Lead Facility Manager - Kano
- Full-time
Company Description
Alpha Mead Group is a Total Real Estate Solutions Company established to provide robust business support services to local and international Real Estate investors or owners with interests in Facilities Management, Real Estate Development and Advisory, Security Systems and Technologies, Training, Healthcare Management and Real Estate Financing Services.
Job Description
- Conduct periodic unannounced property inspections on weekends, nights, and early mornings to determine the performance of key service providers, i.e. janitorial service, landscaping, security, technician/handyman services, etc.
- MBWA – Manage by walking around.
- Involvement and input are required with the Portfolio Manager for the selection of service providers.
- Assure full compliance of all service providers with property specifications and standards.
- Ensuring all utility systems are inspected and in accordance with regulations
- Negotiating bids and contracts for third-party workers
- Coordinating building security and maintenance services
- Responsible for daily inspection and supervising preventive maintenance plans
- Oversee the correction of maintenance issues that relate to the interior space and exterior of the building, as applicable
- Manage property to identify, prevent, address, and eliminate all environmental, health, and safety issues.
- Conduct regular periodic fire and life safety inspections.
- Provide records destruction services as needed to protect proprietary information.
- Monitor utility usage and make adjustments in usage patterns to minimize costs
- Provide project management services for small projects as directed by management. Additionally, the Facility Manager is involved and serves as a resource for all interior planning, furniture reconfiguration, and internal moves of the clients.
- Conduct periodic property reviews to prepare and maintain plans for handling major storms, security risks, and other extraordinary events.
- Maintain a liaison relationship with Landlords or Landlord Representatives.
- Review and understand Leases.
- Produce monthly reports, including an operations summary of completed and planned operations activity.
- Assist Project Management and Engineering, Design and Construction personnel – Protect the property.
- Provide for the provisioning of administrative / office services as needed by client occupant organizations
Qualifications
- B.Eng. in Mechanical engineering or any other engineering field
- Minimum of 5 - 7 years of experience as a Facility Manager
- Ideal candidate must be resident in Kano
- Proven experience working in a Facility Management organisation
- Strong technical background
- Experienced at compiling and following strict budgets
- Accurate and precise attention to detail
- Knowledge of basic accounting and finance principles
- Good Reporting skills
- Relevant professional qualifications e.g. IFM, PFM, IFMA, etc. will be an advantage.
- Sound communications skills both written and verbal
Additional Information
- Encouraging team and staff; able to mentor and lead
- Self-motivated and self-directed
- Good analytical/critical thinking
- Competence in the use of MS Office
- Outstanding organizational skills
- Attention to details