International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Job Opportunity: Head of Maintenance
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an
impartial, neutral and independent organisation with the exclusively
humanitarian mission to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and
other forms of violence and provide them with assistance.
It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening International Humanitarian Law and universal humanitarian principles.
The ICRC’s Regional Delegation in Nairobi is a hub that
co-ordinates the institution’s humanitarian activities in Kenya, Tanzania and
Djibouti and hosts the organizations’ regional logistics, technical and
training support units serving the Horn and Great Lakes Region.
ICRC Regional Delegation in Nairobi is recruiting an
experienced, highly motivated and qualified person to fill the position of:
Head of Maintenance
(This is a Kenyan
National Position).
OVERALL
RESPONSIBILITY: Head of Maintenance is responsible for the supervision of the
residence, facility team and outsourced service providers who are tasked to in undertaking
general maintenance repairs, preventive maintenance, and residence preventive
maintenance projects.
TASKS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
· Supervision of the
outsourced 3rd party service providers/contract services;
· Assist the Facility
manager in the development of maintenance procedures and schedules;
· Enforce the maintenance
of standard operating procedure adherence on both the staff and outsourced
service providers;
· Ensure full preventive
maintenance is carried out in the facility and residence as per the plan;
· Provide weekly
maintenance reports for the facility and residence;
· Enforce the
implementation of the maintenance work plan;
· Liaise with the Head of
premises in implementation of residence projects;
· Report to the Facility
manager of any irregularities or dysfunction;
· Create and monitor a
maintenance log for all the outsourced services;
· Assist the Facility
manager to create the terms of reference for the services during the service
provider sourcing process;
· Assist the Facility
manager in the creation and implementation of service provider performance
monitoring tool;
· Organize for performance
review meetings with the service providers;
· Assist the Facility
manager in the Monitoring of the preventive maintenance schedule for the
outsourced services;
· Receives, query and
counterchecks all the materials/ parts that are required during preventive and
corrective maintenance by the service provider;
· Maintain a high level of
communication/dialogue with the maintenance team;
· Assist the Facility
manager to Draft procedures, guidelines and good practices aiming to strengthen
the efficiency of the Maintenance Department;
· Propose ideas and
innovative solutions aiming to maintain the efficiency level of the Maintenance
Department as high as possible read interpret designs, drawings, bills of
quantities (estimates & costing) and works progress schedules for all civil
works as requested;
· Ensure all the residence
renovation Projects are managed well and prepare monthly reports as well on the
costs implications and deadlines on what has been done and status;
· Ensures inspections are
carried out on the systems as part of the daily inspections so that issues are
captured as early as possible;
· Conduct daily weekly
briefing and discuss work schedule for the week and report to Facility manager;
· Follow up on the
residence task together with the deputy head of maintenance to make sure the
tasks are done on time and updates sent on time;
· Participates in the
residence inspection together with Deputy head of maintenance during the
handing and taking over of residences;
· Ensures proper
preventive maintenance is carried out at the residence including having the
inspection checklist/ report, proper estimation of the materials required is
done;
· Ensure the inhouse and
outsourced maintenance schedules are followed and monitored through the
maintenance software.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND
COMPETENCIES
· University degree in
estate management, construction management, civil engineering, mechanical
engineering or its equivalent;
· Minimum 5 years of
professional working experience in a similar field experience;
· Strong ability to
anticipate, schedule, monitor and control tasks;
· Excellent knowledge of
different categories of Maintenance duties;
· Extensive technical
knowledge of mechanical and electrical building systems such as heating,
ventilation and air conditioning, lifts, pumps, water systems, waste treatment
plants, fire alarm system and access control systems;
· Excellent analytical and
problem-solving skills;
· Ability to plan
maintenance schedules for inhouse and outsourced services;
· Excellent supervisory
skills.
APPLICATION
The interested candidates should fill up a form by clicking the
link below on or before 31st October 2022 at 4:30 pm then submit their CV,
motivation letter, including references details, supporting documents
(Certificates, Diplomas, Degree etc) and current and expected remuneration to
ICRC Nairobi Delegation, HR Department via the email address provided below:
– Application Link
– E-mail: nai_hrrec_services@icrc.org
The reference Head of Maintenance must be stated in the
application to be valid. If you do not fill out the required information as per
the link provided or clearly state the position for which you are applying and
attach the required certificates & other supporting documents, your
application may not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Applicants must have the permanent right to work in Kenya.
ICRC does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment
process. All applications are free for all candidates and no one should require
any payment or compensation during the recruitment process. May the candidate
be asked for any fee, he/she must report to ICRC HR Department through the
recruitment contact.
ICRC is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from
qualified candidates regardless of disability, gender identity, marital or
civil partnership status, race, colour or ethnic and national origins, religion
or belief, or sexual orientation.
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