Facility Maintenance Specialist - Education Facilities
Posted date [2026-08-31]
(ID: 50467)
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Job Description and Requirements
Facility Maintenance Specialist - Education FacilitiesJob Snapshot
Role: Facility Maintenance Specialist - Education Facilities
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Facilities Services
Function: Facilities Management-Maintenance
Experience: 10-15 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Facility Maintenance Specialist - Education Facilities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a Facilities Services opportunity with AECOM for an experienced professional managing the maintenance, operation, repair coordination, technical resources, and service continuity of schools, universities, campuses, and associated infrastructure. The role requires extensive facilities management experience, strong technical judgment, disciplined maintenance reporting, inventory control, and the ability to guide technical teams while keeping educational facilities safe, functional, and operationally reliable.
Job Details
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Riyadh
Industry: Facilities Services
Function: Facilities Management-Maintenance
Salary: 18000-28000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Facility Maintenance Specialist
supports the continuous operation of educational buildings and campus infrastructure by coordinating maintenance priorities, tracking repairs, managing technical resources, and maintaining clear visibility of facility performance.
Educational environments require dependable mechanical, electrical, building, and support systems because disruptions can directly affect teaching, administration, safety, and campus operations. The position therefore combines practical maintenance knowledge with planning, reporting, procurement coordination, staff supervision, and technical problem-solving.
Working closely with the Facilities Manager, the specialist ensures that repair needs are prioritized according to operational impact and that maintenance actions are completed efficiently, accurately recorded, and supported by adequate materials and equipment.
Key Responsibilities
* Coordinate day-to-day maintenance activities across educational buildings, campuses, and supporting infrastructure.
* Maintain regular communication with management regarding maintenance progress, schedules, budget considerations, delays, and critical operational issues.
* Work with the Facilities Manager to review and prioritize repair requests according to urgency, operational impact, safety, and available resources.
* Track planned and reactive maintenance activities from initial request through completion.
* Maintain detailed logs covering repair status, outstanding actions, completion dates, technical findings, and follow-up requirements.
* Prepare structured weekly maintenance reports for review by the Facilities Manager.
* Monitor facility conditions and identify recurring defects, equipment concerns, or maintenance risks requiring corrective action.
* Support effective allocation of technicians, equipment, materials, and other maintenance resources.
* Maintain appropriate inventory levels for maintenance supplies, spare parts, tools, and operational equipment.
* Coordinate procurement of required maintenance materials following approval from the Facilities Manager.
* Help prevent service interruptions by ensuring critical maintenance materials and equipment remain available when needed.
* Provide technical advice to maintenance personnel on repair methods, operating procedures, and facility maintenance standards.
* Monitor maintenance workmanship and verify that completed repairs meet expected technical and operational requirements.
* Support preventive maintenance practices designed to extend equipment life and reduce unplanned breakdowns.
* Coordinate corrective maintenance when systems or facilities experience faults, deterioration, or service disruptions.
* Oversee assigned technical staff and ensure responsibilities are clearly communicated.
* Support training and technical development of maintenance personnel to strengthen team capability.
* Participate in staff evaluations and provide feedback regarding competency, performance, and development needs.
* Maintain accurate maintenance records and supporting documentation for operational review and audit purposes.
* Coordinate with relevant internal teams, contractors, and service providers when specialist maintenance support is required.
* Monitor maintenance expenditure within assigned responsibilities and report issues that may affect approved budgets.
* Promote compliance with facility procedures, technical standards, safety requirements, and established maintenance practices.
* Carry out additional facility management responsibilities required to maintain safe and reliable campus operations.
Ideal Profile
Candidates should hold a Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Maintenance Engineering, or a related discipline.
The position requires approximately 10-15 years of substantial Facilities Management experience with a strong record of operating, maintaining, and managing educational facilities.
Applicants should have direct exposure to schools, universities, campuses, academic buildings, or comparable multi-building environments with complex operational requirements.
Strong knowledge of planned and reactive maintenance is required, together with the ability to prioritize repair requests, coordinate resources, maintain maintenance records, and support reliable service delivery.
Candidates should understand technical maintenance practices across building systems and be capable of providing practical guidance to technicians and other facilities personnel.
Previous experience supervising, training, and evaluating technical staff is important because the position carries responsibility for maintaining team capability and consistent maintenance standards.
Strong organizational ability, reporting discipline, technical judgment, and attention to operational continuity are essential for success in the role.
Skills Set
* Facilities management
* Educational facility maintenance
* Campus maintenance
* Building maintenance
* Preventive maintenance
* Corrective maintenance
* Reactive maintenance
* Repair coordination
* Maintenance planning
* Work order prioritization
* Facility inspections
* Technical maintenance
* Maintenance reporting
* Repair tracking
* Maintenance logs
* Inventory management
* Spare parts control
* Maintenance procurement
* Supply management
* Equipment management
* Resource coordination
* Budget monitoring
* Technical team supervision
* Staff training
* Performance evaluation
* Contractor coordination
* Maintenance quality control
* Operational continuity
* Facility risk management
* Maintenance documentation
Why Join Us
Saudi Arabia\'s continued investment in education, universities, campuses, and public infrastructure is increasing the need for experienced facilities professionals who can maintain complex assets reliably throughout their operating life.
This role provides the opportunity to apply senior-level maintenance expertise in an environment where service continuity directly supports students, faculty, employees, and daily institutional operations. Managing technical teams, maintenance priorities, inventories, repairs, and operational reporting also provides broad exposure to the core disciplines required for senior facilities management leadership.
