Facility Technician

The Facility Technician directly manages the operations and the maintenance of the facilities under the charge of Children’s Aid Society.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

Leadership
a) In consultation with Management, develop strategic operations goals that will maintain operational efficiency in all services and support the services’ compliance to the regulatory requirements.
b) To recommend to the Management sustainable and cost-effective budget and spending plans that would that meet the strategic operations goals.
c) To monitor the operational performance of both internal and external vendors, and provide advice and consultation to the Management on the continued contracts or partnerships with the
vendors.

**Facility Management**
To monitor the estate management, the facility condition and the environmental performance of all sites in Children’s Aid Society and to liaise with vendors to maintain operational efficiency. Some of the areas include (but are not limited to):
a) Security and Safety
- Review and maintain security and safety of the Home/Care premises and property, including the establishment of security and safety procedures and the conduct of emergency exercises
- Assist in Fire Drills which are to be carried out once a month and ensure compliance of Fire Drill requirements
- Liaise with vendors to maintain and service the security and CCTV systems

b) Environment Performance
- Oversee the sites’ Environmental Sanitation Regime
- Pest Control Management - liaising with vendors to ensure that the environment is safe for the residents and staff

c) Facility Servicing
- Liaising with Vendors to provide air-conditioning servicing, landscaping maintenance, lift servicing and maintenance, kitchen equipment servicing and maintenance and any other cyclical maintenance required by the sites

D. Coordinate the maintenance, repair and troubleshooting for utility equipment. (Boiler, compressor, chiller, dryer, air conditioner, Lighting on Common Areas, Plumbing)

**Procurement**
a) To negotiate contracts, supplies, products and services and other essentials needed for regulatory requirements on behalf of CAS. To ensure that the approved purchases are costefficient and of high quality
b) To evaluate suppliers, products and services procured from vendors and manage performance against contract deliverables

**Finance**
a) To assist the HR & Admin Manager/Executive Director in developing and managing annual budget, administration and management of contracts for repair, renovation works

Inventory and Asset/Donation-in-kind Management
a) To ensure proper inventory and asset management (purchase, register, condemnation and removal of assets)

b) To maintain a system of storage, recording, tracking of In-Kind Donations

Rebuilding Project / Renovation Projects
a) To oversee the planning and supervision of improvement projects in sites such as renovation etc.

Other Duties
To perform any other duties as assigned by the Manager, Residential Care and the Executive Director/Home Director.

**Qualifications and Requirements**:

- Preferably at least NITEC in in Electrical / Mechanical / Mechatronic Engineering/ Facility Management
- Minimum 1-3 years relevant working experience in building/ facilities servicing and maintenance
- Required to travel between Boon Lay & Woodlands