Facility Officer
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Educational Qualification
- Minimum of an OND / HND / B.Sc Degree in Facilities Management, Estate Management, Engineering, Building Technology, Environmental Management, or a related field.
- Relevant technical or professional certification will be an added advantage.
Experience:
- 2–3 years’ experience in facility management, preferably in a school, office, residential estate, hospital, or similar environment.
- Experience supervising artisans, cleaners, security personnel, maintenance contractors, and other service providers is an advantage.
Key Skills and Competencies:
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify faults, defects, hazards, and maintenance needs before they become major problems.
- Strong ability to conduct routine inspection of school facilities and equipment.
- Good knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance.
- Ability to monitor the condition of classrooms, offices, toilets, plumbing, electrical systems, furniture, doors, windows, playgrounds, school buses, generators, water systems, and other facilities.
- Ability to maintain accurate maintenance records, inspection reports, inventories, and work schedules.
- Good supervisory and coordination skills.
- Ability to identify urgent maintenance issues and prioritise them appropriately.
- Ability to follow up contractors and artisans to ensure work is completed properly and to standard.
- Good understanding of health, safety, sanitation, and environmental standards.
- Ability to inspect completed work and identify poor-quality or unfinished jobs.
- Good problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- High level of integrity and accountability, particularly when handling maintenance materials, purchases, contractors, and school property.
- Ability to work under pressure and respond promptly to emergencies.
A particularly important requirement:
- The ideal candidate must be highly observant and detail-oriented, with the ability to identify minor defects, safety concerns, maintenance needs, and potential facility problems before they escalate into major issues.
Application Closing Date
30th August, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: cornerstonemontessorischools@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.