Area Manager
About this role
The Area / Building Manager is responsible for the overall management and performance of Facilities Management (FM) services within the assigned zone or building(s). The role ensures efficient day-to-day operations, maintenance, statutory compliance, contractor performance, and client satisfaction while overseeing the delivery of integrated facilities management services.
Key Responsibilities
Oversee the overall performance and delivery of Facilities Management services for the assigned zone or building(s), ensuring compliance with contractual and service level requirements.
Lead and manage the day-to-day operations of assigned facilities, ensuring building systems, maintenance activities, and support services are delivered efficiently.
Supervise and manage contractors, service providers, and on-site teams to ensure quality, safety, and operational excellence. Act as the primary liaison with clients, tenants, authorities, and internal stakeholders, addressing operational issues and maintaining strong customer relationships.
Monitor operational budgets, maintenance expenditure, and contractor performance while implementing cost control measures. Ensure compliance with Workplace Safety & Health (WSH), statutory regulations, fire safety requirements, and company policies through regular inspections and audits.
Prepare operational reports, performance reviews, maintenance records, and recommendations for continuous improvement and asset enhancement.
Requirements
Approved tertiary qualification or equivalent with at least five (5) years of relevant post-graduate experience in Projects & Facilities Management, Estate Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
Proven experience managing commercial, institutional, healthcare, industrial, or mixed-use facilities.
Strong knowledge of facilities management operations, building systems, statutory compliance, and contractor management.
Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and Facilities Management systems (CAFM/CMMS experience is an advantage).
Fire Safety Manager (FSM) or other relevant FM/WSH certifications will be an added advantage.
We value equity, diversity and inclusion and are committed to creating a work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is empowered to do their best. We recognise the importance of a diverse and inclusive workplace to drive innovation and shared learning across our growing global network.
Join us and be part of a culture where we rise together, deliver excellence, and expand what’s possible.
At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!
Company at a glance
Surbana Jurong Group is a global urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firm, with over 70 years of track record in successful project delivery. Headquartered in Singapore, the group has a global talent pool of 16,000 across Surbana Jurong and our member companies AETOS, Atelier Ten, B+H, KTP, Prostruct, RBG, SAA, Sino-Sun and SMEC, based in more than 120 offices in over 40 countries. They include architects, designers, planners, engineers and other specialists driven by progressive thinking and creative ideas to help shape a better future.
Our technical experts deliver sustainable solutions that cover the entire project life cycle from planning and design, through to delivery and management, as well as decommissioning and closure. We provide a full suite of multidisciplinary consultancy services across a diverse range of sectors that includes aviation, healthcare, hospitality, transport, energy, water and environment.
Surbana Jurong has built more than a million homes in Singapore, created master plans for more than 30 countries and developed over 100 industrial parks globally. Our tag line “Building Cities, Shaping Lives” expresses how every project or undertaking is, for the Group, an opportunity to fulfil aspirations and enrich lives. By designing and delivering quality housing, work spaces, roads, rail, hydropower, dams, underground and coastal protections and other critical infrastructure needed by our clients, we are redefining cities and transforming them into sustainable and liveable spaces where communities and businesses, present and future, can thrive.
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