Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Facilities Operation & Maintenance Management
- Systems Oversight: Manage the end-to-end operation of all school infrastructure, including Building Management Systems (BMS), electrical/substation, HVAC & heat pumps, fire protection, water/irrigation, swimming pool, and security/access control systems.
- Preventive & Corrective Maintenance: Establish and execute a structured schedule for routine inspections. Oversee/fix minor/major repairs (electrical, plumbing, furniture, structural finishings….) to ensure minimal disruption to school activities.
- Contractor Management: Supervise external vendors during major maintenance works. Conduct rigorous quality checks and formal acceptance of maintenance projects.
- Innovation: Proactively propose technical improvements to enhance energy efficiency and operational reliability.
- Leadership & Team Management
- Team Supervision: Lead, train, and mentor the technical team. Assign daily tasks, monitor performance, and ensure adherence to safety protocols and labour discipline.
- Resource Management: Manage technical inventory shared with OM, including spare parts and tools, ensuring cost-effective procurement and secure storage.
- Knowledge Transfer: Serve as the primary point of contact for technical knowledge;disseminate training from contractors/project management to the technical team.
- Reporting: Provide periodic reports on system status, maintenance costs, and operational challenges to the School Board/Project Management.
- Projects & Administrative Support
- School Renovations: Lead annual facility upgrade projects—from budget estimation and contractor selection to site supervision and final handover.
- Project Liaison: Support the Project Management department by surveying sites, taking measurements (AutoCAD skills preferred), and assisting in official documentation for state management agencies.
- Operational Support: Coordinate logistics for school events (stage/sound setup), manage utility meter readings, and assist with heavy equipment relocation or general facility setups as requested.
- Other works when required by direct line manager, school administrators and project management departments.
ISP Principles
Begin with our children and students. Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding
and Health & Safety issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.
Treat everyone with care and respect. We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.
Operate effectively. We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.
Are financially responsible. We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students and our schools.
Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.
ISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles
ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years employment history.
ISP Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.
