Facility Management

You will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and maintenance of all institutional facilities. This includes developing and implementing a comprehensive facilities management plan to ensure that all facilities are maintained to a high standard and meet regulatory requirements. Your role will also involve managing and supervising all civil engineering projects, such as construction, renovation, and repair. You will need to coordinate with contractors, engineers, and architects to ensure that project specifications are met, and conduct regular inspections to ensure quality and compliance with safety standards. Additionally, you will be overseeing the provision of soft services, including cleaning, landscaping, security, and waste management. Developing and implementing service standards and protocols, monitoring service providers to ensure performance and quality standards are met. You will also manage hard services, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems. Developing and implementing maintenance schedules for all systems and equipment, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. In terms of transport management, you will oversee the institution's transport services, including vehicle maintenance, scheduling, and driver management. Developing and implementing transport policies and procedures to ensure the transport fleet is safe, reliable, and cost-effective. Other responsibilities include preparing and managing the facilities and infrastructure budget, monitoring expenditures, implementing cost-control measures, providing regular financial reports and updates to senior management, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, conducting safety audits and risk assessments, implementing safety protocols and procedures, managing contracts with service providers, contractors, and vendors, negotiating contract terms and conditions, monitoring vendor performance, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations, developing and implementing sustainability initiatives to reduce the institution's environmental footprint, promoting energy efficiency and waste reduction practices, monitoring and reporting on sustainability performance, recruiting, training, and supervising facilities management staff, developing and implementing staff development programs, conducting performance evaluations, providing feedback, communicating regularly with institutional stakeholders regarding facilities and infrastructure issues, addressing concerns or requests from staff, students, and visitors in a timely manner, preparing and presenting reports to senior management. Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, or a related field. - Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in facilities and infrastructure management, preferably in an academic or institutional setting. - Strong knowledge of building systems, maintenance practices, and regulatory requirements. - Excellent project management skills, including budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation. - Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - Proficiency in facilities management software and other relevant tools. - Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.,