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About the company
AlKhonji Group
Holding Companies • 51-200 employees
Department: Property & Facilities Management
Location: Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Reports To: Project Manager / Management
JOB PURPOSE:
To manage and supervise maintenance activities across the Group’s residential, commercial, and other properties, ensuring
that buildings, facilities, and building systems remain safe, operational, well-maintained, and cost-effective. The Maintenance
Engineer is responsible for preventive maintenance planning, coordinating maintenance teams and contractors, controlling
costs, and ensuring timely resolution of maintenance issues.
1. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Maintenance Planning & Management
• Develop and implement preventive and corrective maintenance plans for all Group properties.
• Conduct regular inspections to assess building conditions and identify maintenance requirements.
• Prioritize activities according to safety, urgency, property condition, and operational needs.
• Maintain a comprehensive maintenance schedule for buildings, units, and facilities.
• Minimize emergency repairs through proactive maintenance planning.
B. Technical Supervision
• Supervise civil, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and other building-system maintenance works.
• Inspect completed works to verify quality, compliance with specifications, and proper functionality.
• Identify recurring defects and recommend permanent technical solutions.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with applicable safety requirements and local regulations.
C. Maintenance Team Management
• Supervise caretakers, technicians, skilled workers, and support staff.
• Allocate manpower according to technical skills, workload, property size, and maintenance priorities.
• Prepare daily and weekly work schedules and monitor staff productivity.
• Assess staff performance and identify training requirements.
• Ensure teams have the necessary tools, materials, and resources.
D. Contractors & Procurement
• Obtain and evaluate quotations for maintenance materials, equipment, and outsourced services.
• Coordinate with approved contractors and service providers.
• Monitor contractor performance, work quality, completion dates, and costs.
• Verify completed work before recommending invoices for approval.
• Maintain records of quotations, purchase requests, work orders, and maintenance expenses.
E. Property Inspections & Asset Management
• Maintain an updated register of Group properties, buildings, units, and major equipment.
• Prepare condition assessment reports and identify urgent repairs and long-term refurbishment requirements.
• Record defects, recurring problems, equipment servicing, and completed maintenance works.
• Inspect vacant and occupied units, common areas, and building services.
• Recommend improvements to extend asset life and reduce operating costs.
F. Tenant & Occupant Requests
• Coordinate and follow up on maintenance complaints and service requests.
• Prioritize response and completion according to the urgency of each request.
• Communicate with property management personnel and occupants as required.
• Monitor outstanding requests until satisfactory closure.
G. Budget & Cost Control
• Prepare annual maintenance budgets and periodic cost forecasts.
• Monitor expenditure against approved budgets.
• Control material consumption, manpower utilization, and outsourced maintenance costs.
• Recommend cost-effective solutions without compromising quality or safety.
• Identify opportunities to reduce recurring maintenance expenses.
H. Health, Safety & Compliance
• Ensure safe working practices across all maintenance activities.
• Identify and report potential hazards and unsafe building conditions.
• Ensure proper use of personal protective equipment and maintenance tools.
• Coordinate inspections and servicing of fire safety systems and other critical building services.
• Maintain relevant maintenance, inspection, and safety records.
2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
• Daily Reports: Critical issues, emergency repairs, workforce allocation, and urgent actions.
• Weekly Reports: Work completed, outstanding tasks, team productivity, contractor progress, and pending materials.
• Monthly Reports: Maintenance costs, recurring defects, preventive maintenance performance, property condition, and
budget status.
• Periodic Property Assessments: Building condition, major repair requirements, and recommendations for refurbishment or
capital expenditure.
3. QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in building maintenance, facilities management, or property maintenance.
• Experience managing maintenance teams and external contractors.
• Knowledge of building systems, maintenance planning, cost control, and technical reporting.
• Good communication, organizational, problem-solving, and team-management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and maintenance reporting tools.
• Valid Oman driving licence is an advantage.
4. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs)
• Percentage of preventive maintenance completed as scheduled.
• Average response and resolution time for maintenance requests.
• Number of recurring defects and emergency breakdowns.
• Maintenance expenditure versus the approved budget.
• Quality of completed maintenance works and inspection results.
• Productivity and effective utilization of maintenance staff.
• Number of overdue maintenance requests and outstanding work orders.
• Accuracy and timely submission of maintenance reports.
• Tenant satisfaction and service quality.
• Compliance with safety requirements and equipment servicing schedules.
5. AUTHORITY & ACCOUNTABILITY
• Allocate daily maintenance tasks and assign available manpower within approved operational arrangements.
• Coordinate maintenance works with contractors, suppliers, caretakers, and property management personnel.
• Recommend material purchases, contractor appointments, and maintenance expenditures for approval in accordance with
Group procedures.
• Escalate major defects, safety risks, budget overruns, and capital repair requirements to management.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are properly documented and completed within approved timelines and budgets.
OVERALL OBJECTIVE
To establish a proactive, organized, and cost-effective maintenance system that protects the Group’s property assets,
improves building conditions, minimizes operational disruptions, and ensures efficient use of manpower and financial