Job Description

• Our client is one of the largest firm of estate surveyors and valuers in Nigeria and across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Job Summary

• We are looking for a Facilities Manager who oversees various aspects of safety, talent management, risk mitigation, equipment maintenance, customer relations, environmental programs, financial planning, staffing, communication, and contractual compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Commitment to safety excellence, demonstrates behaviors that drive safety;
• Assists the Facilities Director in talent succession planning;
• Minimize commercial risk to the business;
• Orders consumables, maintains and uses capital equipment efficiently;
• Ensure customer focus within all areas of operational activities and maintenance of effective relationships with key client contacts;
• Ensure that facility management staff consistently provides positive and prompt response to requests from the client and building tenants/occupants;
• Lead and implement all environmental programs and initiatives as well as audits;
• Develop financial plans and specific goals for cost control/reduction and ensure that these goals are met or exceeded;
• Manages a team consisting of Facility Managers, HVAC Technicians, mechanics and helpers;
• Develop and maintain relationships with facility team leaders driving the operational and strategic goals;
• Develop, prepare and explain the annual facility budget, quarterly forecasts, and business plans;
• Ensure optimum staffing structures operate across the portfolio to balance coverage and performance needs with the delivery of service excellence;
• Drives a positive work environment and utilize effective communication skills;
• Ensure SLAs & KPIs are achieved and aligned with contractual agreements
• Establishes and maintains effective communications with our customers, tenants and subcontractors.

Requirements

• 1st degree in Electrical Engineering
• 10-12 years experience Facility Management
• Experience managing an A-grade Commercial property.
• COREN, IFMA certification
• Excellent communication skills
• Looks professional and presentable.
• Strong knowledge of real estate market and industry
• Sociable and confidential
• Excellent relationship management skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft office tools
• Ability to engage c suite stakeholders.
• Experience managing multi-tenanted commercial buildings is crucial (high rise).