycle costs into government budgeting and financing arrangements.
• Coordinate with government counterparts, health facilities, contractors, technical partners and programme teams.
• Contribute to risk management, performance monitoring, reporting and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Advanced Degree in Biomedical, Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering or a related field.
• At least 15 years of experience managing health-infrastructure and biomedical-technology programmes.
• Experience in facility rehabilitation, equipment deployment and maintenance-system development.

Organisation-wide Expectations

Jhpiego staff are expected to model the organisation’s mission and values, contribute to business development and knowledge sharing, make accountable decisions that support time and cost containment, participate actively in teams, take responsibility for assigned actions, provide feedback and manage competing priorities.