Facilities Engineer

Position overview

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operation and maintenance of building facilities and MEP systems, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire/life-safety, BMS, pumps, and generators.
• Ensure preventive and corrective maintenance is completed on time and to required standards; inspect assets, identify defects and risks, and close corrective actions.
• Diagnose equipment failures, identify root causes, and implement practical, lasting solutions.
• Supervise FM contractors and specialist providers against scope, SLA, quality, safety, and response-time expectations.
• Review technical reports, quotations, method statements, proposals, and completed works; verify workmanship and reject substandard work.
• Support refurbishment, fit-out, equipment replacement, and minor improvement projects.
• Maintain asset registers, maintenance records, warranties, drawings, certificates, and technical documentation.
• Ensure HSE, permit-to-work, statutory inspection, and regulatory compliance.
• Report risks, failures, outstanding actions, and decisions needed; identify improvements to reliability, energy efficiency, maintainability, and lifecycle costs.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or MEP Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5–8 years of relevant facilities management or building services experience.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of MEP systems and building maintenance.
• Proven experience supervising FM contractors and specialist service providers.
• CAFM/CMMS and BMS experience is preferred.
• Good working knowledge of HSE, preventive maintenance, permit-to-work, and statutory compliance.
• Experience in commercial, residential, hospitality, retail, or mixed-use facilities is preferred.
• Fluency in Arabic and English is mandatory.

Key competencies

• MEP and building services expertise; technical fault-finding and root-cause analysis.
• Preventive and corrective maintenance; contractor and vendor management.
• Asset and maintenance management; technical inspection and quality control.
• HSE and regulatory compliance; decisive problem-solving and clear technical reporting.
• Strong ownership, follow-through, and a proactive, hands-on approach.