Facilities & Services Officer (NEBOSH Qualified)

Aldar Academies; Abu Dhabi; Sur place; AED 420 000 - 620 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Aldar Academies in Abu Dhabi seeks a Facilities & General Services leader to oversee school facilities, housing and support services. You will drive a service culture, supervise site teams and ensure safety, maintenance and compliance across the campus and staff accommodation.

Role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years in health & safety, experience in education or hospitality, and strong English communication. Knowledge of local regulations and procurement processes is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Related industry qualification at graduate level for the assigned area.
• Certificate of Facilities Management / NEBOSH.

Responsabilités

• Deliver facilities and general services across the School.
• Ensure service culture with timely staff and resource deployment.
• Maintain school facilities and company housing to high standards of cleanliness, maintenance and safety.
• Oversee staff housing per Aldar Education housing policy and allowances.
• Oversee cost-efficient purchasing and contracting per school budget and Aldar policies.
• Manage repairs and maintenance, appoint external providers when needed, and follow up on deficiencies.
• Ensure site security and daily site checks, upholding HSE standards and cleanliness.
• Implement policies, processes and safeguarding measures with Aldar Education HQ.
• Plan and resource school events and activities in a timely manner.
• Coordinate central services (catering, security, maintenance, cleaning, transport, waste) and liaise with external providers.
• Support space utilization and premises re-organization as needed.
• Monitor daily BMS systems where installed with the site services team.
• Support procurement and maintenance of staff accommodation to Aldar standards.

Connaissances

Fluent English

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Organizational skills

Forward planning

Influencing

Interpersonal skills

Supervisory skills

Commercial acumen

Initiative

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Facilities Management / NEBOSH certificate

Related industry qualification (graduate level)

Description du poste

Working collaboratively our education network s purpose is to empower the next generation to shape our future directly supporting the educational goals of Abu Dhabi s government Today Aldar Education s efforts are guided by the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 plan which aims to build a sustainable knowledge-based economy through premium education

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelors Degree
• Related industry qualification, of graduate level, for the assigned functional area(s).
• Certificate of Facilities Management / NEBOSH.

Minimum Experience

• At least 5 years experience in a Health & Safety role, preferably within an Education or Hospitality background.
• Experience working with company accommodation preferred

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills

• Fluent English communication skills written and oral
• Attention to detail with diligent follow up and able to execute in a timely manner
• Skilled in multi-tasking and handling pressure
• Organizational ability of self and others
• Forethought and forward planning particularly as this relates to local Government compliance matters
• Capable of influencing people and talented in networking with cultural sensitivity
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong and consistent supervisory skills
• Commercial acumen
• Initiate effort and energy beyond the typical work day where the tasks require additional commitment

Main Duties

• To be responsible for the delivery of facilities and general services across the School
• Delivering a service culture and ensuring efficient effective staff and resource deployment in timely manner
• To ensure the school facilities and company housing are maintained to the highest standards cleanliness maintenance and safety and that the support service teams are performing effectively and efficiently
• To oversee the school accommodation requirements ensuring staff are housed in accordance with school expectations Aldar Education housing policy and allowances
• To oversee efficient and cost-effective purchasing and contracting in accordance with the school budget Aldar Education policy and school development plans

General Operations

• To ensure all repairs and maintenance at the School including the inspection of required repairs and where necessary the appointment of external service providers in line with Aldar Education HQ guidance and Aldar Education Procurement framework and ensuring agreed works by staff or contractors have been completed satisfactorily and following up on any deficiencies to the initial scope of works
• To ensure the security and efficient operation of the school site buildings and grounds at all times in accordance with current Health & Safety guidance ensuring daily checks of the site are carried out by the site services team for vandalism and ensuring cleaning standards are acceptable
• Implementation of issued policies systems processes and student safeguarding measures in conjunction with the Aldar Education HQ
• To ensure school-based events and activities are effectively planned and resourced in a timely and appropriate manner
• Ensure essential central services such as catering security maintenance cleaning transport waste disposal and recycling are effectively planned and resourced throughout the year and be the point of contact for external services management
• Support the OSM in utilisation of space and resources for buildings or re-organisation of current premises
• To ensure daily monitoring of the BMS and BMS alert systems where installed are carried out amongst the site services team
• To support the OSM and Group Housing Manager in procuring and maintaining the Aldar Education standards of staff accommodation where required

Leadership & Management

• To ensure the external support service teams are performing in line with school expectations fully resourced and delivering on their contractual obligations delivering best value for the school and high standards of service for the school community
• Manage the facilities and general service teams to ensure high standards of service are maintained throughout the School and that they provide an effective service culture
• Ensure each member of the Facilities & General Services team partakes in professional development appraisal and training and undergoes an individual development plan to help the school in building a high-performance team

Finance Commercial & Procurement

• To oversee relevant budgets and expenditure effectively manage costs and ensure the School receives best value and service at all times in relation to facilities and building standards
• To support opportunities for shared resource cost and or services across partner schools to ensure that the schools benefit from improved access to service teams and physical resources ie support staff transport etc
• Ensure purchasing policy and the Delegation of Authority DOA processes and procedures are followed at all times

Relationship & Stakeholder Management

• Ensure that schools are fully compliant with local government authority regulations to safeguard against fines of any nature as a result of non-renewal of contracts at school level
• Ensure all internal and external audit actions are completed in a timely and appropriate manner

Health Safety & Environment

• To promote a positive and proactive health and safety culture throughout their teams for health and safety
• To ensure the school complies with current Health & Safety legislation and or guidelines as issued by Aldar Education HQ
• To review and monitor the health and safety performance of contractors and suppliers within their respective schools
• To support the OSM with environmental related aims and objectives and ensuring that they are delivered within the required timelines
• Ensure all internal and external health safety and environmental related audits are effectively completed in a timely and appropriate manner