Maintenance Engineer

Department: Property & Facilities Management

Location: Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Reports To: Project Manager / Management

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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…