Senior Facilities Manager — On-Site Leadership & Sustainability

Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. in Dubai is seeking a seasoned Facilities Manager for our multi-disciplinary IFM team.

You will lead day-to-day site operations, ensure service delivery, and act as the on-site ambassador for client satisfaction. Requirements include 7+ years in IFM with 3-5 years direct facilities management, CMMS experience, team leadership, and knowledge of sustainability and energy management.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IFM experience including 3-5 years direct facilities management.
• Experience managing combined hard and soft services.
• Experience using CMMS and maintenance management systems.
• Experience managing teams and people.
• Knowledge of sustainability, energy management systems, building regulations, H&S and statutory compliance.
• Project management experience is desirable.
• English and local language proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day site management including site functionality, escalation management, asset management, planning and client satisfaction.
• Manage Building Management Systems and Preventative Planned Maintenance programmes.
• Maintain operation and maintenance manuals, warranties, asset and lifecycle registers.
• Ensure compliance with IFM PARTNER and client policies, statutory requirements and SOPs.
• Manage budgets, purchase orders, invoices, service charges, rent, insurance and local taxes as applicable.
• Ensure service requests are delivered within agreed KPIs and SLAs.
• Manage facilities vendors delivering hard and soft services.
• Oversee housekeeping, cleanliness audits and cleaning vendor performance.
• Respond to facilities projects, fit-outs and crisis management activities.
• Champion workplace experience, wellbeing, collaboration and employee engagement.
• Lead employee experience reviews and service improvement initiatives.
• Build effective relationships with clients, landlords, partners and vendors.
• Communicate risks and operational issues to client management teams.
• Provide leadership, direction and mentoring to site teams and vendors.
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure H&S compliance documentation is maintained.
• Lead site-level energy management and sustainability initiatives.
• Manage facilities team objectives, performance and development where applicable.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Skills

IFM experience

Team leadership

English proficiency

Communication skills

Adaptability

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. in Dubai is seeking a seasoned Facilities Manager for our multi-disciplinary IFM team.

You will lead day-to-day site operations, ensure service delivery, and act as the on-site ambassador for client satisfaction. Requirements include 7+ years in IFM with 3-5 years direct facilities management, CMMS experience, team leadership, and knowledge of sustainability and energy management.