Principal Engineer Facilities and Maintenance Management

Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority


Date: 3 hours ago
City: Abu Dhabi
Contract type: Full time
Key Responsibilities/Duties

Strategy and Planning

  • Develop and manage the implementation and update of the section related policy, procedures manual, delegation of authority, systems user manuals and standard forms, and ensure compliance across the Authority and alignment with ADAA’s overall policies and procedures.
  • Develop and manage the implementation, and update of the section’s strategic, budget and procurement, and operational plans ensuring alignment with the department and sector’s strategy and objectives, and ADAA’s mission and vision.
  • Ensure effective cascading of the department and sector’ strategy and objectives, and ADAA’s mission and vision into the section’s strategic, budget and procurement, and operational plans to achieve ADAA’s overall objectives.
  • Develop the section’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in line with ADAA’s overall objectives and ensure individual KPIs are met to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Operations

Facilities Management

  • Coordinate space management and planning activities including: analyzing moves for minimal disruption; move coordination; space inventory; space allocation tracking; specifying set-ups; maximizing space utilization; providing input into facilities renewal model; and capital plan implementation as assigned.
  • Implement facility security programs by developing procedures/practices, distributing keys, providing building access, monitoring access records, assessing security infrastructure needs (security cameras, interlocks, alarms); and assessing and changing access schedules.
  • Identify, recommend and implement building operations and process modifications to the facility for increased productivity and/or cost reduction and manage related budget.
  • Coordinate and monitor routine maintenance services completion (trash, utilities, custodial, pest control, long term preservation, inspections, grounds, landscapes, alarms, systems and equipment), suggest metrics, monitor and report related trends.
  • Identify and establish preventive maintenance plan, coordinate maintenance logistics (to avoid faculty conflicts, events), initiate work requests, monitor completion.
  • Coordinate and integrate utility usage/optimization by monitoring usage, gathering information, follow-up, shutdown requirements, analyze data and provide recommendations for optimum usage.
  • Perform condition assessments on appearance, equipment, analyze results and provide recommendation for maintenance.
  • Serve as property operations / maintenance point of contact for all facilities' issues.
  • Identify repair and maintenance projects requiring the assistance of contractors or vendors; gathers information as directed to assist in estimating/evaluating project costs.
  • Perform electronic recordkeeping related to preventative maintenance and repair so that Facilities Management Services makes the most efficient and effective use of computerized maintenance management and service request systems.
  • Maintain a working knowledge of materials, systems and code requirements related to maintenance of college facilities.

Talent Management and Development

  • Manage the effective achievement of assigned section operational goals through effective leadership by setting individual objectives, managing performance within the section, and developing and motivating the team to maximize performance.
  • Monitor a section’s training plan to ensure that the team attends all trainings and development activities required for the role for continuous performance improvements.
  • Conduct performance evaluation of subordinates against KPIs by monitoring individual performance, reviewing progress reports, recommending corrective actions and providing overall assessment to support the achievement of ADAA’s overall objectives.
  • Manage team workload within the section through the appropriate delegation of work.
  • Motivate subordinates, especially focusing on developing capabilities of UAE National employees, to develop a motivated and high performance team.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Relevant field
  • 10 - 12+ years of relevant experience

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