Property Maintenance Engineer

The Property Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for coordinating and supervising maintenance, services, repairs and minor capital improvement projects for Extra’s premises across the Kingdom and Internationally" Arab "

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Carrying out routine scheduled maintenance work and responding to breakdown & emergency situations.
• Ability to diagnose breakdown problems & initiate troubleshooting process for building assets including HVAC, electrical, generators, plumbing systems, fire & life safety, appliances, roofs, furniture, fixtures and equipment.
• Ability to deal with emergencies, unplanned problems and repairs.
• Performs assigned day-to-day repairs, emergency and preventive maintenance records as required.
• Review and ensure completion of assigned work orders, including estimation of time & materials needed to complete repair.
• Provides technical and functional leadership to Maintenance Team.
• Assists in monitoring work done by outside contractors and reporting the status of each project to the Maintenance Manager.
• Trains maintenance team in work and safety procedures and in the operation and use of tools, equipment and supplies; implements procedures and standards.
• Participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and priorities for the maintenance section and identifies resources needed.
• Reviews the operation of properties equipment and systems constantly, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate solving problems in a timely manner, and to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Conducts employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge, and contribution of the maintenance technicians.
• Ensure changes to company policy or procedure are communicated to the staff in timely manner.
• Generation of monthly brief containing the details of problems solved and improvements made.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

• Good organizational skills.
• Good spoken and written communication skills.
• The ability to develop working relationships with a wide range of people.
• Customer and client management skills.
• The ability to manage a varied and complex workload.
• Technical knowledge of building services.
• Strong negotiation and project management skills.
• Problem solving and decision-making ability.
• Ability to respond to after-hours emergencies when needed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree (Electrical or Mechanical) Engineering Discipline.
• 5+ years in Building Maintenance within high rise, hotel or commercial building.
• Retail background is an advantage