Facilities Engineer (UAE National)

Asteco; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 167,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Asteco in Abu Dhabi, UAE, seeks a Facilities Engineer to oversee technical operations and maintenance for assigned facilities and assets, reporting to the Technical Manager. The role focuses on coordinating service providers, planning maintenance, and delivering technical reports for smooth facility operation.

You will inspect activities, ensure contract compliance, and contribute to preventive maintenance planning and audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical / Electrical.
• 5 years' experience, preferably in Facilities Management and Estate Management or Construction, oversight and delivery.
• Preferably experienced working with the education sector (schools, universities), government facilities, malls.

Responsibilities

• Manage day to day operations of appointed Service Providers.
• Plan and coordinate with Service Providers for the work planning and prioritization.
• Coordinate with Service Providers on the development of planned maintenance schedules.
• Inspect planned maintenance activities and ensure service delivery in accordance with defined contractual levels.
• Assist with the planning of maintenance and shutdown activities as required.
• Development of facilities and assets inspection plans.
• Development of technical work instructions and service tool times in coordination with Service Providers.
• Inspection of all facilities and services in accordance with set standards.
• Ensure and review the FM Service Providers are contracted for all specialists' systems within respective projects.
• Coordinate with Service Providers on developing FM monthly reports for respective facilities and assets.

Skills

Facilities management

Service provider management

Maintenance planning

Technical auditing

Inspection planning

Report writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical / Electrical

Job description

The Facilities Engineer is responsible for the technical operations and maintenance activities for the respective facilities and assets. These responsibilities include but are not limited to technical inspections, technical auditing, service provider auditing, planned preventive maintenance auditing, technical due diligence & verification, technical staff evaluation. He/She will report to the Technical Manager with technical issues and provide technical reports, feedback, ideas/solutions etc. to site issues which will enable smooth operation of the facilities.

Roles, Responsibilities, Duties:

• Manage day to day operations of appointed Service Providers
• Plan and coordinate with Service Providers for the work planning and prioritization
• Coordinate with Service Providers on the development of planned maintenance schedules.
• Inspect planned maintenance activities and ensure service delivery in accordance with defined contractual levels.
• Assist with the planning of maintenance and shutdown activities as required.
• Development of facilities and assets inspection plans.
• Development of technical work instructions and service tool times in coordination with Service Providers.
• Inspection of all facilities and services in accordance with set standards.
• Ensure and review the FM Service Providers are contracted for all specialists' systems within respective projects.
• Coordinate with Service Providers on developing FM monthly reports for respective facilities and assets.
• Ensure Service Providers are attending planned maintenance activities in accordance with defined schedules.
• Ensure Service Providers are attending reactive maintenance activities in accordance with defined response times.
• Ensure all Service Provider activities are captured in the CAFM and any other defined systems.
• Report and escalation non‑ conformance/non‑ performance of Service Providers to the Technical Manager.
• Ensure all assets have planned maintenance schedules and monitoring mechanisms through CAFM, manually or other platforms.
• Ensure all the statutory certificates are available and updated for respective facilities and assets.
• Inspect work quality and workmanship of Service Providers
• Inspect quality of spares and consumables utilized by Service providers.
• Communicate with Service Providers regarding equipment failures and facilitate rectifications.
• Evaluate and recommend preventive measures to prevent future failures.
• Evaluate Service Provider's technical staff and ensure minimum defined competencies are maintained.
• Review training & development plan of Service Providers.
• Monitor attendance of Service Providers and report on resource shortages.
• Manage the Service Provider staff allocation where required for manpower distribution.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical / Electrical.
• 5 years' experience, preferably in Facilities Management and Estate Management or Construction, oversight and delivery.
• Preferably experienced working with the education sector (schools, universities), government facilities, malls.