JOB PURPOSE

Facilities management is taking charge of day-to- day operations of all bank locations. This may include head office and branch locations. Job duties will typically include interacting with the Head office and bank staff, ordering and / or completing maintenance requests. Depending with whether the bank property is owned or leased, the facilities manager is in charge of landlord relationships and preparing or managing the individual facility improvement budgets for each also assisting to identify new locations if need arises for expansion

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES

• Upkeep of organization’s owned /leased buildings, ensuring that they meet legal requirements, health and safety standards
• Supervise maintenance and repair of bank facilities and equipment
• Planning and designing new/existing spaces in Head Office and branch level
• Oversee facility refurbishment and renovations for bank projects to ensure these are delivered on budget and within agreed timeframes
• Drafting bills of quantities for bank refurbishment and renovations before engaging the vendor quotations.
• Creating and managing sitting spaces in workplaces
• Negotiating lease contracts on behalf of the bank and ensure they are within the market range for a given location
• Evaluation of cost/benefit analysis for bank contracts in regard to facilities management, to protect the bank from overspending.
• Drafting a routine maintenance for bank facilities and equipment to be used by the appointed bank vendors.
• Scheduling routine inspections and emergency repairs with outside vendors.
• Ensuring proper security measures for the workplace, including collaborating with security unit and system vendors or a team of security professionals.
• Ensuring that the bank has all operating permits as required by the local authority.
• Liaison with third parties on all major.

REQUIREMENTS

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND : Diploma in Architecture

WORK EXPERIENCE : Minimum of 8 Years’ experience in facilities management