Maintenance Manager
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The Maintenance Manager oversees the maintenance, functionality, safety, and presentation of facilities, infrastructure, equipment, and operational areas within an exclusive luxury destination.
The role leads maintenance teams, manages preventive and corrective programs, coordinates contractors, supports departments, and ensures efficient operation of systems and facilities.
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About the Employer
The First Group Hospitality is a Dubai-headquartered hospitality management company specializing in hotel operations, asset management, and food and beverage strategy.
The company manages and develops upscale hotels, residences, and restaurants while focusing on operational excellence, cost management, guest experience, and asset value.
Role Overview
The Maintenance Manager oversees the maintenance, functionality, safety, and presentation of facilities, infrastructure, equipment, and operational areas within an exclusive luxury destination.
The role leads maintenance teams, manages preventive and corrective programs, coordinates contractors, supports departments, and ensures efficient operation of systems and facilities.
Maintenance Operations
- Lead and coordinate the maintenance and engineering team and implement preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance programs.
- Oversee electrical, plumbing, HVAC, mechanical, water, lighting, fire-safety, security, and building systems.
- Inspect facilities, equipment, service areas, public areas, offices, and operational spaces and respond to breakdowns and emergencies.
- Maintain inspection, repair, work-order, equipment-history, and maintenance-schedule records.
Coordination and Controls
- Manage inventories, tools, spare parts, materials, and equipment and coordinate with Security, Food and Beverage, Housekeeping, Recreation, Finance, and other departments.
- Liaise with contractors, consultants, suppliers, and service providers, obtain quotations, review technical proposals, and monitor performance.
- Support purchasing, budget control, capital projects, renovations, installations, and improvement works.
Safety and Performance
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, fire, building, and regulatory requirements.
- Support inspections, audits, risk assessments, emergency preparedness, and business-continuity planning.
- Identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency, sustainability, reliability, and operational performance.
- Train, coach, and develop team members and prepare maintenance reports, budgets, forecasts, and operational updates.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree, diploma, or technical qualification in Engineering, Facilities Management, Building Services, or a related field.
- Previous experience in a Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, Facilities Manager, or similar leadership role.
- Experience in a luxury, premium, private, corporate, residential, lifestyle, or high-end operational environment is preferred.
- Relevant technical licenses, certifications, or professional memberships are advantageous.
Skills and Availability
- Strong knowledge of building systems, MEP services, preventive maintenance, health and safety, and contractor management.
- Experience managing maintenance teams, budgets, suppliers, and service agreements.
- Proficiency in maintenance-management systems and Microsoft Office or comparable workplace systems.
- Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work flexible hours and respond to urgent maintenance matters when required.
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