School Facilities and Operations Supervisor - GEMS Royal Dubai School - Dubai, UAE

Gems Education UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 133,920 - 200,880; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive tax-free package

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Gems Education UAE is looking for a Facilities Manager at GEMS Royal Dubai School. This role involves overseeing maintenance, transport coordination, and ensuring HSE compliance across the school and staff housing. You will be responsible for planning preventive maintenance, supervising contractors, managing vendor contracts, and maintaining a safe campus.

Successful candidates will have experience in facilities management, strong communication skills, and attention to detail to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Fluent English communication is necessary.
• Experience supervising facilities and maintenance is beneficial, especially in the educational sector or Middle East.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proactive and hands-on approach, willing to extend effort beyond typical workday.

Responsibilities

• Oversee preventive maintenance schedules for buildings and common areas.
• Coordinate building maintenance issues to meet safety and security standards.
• Assess and track critical systems, scheduling servicing as needed.
• Manage vendor performance and compliance with contracts.
• Supervise ancillary teams and subcontractors effectively.
• Ensure the welfare of staff accommodation operations.
• Act as a focal point for campus emergencies, documenting actions.
• Maintain asset and work order records while prioritizing maintenance requests.
• Coordinate safe and reliable school transportation operations.
• Implement health, safety, and hygiene programs.

Skills

Preventive maintenance planning

CAFM or work order tracking

Contractor oversight

HSE compliance

Risk assessment

Emergency response

Basic knowledge of MEP systems

Procurement coordination

Education

Good general education

Job description

Position Overview

Lead day to day facilities, maintenance, transport coordination, and HSE compliance across GEMS Royal Dubai School and staff housing. You will plan preventive maintenance, supervise contractors and support staff, manage vendor SLAs and annual maintenance contracts, and ensure a safe, efficient campus ahead of the school's expansion and new secondary campus.

Job Details

• Country: UAE
• City: Dubai
• Industry: Education
• Function: Facilities Management‑Maintenance
• Salary: 12000-18000 monthly (Market estimated)
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality: Any
• Job Type: Full‑time

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and run cleaning, repair, and preventive maintenance schedules for buildings, classrooms, labs, sports and common areas during term and holidays.
• Coordinate building maintenance issues and ensure safety and security systems meet regulatory standards and preventive maintenance timelines.
• Assess and track electrical, HVAC, plumbing and other critical systems; schedule servicing and corrective actions.
• Consolidate and manage annual maintenance contracts; monitor vendor performance and procurement compliance.
• Allocate and supervise workloads for ancillary teams and subcontractors to ensure full coverage.
• Oversee staff accommodation operations and residents' welfare in line with legal and HSE policies.
• Act as on‑call focal point for campus and housing emergencies; escalate swiftly and document actions.
• Log, prioritize, and resolve maintenance requests to high service levels; maintain asset and work order records.
• Coordinate school transportation operations; supervise provider representatives to ensure safe, reliable service.
• Support procurement automation, asset disposal, and adherence to GEMS policies.
• Implement health, safety and hygiene programs; conduct inspections and drills; ensure compliance with authority guidelines.
• Maintain documentation, incident reports, audit trails, and compliance registers; attend meetings and committees as required.

Ideal Profile

• Good general education with fluent English communication.
• Experience supervising facilities, maintenance, vendors and support staff; education sector or Middle East experience is an advantage.
• Strong attention to detail, follow up and ability to work under pressure with multiple priorities.
• Skilled at stakeholder management, culturally sensitive networking, and customer service.
• Proactive, hands‑on approach with readiness to extend effort beyond typical workday when needed.

Skills Set

• Preventive maintenance planning, CAFM or work order tracking, and SLA management.
• Contractor oversight, HSE compliance, risk assessment and emergency response.
• Basic knowledge of MEP systems including electrical, HVAC and plumbing.
• Procurement coordination, AMC consolidation, asset lifecycle and disposal.
• Documentation, reporting, and policy adherence.

Why Join Us

• Help shape a growing premium British curriculum school with a new purpose built secondary campus.
• Collaborative environment with clear processes, supportive leadership and community ethos.
• Competitive tax free package with benefits and professional development opportunities.

About the Company

GEMS Education is a long standing K12 education group in the UAE. GEMS Royal Dubai School is a vibrant, premium British curriculum school serving a diverse community, expanding to Nursery in January2026 and to Year9 in September2026 with a strategic growth plan to Year13.