Industrial Camp Boss / Site General Manager at International Facilities Services Limited - IFS

Job Overview

Location
Lagos, Lagos
Job Type
Full Time
Date Posted
6 days ago

Additional Details

Job ID
153353
Job Views
27

Job Description






Job Description




  • The Industrial Camp Boss / Site General Manager owns everything that makes an industrial campus run safely, smoothly, and to a world-class standard — every day, without exception. 

  • This is not a maintenance supervisor role with extra duties bolted on. It is the single point of operational accountability for the physical site: its infrastructure, its safety, its security, and the experience of everyone who lives, works, or visits there.

  • The site is large and the team is substantial. 

  • The successful candidate will be a genuine operator — someone who has run a facility, a base, or a comparable site before, and who treats a campus the way a ship's captain treats a vessel: total ownership, total accountability, zero tolerance for “that's not my department.”

  • Where most facilities roles stop at “keeping the lights on,” this role is mandated to deliver a hospitality-grade experience on an industrial site — guesthouses, catering, and VIP hosting run with the same polish as a well-managed 5-star hotel, layered on top of the engineering and security discipline of a serious industrial operation.



Requirements



Maintenance & Facilities Management:




  • Own all planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across electrical, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, civil works, and general infrastructure.

  • Maintain an asset register and maintenance schedule for all critical site equipment (generators, pumps, transformers, water treatment, etc.), with documented uptime targets.

  • Manage power and water continuity, including backup systems, and ensure rapid response to any failure or outage.

  • Oversee grounds keeping, civil infrastructure, waste management, and general site upkeep to a consistently high visual and functional standard.

  • Manage facilities-related contractors and vendors, ensuring SLAs are met and costs are controlled.

  • Maintain compliance with relevant health, safety, and environmental (HSE) regulations and standards.



Security Management:




  • Design, implement, and continuously improve site security protocols: access control, perimeter security, surveillance (CCTV), and visitor management.

  • Supervise the security workforce (in-house and/or outsourced guard force), including rostering, performance, and conduct.

  • Own incident response — from minor breaches to serious security events — including documentation, escalation, and after-action review.

  • Liaise with external security agencies, law enforcement, and emergency services as needed.

  • Conduct regular risk assessments and security audits of the campus, recommending and implementing improvements.

  • Maintain emergency preparedness plans (fire, medical, security threat, natural disaster) and run periodic drills.



Hospitality & Guest Experience:




  • Own the end-to-end experience of anyone living on, working on, or visiting the campus — staff accommodation, guesthouses, catering, and event hosting.

  • Set and enforce service standards for catering and housekeeping that meet a five-star hospitality benchmark, not an industrial-canteen one.

  • Personally oversee VIP visits and high-stakes hosting moments — board visits, investor tours, government or partner delegations — ensuring flawless execution.

  • Manage relationships with hospitality vendors (catering, laundry, housekeeping contractors) and hold them to the same standard expected of the in-house team.

  • Continuously gather feedback from site residents and visitors and act on it — comfort and experience are measured, not assumed.



Leadership, Budget & Reporting:




  • Lead a multi-disciplinary team across maintenance, facilities, security, and hospitality functions, setting clear standards and holding the team to them.

  • Own the site operating budget, track spend against plan, and proactively flag risks or savings opportunities.

  • Provide regular, honest reporting to the MD/CEO on site status, incidents, risks, and spend — surfacing bad news early rather than managing it quietly.

  • Build and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) across all four functional areas, so the site does not depend on any single person's memory.

  • Drive a culture of pride, discipline, and accountability among on-site staff, including contracted and outsourced personnel.



Person Specification




  • 8+ years of progressive experience in facilities management, site/base operations, hospitality operations, or a comparable multi-disciplinary operational role.

  • Demonstrable experience managing a sizeable team (20+ staff) across more than one functional discipline.

  • Prior experience in industrial, oil & gas, manufacturing, hospitality (resort/hotel operations), or similarly complex live-site environments is strongly preferred.

  • Experience managing security operations and/or working closely with security personnel is required.

  • Experience managing budgets and vendor/contractor relationships at a meaningful scale.



Skills & Attributes:




  • Calm, decisive crisis management — able to take charge of an incident (power failure, security breach, medical emergency) without waiting for instruction.

  • Genuine hospitality instinct — understands and cares about the experience of guests and residents, not just the mechanics of facilities.

  • Strong people leadership across a diverse, multi-skilled workforce, including lower-skilled and contracted staff.

  • Comfortable with data and reporting tools (Excel at minimum) for tracking maintenance schedules, incidents, and budgets.

  • High personal presence and credibility — able to represent the site confidently in front of senior leadership, investors, or visiting dignitaries.

  • Willingness to be resident or near-resident on site, with availability for emergencies outside standard hours.



Benefits




  • Competitive.



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