Director of Facility Management
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About the Role
Rixos Premium Qetaifan Island North seeks a Director of Facility Management to lead engineering and maintenance operations across the hotel, waterpark, and beach club. The role requires strategic leadership, budget management, and compliance with safety standards.
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Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and oversee all facility management, engineering, and maintenance operations across the hotel, waterpark, and beach club
- Develop and implement comprehensive preventive and corrective maintenance programs to ensure reliability, safety, and efficiency of all building systems, attractions, and infrastructure
- Lead multidisciplinary engineering and facility teams, fostering a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Ensure full compliance with local regulations, health and safety requirements, environmental standards, brand guidelines, and statutory inspections
- Develop and manage annual operating and capital expenditure budgets while driving cost optimization, sustainability, and energy management initiatives
- Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of capital projects, renovations, and facility enhancements with minimal disruption to guest operations
- Establish and monitor facility performance metrics, maintenance KPIs, asset lifecycle management, and service level agreements
- Ensure timely resolution of maintenance requests, emergency breakdowns, and operational incidents while maintaining business continuity
- Conduct regular facility audits and risk assessments to identify improvement opportunities and ensure assets are maintained to the highest standards
- Drive sustainability initiatives, utility conservation programs, and environmental compliance to improve operational efficiency and reduce operating costs
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil Engineering, Facilities Management, or related discipline
- Minimum 8 10 years of progressive experience in engineering or facilities management
- 5 years in a senior leadership role within a luxury hotel, integrated resort, or waterpark
- Strong knowledge of hotel engineering systems, waterpark mechanical systems, water treatment, MEP services, life safety systems, and building automation systems
- Demonstrated experience in strategic facilities management, asset management, capital planning, and project delivery
- Proven expertise in budget management, financial planning, procurement, and contract/vendor management
- Strong understanding of local building codes, regulatory compliance, occupational health and safety, and environmental standards
- Exceptional leadership, people development, and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent analytical, problem solving, project management, and decision making abilities
- Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
- Experience working within luxury hospitality brands and large scale leisure facilities is highly desirable
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Company Description
- Rixos Premium Qetaifan Island North offers a luxurious island break with entertainment, waterpark, private beach, retail, beach club, and dining.
Job Description
- The Director of Facility Management will manage the engineering team, set technical direction, and ensure efficient, safe, and aligned project execution.
What you will be doing
- Provide strategic leadership and oversee all facility management, engineering, and maintenance operations across the hotel, waterpark and beach club.
- Develop and implement comprehensive preventive and corrective maintenance programs.
- Lead multidisciplinary engineering and facility teams, fostering operational excellence.
- Ensure full compliance with local regulations, health and safety, environmental standards, brand guidelines, and statutory inspections.
- Develop and manage annual operating and capital expenditure budgets, driving cost optimization and sustainability.
- Lead planning, execution, and delivery of capital projects, renovations, and facility enhancements.
- Establish and monitor facility performance metrics, maintenance KPIs, asset lifecycle management, and SLAs.
- Ensure timely resolution of maintenance requests, emergency breakdowns, and operational incidents.
- Conduct regular facility audits and risk assessments.
- Drive sustainability initiatives, utility conservation programs, and environmental compliance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil Engineering, Facilities Management, or related discipline; Master's degree is an advantage.
- Minimum 8–10 years of progressive experience in engineering or facilities management, including 5 years in a senior leadership role within a luxury hotel, integrated resort or waterpark.
- Strong knowledge of hotel engineering systems, waterpark mechanical systems, water treatment, MEP services, life safety systems, and building automation systems.
- Demonstrated experience in strategic facilities management, asset management, capital planning, and project delivery.
- Proven expertise in budget management, financial planning, procurement, and contract/vendor management.
- Strong understanding of local building codes, regulatory compliance, occupational health and safety, and environmental standards.
- Exceptional leadership, people development, and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem solving, project management, and decision making abilities.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience working within luxury hospitality brands and large scale leisure facilities is highly desirable.
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