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Facility Manager
About this role
A Facility Manager is needed to oversee the reliability, safety, and readiness of buildings, utilities and equipment across Afri-9 Group’s oil and gas, hospitality, and consumer goods operations. The role is hands-on and focused on leading preventive maintenance, coordinating internal technicians and external service providers, and controlling maintenance costs. The manager will ensure facilities support safe, uninterrupted, customer-ready operations and will produce regular reports on uptime, costs, and asset health. The position reports to the Operations Manager or Chief Operating Officer, with executive accountability to the Managing Director/CEO. Location is Benin City, Edo, with responsibilities across multiple Afri-9 Group locations.
What you would do
- Coordinate electrical systems, generators, solar/inverter systems, HVAC and refrigeration, plumbing, water, civil works, roofing, drainage and grounds.
- Control approved maintenance OPEX and CAPEX, quotations, variations, materials, workmanship, testing, handover and payment evidence.
- Maintain commercial kitchens, bakery equipment, bars, grills, cold rooms, retail equipment, offices, warehouses, staff accommodation and support facilities.
- Lead facilities management, preventive maintenance, repairs, technical response and asset-reliability planning across assigned locations.
- Manage emergencies, downtime, safety risks and service failures with relevant teams.
- Produce daily, weekly and monthly reports on uptime, jobs, cost, risk, utilities, vendors, assets, incidents and replacement priorities.
- Establish work-order, inspection, preventive-maintenance, spare-parts, materials, contractor, warranty and asset-history controls.
- Coordinate with internal teams and external providers to ensure safe and compliant operations.
- Monitor asset condition, service history and warranty status to inform replacement planning.
- Ensure documentation and handover for completed works in line with procedures.
What they are asking for
- Practical competence in preventive maintenance and technical areas such as electrical/power systems, generators, HVAC/refrigeration, plumbing, civil works and fire safety.
- Strong skills in work-order management, budgeting, quotation review, asset-register, Excel, reporting and root-cause analysis.
- High integrity, safety discipline, technical judgement, urgency, leadership and accountability.
- Minimum seven years of relevant facilities, engineering or maintenance experience, including at least three years in a supervisory or multi-site role.
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