Facilities and Engineering Manager International Schools Group

ISG Director of Operations & Facilities, Joseph Bearns, seeks an experienced, highly organized Facilities and Engineering Manager to oversee and manage the physical infrastructure and operations across our international school campuses in Dhahran, Dammam, and Jubail. This critical role ensures a safe, efficient, and well-maintained environment conducive to teaching and learning.

NOTE: The job duties of this position require travel between ISG s Dhahran, Dammam, and Jubail campuses.

Team Leadership: Lead, train, and manage a multi-site team of technical staff and outsourced contractors across the three campuses.

Oversight: Provide comprehensive management of all facilities-related activities, ensuring alignment with the school s strategic goals and operational standards.

Reporting: Generate and present detailed daily, weekly, monthly, and annual reports on facility performance, maintenance status, budget adherence, and efficiency initiatives to the Director of Operations and Facilities.

Maintenance Programs: Develop, implement, and rigorously enforce daily, weekly, monthly, and annual preventative and reactive maintenance schedules for all building systems and school assets.

Technical Knowledge: Apply strong knowledge of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems, with an emphasis on HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) systems and their optimal performance and maintenance.

Building Management Systems (BMS): Expertly utilize and manage Building Management Systems to monitor, control, and optimize facility operations, energy consumption, and environmental conditions.

Tendering and Contracts: Contribute to the tendering process for outsourced services, contracted maintenance projects, and facility upgrades, ensuring compliance and cost-effectiveness.

Efficiency Initiatives: Research, recommend, and implement innovative methods and technologies to improve operational efficiency, reduce utility consumption, and enhance campus sustainability.

Specialized Asset Maintenance: Oversee the maintenance and compliance of specialized campus assets, including swimming pool plant operations (filtration, circulation, disinfection, and water quality testing) and the inspection and upkeep of playground and sports surfaces.

Lead the Capital Projects Team: Oversee the research and implementation of capital facilities expenditures.

Regulated Equipment Compliance: Ensure rigorous inspection, testing, maintenance, and statutory certification of all regulated equipment, including compressors and lifting equipment.

Asset Lifecycle & CMMS Management: Administer a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to track work orders and downtime, maintain the comprehensive asset register, and drive long-term lifecycle planning for major plant and equipment.

Executive Reporting & KPI Frameworks: Design the Facilities and Engineering KPI framework. Prepare consolidated reporting packs covering facility performance, budget adherence, capex, and sustainability metrics for the Director of Operations.

Health and Safety: Ensure strict adherence to all local Saudi Arabian regulations, international standards, and school policies pertaining to occupational health, safety, and fire prevention.

Inspection and Audits: Conduct regular site inspections and internal audits to proactively identify and address potential hazards, maintenance deficiencies, and compliance issues.

Environmental & Hazard Control: Direct comprehensive environmental safety programs, including the management of hazardous building materials.

Construction & Project Safety: Support strict adherence by the Health & Safety figures that provide oversight for all construction, refurbishment, and fit-out projects, enforcing permits-to-work and managing contractor safety inductions.

Permits and Documentation. Review and collection of the necessary permits and licenses of contractors to conduct work. Quality assurance, testing, and inspection of completed works. Maintenance of documentation library for facilities and engineering maintenance purposes protocols, instructions, O&M manuals, as-builts, commissioning records, testing results.

Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Operations & Facilities.