Health & Safety Officer (Facilities & Services Officer) - Seer Bani Yas Charter School

Aldar Academies; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization in Abu Dhabi seeks a Facilities Manager to oversee all facilities and general support services. The role requires a diploma or degree, proficiency in English, and at least 3 years' experience in facilities management. The position offers an opportunity to ensure compliance and service quality in an educational setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a mid-level position within education or facilities service.
• Experience managing facilities and general services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver facilities and general services across the School.
• Ensure school facilities are maintained to high standards.
• Manage staff accommodation and purchasing effectively.

Skills

Fluent English communication skills

Attention to detail

Skilled in multi-tasking

Organizational ability

Interpersonal skills

Supervisory skills

Commercial acumen

Education

Minimum diploma / degree of higher education

Certificate of Facilities Management / NEBOSH or IOSH

Job description

Overview

Seer Baniyas Charter School is dedicated to public school students based in Mohammed Bin Zayed City in the City of Abu Dhabi and offers American-based curriculum to Grades 6 and 7. We cater for 617 Emirati students, all boys. Middle School US Curriculum of English, Maths, Science, Humanities and MOE subjects will be enhanced with a wide range of extracurricular activities that address the needs of all of our students.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.

The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.

Minimum Qualification

• Minimum diploma / degree of higher education; or
• Related industry qualification, of graduate level, for the assigned functional area(s).
• Certificate of Facilities Management / NEBOSH or IOSH preferable.

Minimum Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience in a mid-level position within an education or facilities service oriented industry.

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.

General Responsibilities

• 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 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.

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.