AECOM\'s multidisciplinary environment offers access to engineering, operations, asset management, and project delivery expertise, creating opportunities to strengthen both technical and managerial capability while supporting significant facilities in Riyadh.
About the Company
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm delivering planning, design, engineering, program management, construction management, operations, and asset-related services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy. Its multidisciplinary teams support complex facilities and infrastructure throughout the project and operational lifecycle, including major developments across Saudi Arabia.
Educational environments require dependable mechanical, electrical, building, and support systems because disruptions can directly affect teaching, administration, safety, and campus operations. The position therefore combines practical maintenance knowledge with planning, reporting, procurement coordination, staff supervision, and technical problem-solving.
Working closely with the Facilities Manager, the specialist ensures that repair needs are prioritized according to operational impact and that maintenance actions are completed efficiently, accurately recorded, and supported by adequate materials and equipment.
Key Responsibilities
* Coordinate day-to-day maintenance activities across educational buildings, campuses, and supporting infrastructure.
* Maintain regular communication with management regarding maintenance progress, schedules, budget considerations, delays, and critical operational issues.
* Work with the Facilities Manager to review and prioritize repair requests according to urgency, operational impact, safety, and available resources.
* Track planned and reactive maintenance activities from initial request through completion.
* Maintain detailed logs covering repair status, outstanding actions, completion dates, technical findings, and follow-up requirements.
* Prepare structured weekly maintenance reports for review by the Facilities Manager.
* Monitor facility conditions and identify recurring defects, equipment concerns, or maintenance risks requiring corrective action.
* Support effective allocation of technicians, equipment, materials, and other maintenance resources.
* Maintain appropriate inventory levels for maintenance supplies, spare parts, tools, and operational equipment.
* Coordinate procurement of required maintenance materials following approval from the Facilities Manager.
* Help prevent service interruptions by ensuring critical maintenance materials and equipment remain available when needed.
* Provide technical advice to maintenance personnel on repair methods, operating procedures, and facility maintenance standards.
* Monitor maintenance workmanship and verify that completed repairs meet expected technical and operational requirements.
* Support preventive maintenance practices designed to extend equipment life and reduce unplanned breakdowns.
* Coordinate corrective maintenance when systems or facilities experience faults, deterioration, or service disruptions.
* Oversee assigned technical staff and ensure responsibilities are clearly communicated.
* Support training and technical development of maintenance personnel to strengthen team capability.
* Participate in staff evaluations and provide feedback regarding competency, performance, and development needs.
* Maintain accurate maintenance records and supporting documentation for operational review and audit purposes.
* Coordinate with relevant internal teams, contractors, and service providers when specialist maintenance support is required.
* Monitor maintenance expenditure within assigned responsibilities and report issues that may affect approved budgets.
* Promote compliance with facility procedures, technical standards, safety requirements, and established maintenance practices.
* Carry out additional facility management responsibilities required to maintain safe and reliable campus operations.
Ideal Profile
Candidates should hold a Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Maintenance Engineering, or a related discipline.
The position requires approximately 10-15 years of substantial Facilities Management experience with a strong record of operating, maintaining, and managing educational facilities.
Applicants should have direct exposure to schools, universities, campuses, academic buildings, or comparable multi-building environments with complex operational requirements.
Strong knowledge of planned and reactive maintenance is required, together with the ability to prioritize repair requests, coordinate resources, maintain maintenance records, and support reliable service delivery.
Candidates should understand technical maintenance practices across building systems and be capable of providing practical guidance to technicians and other facilities personnel.
Previous experience supervising, training, and evaluating technical staff is important because the position carries responsibility for maintaining team capability and consistent maintenance standards.
Strong organizational ability, reporting discipline, technical judgment, and attention to operational continuity are essential for success in the role.
Skills Set
* Facilities management
* Educational facility maintenance
* Campus maintenance
* Building maintenance
* Preventive maintenance
* Corrective maintenance
* Reactive maintenance
* Repair coordination
* Maintenance planning
* Work order prioritization
* Facility inspections
* Technical maintenance
* Maintenance reporting
* Repair tracking
* Maintenance logs
* Inventory management
* Spare parts control
* Maintenance procurement
* Supply management
* Equipment management
* Resource coordination
* Budget monitoring
* Technical team supervision
* Staff training
* Performance evaluation
* Contractor coordination
* Maintenance quality control
* Operational continuity
* Facility risk management
* Maintenance documentation
Why Join Us
Saudi Arabia\'s continued investment in education, universities, campuses, and public infrastructure is increasing the need for experienced facilities professionals who can maintain complex assets reliably throughout their operating life.
This role provides the opportunity to apply senior-level maintenance expertise in an environment where service continuity directly supports students, faculty, employees, and daily institutional operations. Managing technical teams, maintenance priorities, inventories, repairs, and operational reporting also provides broad exposure to the core disciplines required for senior facilities management leadership.
AECOM\'s multidisciplinary environment offers access to engineering, operations, asset management, and project delivery expertise, creating opportunities to strengthen both technical and managerial capability while supporting significant facilities in Riyadh.
About the Company
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm delivering planning, design, engineering, program management, construction management, operations, and asset-related services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy. Its multidisciplinary teams support complex facilities and infrastructure throughout the project and operational lifecycle, including major developments across Saudi Arabia.
