Knight Frank – Founded in 1896 and headquartered in London, UK, Knight Frank is one of the world’s leading independent real estate consultancies.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Facility Manager

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Scope

• Oversee assigned Knight Frank facilities operations, manage facilities budgets, direct routine maintenance, manage risk, manage contractors, oversee security and cleaning vendors and conducting site inspections.

Responsibilities

• Performs audit of facilities in all managed properties to identify gaps, make recommendations to close gaps and implement action plan
• Conduct regular risk assessments of all facilities and eradicate all identified risks
• Develop and implement facility management procedural manual and maintenance schedule for assigned properties
• Conduct proactive preventive checks on all facilities in order to avoid downtime
• Works with the Tenders committee to review and advise on quotes sent in by Contractors. Conduct regular market surveys to keep abreast of the cost of technical equipment and parts
• Manage all vendors and contractors to ensure they deliver on repairs, renovations and maintenance contracts within the timeline
• Oversees and conducts regular training for all Facility management staff
• Prepares, manages and defends the Service charge budget of all properties.
• Work with the Facility managers and Finance team to prepare service charge accounts.
• Reviews and approves service charge accounts and presents to clients and occupiers
• Reviews and approves all property’s service charge apportionment
• Ensures that all facilities meet government regulations and environmental, health and security standards. Liaise with all regulatory bodies
• Project management of all construction, renovations and refurbishment activities on properties
• Oversees the security and cleaning activities of all properties to ensure safety and cleanliness
• Prepares and submits relevant reports on all Facilities to Knight Frank, Clients and occupiers.

Person Specification

• 1st Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Master’s degree in Project Management, Facility Management or Engineering
• Membership in COREN is an added advantage
• 12-15 years of core Facility Management experience
• Strong experience in managing multi-tenanted commercial properties.