Chief Facilities Manager at a Hospitality Company - Nicole Sinclair

Nicole Sinclair - Our client, a Hospitality Company, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Facilities Manager

Location: Abuja (FCT)

Description

• We seek to hire a Chief Facilities Manager who will be responsible for the maintenance, upkeep and functionality of our buildings by conducting proactive and reactive maintenance.
• The Chief Facilities Manager will also ensure that the facilitiesmeetlegal requirements and health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and organize all engineering activities
• Perform quality control checks, ensuring the safety and effectiveness or reliability of the facility equipment
• Organize preventive / corrective maintenance facilities and equipment, critical and non-critical alike
• Prepare Annual Maintenance Plans
• Submit monthly reports on the implementation status of the Annual Maintenance plan
• Notify executive management on any needed changes and deviations in the maintenance plan and get approvals on adjustments that need to be made
• Monitor the asset register to ascertain current equipment / assets in all apartments
• Advise of phased replacements on a quarterly basis within a stipulated facility replacement budget
• Prepare maintenance budgets on a monthly basis and ensure there is timely approval to mitigate unneeded break down
• Protect and improve the value of the organization’s assets and ensure that building, machinery and systems meet or exceed their expected life cycle
• Follow and maintain the site-specific preventive maintenance and work order program
• Coordinate the in-house engineering team for regular repairs of any damaged equipment
• Demonstrate improvement from previous performance; suggest areas of improvements for service and operating efficiency
• Immediately recognize system performance deficiencies and respond to operational and emergency situations
• Ensure the availability of an adequate inventory of tools and other supplies to operate the building
• Organize administrative functions related to site operations, such as a work orders and maintenance activities, budgets, ordering supplies, etc
• Oversee janitorial, cleaning and gardening
• Conduct proactive, plumbing, carpentering, painting and swimming pool maintenance works
• Oversee the routine cleaning of sewage systems, ensure the health and safety protocols are observed thoroughly
• Work with the outsourced refuse disposal companies to ensure that all refuse are routinely emptied
• Scheduling both internal and external fumigation the facilities
• Supervise the maintenance of all generator’s
• Schedule the washing of the diesel tank
• Assist in the development of capital plans which would include planning for infrastructure upgrades, equipment replacements and building modifications to ensure the building’s future capabilities are maintained.
• Manage contracted service work at the property, including understanding and developing the scope of service, bidding, awarding and administering the contract duties
• Prepare comprehensive weekly plans for all scheduled jobs and allocate manpower as required.
• Work with the Construction Managers on capital improvement construction projects
• Ensure outsourced projects are properly supervised and signed off as completed
• Ensure in-house projects are executed in line with approved plans and best practice
• Monitor usage, servicing and maintenance of fire extinguishers, firefighting equipment and the alarm systems
• Collaborate with Guest Relations to innovatively develop and update emergency systems and procedures to ensure the health and safety of guests and the staff
• Train staff on emergency procedures e.g. step by step use of fire extinguishers
• Encourage and foster a team oriented environment through positive feedback
• Train members of the department as appropriate in new processes and procedures while ensuring compliance
• Develop power consumption plans and monitor implementation
• Work closely on all required parties to minimize power outage to the facility
• Explore alternate sources of power.

Competencies / Skills / Requirements

• University Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical) field a must; M.Sc Degree will be an advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Outlook, Word, Excel and building automation systems.
• 10+ years of general facilities management experience in a large facility or hotel.
• 10+ years of project management experience in assets and maintenance.
• Between 35-40 years of age.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Good communication skills, verbally and in writing.
• Able to understand the engineering design and operational aspects of the building systems and equipment.

Application Closing Date
27th August, 2021.