Island Routes Enterprise - Group Facilities Manager
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Full Time
Facilities
Manager/Supervisor
Group Facilities Manager
Portfolio Description:
The Group Facilities Manager (GFM) will oversee in a senior capacity the maintenance and repairs of property assets across Jamaica spanning multiple business units as a shared service to the group of companies, including dealerships, retail spaces, and corporate offices. The GFM will mobilize and work with a team of employed technicians, contractors, strategic partners, and vendors toward a facility management plan for each business serviced.
Key Activities and Duties:
- Develop a preventative maintenance plan for all properties and assets and major equipment within the portfolio.
- Establish a strong customer service culture in servicing each business as a shared service, responding to facility needs raised by properties.
- Develop a standard for each business to follow to ensure the sustainability of their preventative maintenance plan.
- Build a team of technicians, both employed and contracted and maintain staffing levels to address current needs.
- Build, manage, and assign contractors and vendors according to service-level agreements.
- Conduct property inspections and identify risks, and repair needs, based on established standards, and support businesses to progressively improve them.
- Maintain maintenance and service documentation for physical plant and major equipment.
- Develop and execute a system for continuous improvement, ensuring the upkeep of properties.
- Ensure compliance with environment, health, and safety (EHS) standards related to facilities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Tertiary level and/or professional certification in Engineering, Facilities Management, Construction Management, or similar.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Facilities Maintenance; managing multiple property assets in a facility management portfolio.
- Well-versed in technical/engineering operations and facilities management best practices.
- Knowledge of ISO 41001 (Facility Management) or other relevant international standards and certifications related to the field.
- Experience with, and development of relationships with vendors and contractors.
- Project Management experience is an asset, especially related to experience handling the hand-over of construction projects through to operations maintenance plans.
- Proven experience and success leading and managing teams.
- Ability to handle high travel demand across Jamaica, including between Kingston and Montego Bay.
Schedule:
Standard 5-day work week. Monday to Friday. With shifts in the schedule for weekends as necessary depending on the nature of projects/incidents.
Travel Requirement:
High travel requirements locally, between Montego Bay and Kingston.
Please Note: Thank you for your applications! Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Standard 5-day work week. Monday to Friday. With shifts in the schedule for weekends as necessary depending on the nature of projects/incidents.
Travel Requirement:
High travel requirements locally, between Montego Bay and Kingston.
Please Note: Thank you for your applications! Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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