Job Description

• Job Location: Accra

• Overseeing and agreeing contracts and providers for services including maintenance services and cleaning.
• Manage projects, supervise and coordinate the work of contractors for all planned and reactive maintenance and small project works.
• Ensuring that basic facilities, such as water and cooling, are well-maintained.
• Managing projects, renovations and maintenance budgets.
• Ensuring that facilities meet government regulations, health and security standards and energy efficiency requirements.
• Overseeing building projects and renovations.
• Plan and coordinate all planned preventive maintenance, reactive maintenance, installations, and refurbishments of working assets.
• To maintain accurate records of planned maintenance and statutory inspections
• Documenting and tracking the progress of facility projects, recurring issues and long-term repair issues
• To ensure the maintenance of an attractive and safe working environment
• To liaise with external bodies as appropriate (Ghana Fire Service, Ghana Police Service, Environmental Protection Agency, the Municipal Assemblies etc)
• Conduct investigations, draft reports and make written recommendations.

Required Skills or Experience

• A relevant degree or equivalent 
• 3- 5 years’ experience of working as Facilities Manager, within a medium to large organisation, including line management responsibility for a multi skilled team.
• Experience working in an environment of health and safety and statutory compliance. 

• In-depth knowledge and experience in facility or project Management
• A working knowledge of Occupational health and Safety
• Communication and influencing skills, in person and in writing.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good Decision-making skills
• The ability to lead and manage teams and projects.
• Proactive with a high level of initiative, capable of identifying new work and improvements independently.
• Organisation, time management, prioritising and the ability to handle a complex, varied workload.
• A good knowledge of IT