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Facilities Manager

CBRE Excellerate
Dubai, UAE
Full-time
Mid-Senior
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago
Facilities managementBuilding operations and maintenancePlanned preventative maintenance (PPM)Reactive maintenanceMechanical and electrical (M&E) servicesContract management

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About CBRE Excellerate

Provides commercial real estate services across Africa and the Middle East, including facilities management, advisory and transaction services, and project management.

Supports corporate clients through contractual services across regional and global portfolios.

About the position

The Facilities Manager delivers facilities management services in partnership with stakeholders and works to maintain high service standards.

The role improves operational and commercial performance through best practice, operational excellence, and opportunities for new services and products.

Oversees system operations and hard services, including planned and reactive maintenance, M&E, help desk calls, and small projects; requires hands-on support as needed and managerial and financial responsibility.

Key responsibilities

  • Manage contract staff, facilities operations, electrical and mechanical plant and services, project works, and building performance against contractual objectives.
  • Control technical matters for plant and equipment maintenance, new works, and upgrades.
  • Lead the contract team and relevant subcontractors; ensure competent staffing and succession planning.
  • Provide leadership, coaching, training, assessment, and support to team members.
  • Communicate through meetings, briefings, consultation forums, correspondence, and regular or ad hoc reporting.
  • Ensure contractual KPI and SLA compliance and report building or facilities issues promptly to company and client contacts.
  • Maintain customer focus and effective relationships with key client contacts.
  • Develop and deliver financial plans for revenue, profit, cost reduction, debt and work-in-progress reduction, and contract growth.
  • Review procedures and recommend improvements, including emergency and contingency arrangements for critical systems.
  • Ensure method statements and risk assessments are prepared, reviewed, and followed for planned and reactive work.
  • Maintain the building to company show-site standards and ensure checklists are completed.
  • Meet statutory, policy, contractual, health, and safety commitments; collaborate on innovation, sustainability, and best practice.

Experience and education

  • 6–10 years of relevant facilities management experience.
  • An engineering bachelor's degree is preferred.

Preferred requirements

  • Facilities management certification is preferred.
  • Experience in staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, and performance management is preferred.
  • Leadership skills to motivate team quality and efficiency are preferred.

Skills and knowledge

  • Required skills include leadership, team management, organization, problem-solving, advanced math and financial calculations, influencing, negotiation, quality assurance, safety compliance, vendor management, and process training.
  • Required knowledge includes building operations and maintenance, capital project management, operating budgets and variance reporting, environmental health and safety procedures, facility regulations, and procurement and invoicing.

Behavioral competencies

Analytical thinking, problem-solving, accountability, confidentiality, collaboration, and leadership by example.

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