Job Description
Job Functions and Responsibilities
Building and facilities:
- With the input of the Maintenance Manager and other parties required, the FM will be responsible for the development, communication and ensuring compliance to the following policies:
- Our clients facilities procedures and policies for:
- Daily opening and closure of all school buildings and rooms
- Request of repairs and purchase of facilities materials
- Reporting damage or careless use of facilities
- Generator usage
- Creating a maintenance and repair schedule log for AC’s, plumbing and water systems, generators in all buildings.
- Ensure that every room has a lock and key and provide a well labeled and organized storage for all extra keys to each room for each building.
- Develop a location specific inventory of all furniture, and other gadgets in each room for each building.
- Create a log system to receive written requests and complaints for each building
- Create a daily routine checklist for each building.
- Ensure each building has safety exit points, fire extinguishers are serviced and every room is safe for occupants [e.g. no naked wire showing, etc.].
- Ensure fire alarm systems are working and the school undergoes a fire and lock down drill each semester
- Liaising with Crisis Management Team, review and communicate procedure for lock down of all buildings in cases of danger or emergencies
- Submit written monthly report statements providing feedback on facilities maintenance and repairs, cost, challenges and suggestions.
- Reports should be submitted to the Head of School by the 3rd of the new month.
- Perform other duties assigned by your supervisor.
Residential building:
- Provide policy and procedures documents on reporting damages and request for campus residence.
- Develop a location specific inventory of all school facilities in residential buildings and in storage, showing facility cycle [purchase date, repair dates and possible date for a replacement].
- Create maintenance and repair schedules for all facilities provided for campus residence: ac’s, fridge, microwave, electric kettles etc.
- Create a log system to receive written requests and complaints from residents.
Cleaning:
- In collaboration with the Maintenance Manager, ensure the daily checklist of cleaning is signed
- Develop procedure to ensure the cleaner for every building has turned off all water taps, lights, ac’s and locked every room before leaving.
Cars:
In collaboration with Maintenance Manager:
- Ensure all cars are serviced as when due.
- Ensure car papers are renewed as when due.
- Ensure school buses are washed daily [when in use].
- Ensure assigned cars to residents are kept clean [washed at least once a week].
- Damages or accidents to cars are recorded and reported to the Head of School.
- Provide a log system for driver’s to ensure daily/weekly routine check for buses.
- Perform other duties assigned by your supervisor.
Projects:
- The FM will be responsible for supervision of all construction projects embarked by the school. This entails both minor and major projects.
- Minor projects entails:
- Repainting of buildings
- Expansion of rooms
- Major projects entails:
- New building construction
- Buildings renovations
- The FM will ensure that as much as possible, a budget [or rough estimate] of total cost of the project is submitted for approval to the Head of School and CFO before commencement.
- The FM will ensure all quotations are negotiated and are at lowest possible price without compromising standard.
- Workmen bills will only be paid after FM has approved that work has been completed and meets expectations.
- FM will liaise with the accounts department on all projects for payment periods to give room for proper planning.
- Final cost, suggestions and comments on all projects should be submitted to the CFO once the project has been completed. Report can be included with the monthly report.
Person Specification
- Candidates should possess HND / Bachelor's Degree with 6 - 15 years relevant work experience.
- Experienced or ability to work with a multicultural team
- Ability to think outside the box, come up with business ideas to increase revenue for the school
- Excellent oral and written communication skill
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of people
- Ability to manage time effectively and prioritize work in a demanding environment
- Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure
- Ability to work as part of and motivate team
- Strong strategic planning abilities
- Enthusiastic and assertive