Facility Manager at Coscharis Group

Duties

• Overseeing and agreeing contracts and providers for services including security, parking, cleaning, catering, and so on
• Supervising multi-disciplinary teams of staff including cleaning, maintenance, grounds and security
• Ensuring that basic facilities, such as water, cooling and electricity, are well-maintained
• Managing budgets and ensuring cost-effectiveness
• Allocating and managing space between buildings
• Ensuring that facilities meet government regulations and environmental, health and security standards
• Review utilities consumption and strive to minimize costs.
• Advising on increasing energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness
• Overseeing building projects, renovations or refurbishments
• Allocate office space according to needs.
• Helping to relocate to new offices and to make decisions about leasing
• Drafting reports and making written recommendations
• Inspect buildings structure to determine the need for repairs or renovations.
• Control activities like parking space allocation, waste disposal, building security etc.
• Keep financial and non-financial records (e.g. service contracts)
• Perform analysis and forecasting

Qualifications

• B.Sc/BA in Facility Management, Engineering, Business Administration or relevant field
• Minimum of 5 years proven experience as facilities manager or relevant position in Medium/Large Organisation.
• Well-versed in technical/engineering operations and facilities management best practices
• Relevant professional qualification will be an added advantage.

Key skills/competencies:

• Communication and influencing skills, in person and in writing
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Decision-making
• The ability to lead and manage teams and projects
• Team working
• Attention to detail but also the ability to see the implications for the bigger picture
• Commercial awareness
• Customer service
• Organization, time management, prioritizing and the ability to handle a complex, varied workload
• A good knowledge of Information Technology packages
• Knowledge of basic accounting and finance principles