31 December 2026 (extension subject to budget availability, project needs, and satisfactory performance)

Job Highlight

Provide technical biomedical engineering expertise to support infrastructure upgrades at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Barbados. Lead the review of technical specifications, procurement evaluations, and layout coordination for specialized hospital systems, notably medical waste treatment (autoclaves) and morgue facilities. Oversee site inspections, factory/site acceptance testing, commissioning, and handover while verifying full compatibility with MEP and architectural utilities.

About the Region

In Latin America and the Caribbean, UNOPS operates across 23 countries, delivering high-impact solutions that drive sustainable development. UNOPS focuses on building and improving resilient infrastructure—including roads, bridges, public facilities, sanitation systems, and housing—to enhance quality of life and foster inclusive growth. UNOPS also supports public health by procuring essential medicines and medical equipment, ensuring broader access to healthcare services. By strengthening institutional capacities, UNOPS promotes transparent, efficient, and equitable public management. As a trusted partner to governments and development stakeholders, UNOPS aligns its interventions with national priorities, helping countries advance the Sustainable Development Goals through practical, results-driven support.

About the Country/Multi-Country Office

The Barbados Country Office (CO) functions as a strategic hub to support Caribbean nations in implementing the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS), helping regional leaders advance a global agenda on climate justice and financing.



The primary mandate of the Barbados Country Office is to Speed Up and Scale Up engagements across 17 Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), ensuring that partner expectations are met with agility and precision. Through dedicated operational presence, UNOPS Barbados Country Office streamlines complex regional logistics and fosters stronger collaboration with sovereign governments and financial institutions in the Caribbean. The office focuses on delivering high-value solutions aligned with the region’s priorities, including the economy, nature and climate, human capital, infrastructure and capacity development.

Job Specific Context

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian, and development projects around the world. Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement, and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors, and United Nations organizations. This project will support the strengthening of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) of Barbados by offering UNOPS turn-key services for the construction of new facilities. In November 2022, the Ministry of Health and Wellness of Barbados (MoHW) engaged UNOPS for technical assistance in implementing a capital expenditure loan facilitated by the European Investment Bank (EIB)



to support improvements at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). Following preliminary assessments, field missions, and stakeholder consultations, a project proposal was initiated to address the hospital’s urgent infrastructure and operational needs. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is Barbados’ main acute care facility and a regional teaching hospital affiliated with the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill Campus). Operational since 1964, QEH currently maintains 519 beds and plays a central role in delivering universal health coverage to the population of Barbados. Ongoing plans for its strategic development align with the national Health Sector 10-Year Plan and the QEH Care Excellence Programme (CEP). After this technical assistance, the following infrastructure priorities will need to be implemented and equipped:

- Design and Construction of a recent medical waste management building
- Refurbishment of hospital maintenance workshops
- Upgrade of the morgue extraction system

These components are essential to ensure quality healthcare delivery and environmental safety on the hospital premises.

Role Purpose

The primary objective of this role is to serve as a technical person in reviewing technical requirements, preparing procurement documentation, coordinating equipment with infrastructure works and carrying out inspection, installation, and commissioning.

Functions / Key Results Expected

The Biomedical Engineer (Retainer) will provide technical support to the UNOPS project team for the procurement, installation, commissioning and handover of medical and specialised equipment under the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) project in Barbados.

The Biomedical Engineer will undertake the following

📌 Biomedical Engineer (Bridgetown)
🏢 UNOPS
📍 Bridgetown