Our Client is a owner of a luxury hotel comprising of over 1000 well appointed room with full amenities, public areas, banquet facilities, international restaurants and facilities to ensure smooth movement of pilgrims residing at the Hotel.

The Facilities Manager will be required to coordinate and supervise teams responsible for the operations & maintenance of a large Hospitality facility within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Will have an extensive background in hotel maintenance & operations and be familiar with the systems and components of a hotel?s infrastructure.

The Facilities Manager is accountable for day to day managing and interacting with the internal team members of the hotel operations, also managing external service providers to ensure planned and reactive works are completed to service and cost expectations.

The facilities manager will be responsible for liaising with the hotel managers, participating in defining and developing the scope of maintenance work, preparing and coordinating procurement plans, procedures, schedules, estimates, forecasts and budgets related to the maintenance & operations of the hotel.

The facilities Manager should be completely familiar with all aspects of the hotel systems, equipment, and infrastructure, should have extensive knowledge on the most efficient means to address disruptions, understanding causes, and implementing best practices to minimize inconvenience to guests and staff operations.

Lead the Engineering Team in the day-to-day engineering and maintenance operations of the hotel, including service standards, equipment schedules, and work schedules, Communicate with Housekeeping, Front Office and HODs? to coordinate and prioritize maintenance activities for Guest rooms and public areas

Develop systems and procedures to ensure the health and safety of Guests and Team Members, as well as the proper conditions for plants, machinery, and property

Prepare Capital and Repairs & Maintenance budgets for Engineering.Identify and introduce environmentally-friendly systems and equipment.Monitor Key Performance Indicators for the Engineering Department and take corrective action, as required, to improve equipment inventory, quality audit, productivity, and other objectives

To ensure the implementation of whole hotel fire life safety to comply with safety standards and preventive maintenance schedule and checklist.

The role will require knowledge of current legislation - Health and Safety, Food Hygiene, licensing and Employment Law of Saudi Arabia and will have an understanding of finance and commercial awareness. Strong experience in leadership and delegation, with effective communication skill. Will be required to have a clear grasp of planning and organization, with proven ability in recruiting, training and motivating Managers and Team Members.Communicate with Government agencies to ensure full compliance with statutory regulations

CANDIDATE SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

15-20 years in a similar role with a prominent Hotel Chain operating over 1000 guest rooms and other facilities. Knowledge of Automated building management system, work request systems, fire alarm and sprinkler systems etc. Knowledge of statutory compliance related to electrical fittings, boilers etc.

Thorough knowledge of operations and maintenance of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, fit out and related equipment and working knowledge of all other plant, equipment and utilities. Energy & environment conservation techniques

Ability to anticipate, excellent communicator, flexibility and responsiveness. Thorough and methodical, resourceful and physical resilience. Working knowledge of MS Office.

Proficient in Verbal and Written English, ability to speak Hindi/Urdu, Arabic and any other regional languages.
Gulf Experience highly desirable. The position is open to Muslim candidates due to location regulation.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified and contacted. Kindly send resume in word doc version.

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