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Facilities Manager

We, at Dar al Islam (DAI), are looking for an energetic, motivated, and experienced facilities Manager to work on a full-time basis and manage the smooth and effective use of our 30,000 square foot campus on the mesa at 342 County Road 155, Abiquiu.  The key responsibilities of the Facilities Manager shall include the following:

1. Be responsible for all staff that work in the facilities management department such as repair and maintenance staff, cleaning staff, construction/installation contractors, and others. Responsibilities include recommendations for hiring, guiding, training, disciplining, and recommendations for firing.
2. Identify any challenges in structures, utilities, and equipment within the DAI facilities and develop action plans to repair and correct such challenges.
3. Develop new plans for any upgrades to the facilities in areas of structures, water supply and treatment, power generation, communication systems, and other relevant systems and components thereof.
4. Ensure that all facilities are clean, well resourced, and operational, complying with highest standard of quality, and usability.
5. Identify, hire, supervise, and quality control the work of contractors that are assigned to undertake larger tasks within the DAI facilities.
6. Prepare and submit monthly reports to the Executive Director (ED) of DAI.

Critical qualifications shall include the following:

1. Bachelor’s degree in engineering fields or equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Hands-on worker, capable of identifying and solving issues in buildings and associated electrical, plumbing, and related issues.
3. Ability to develop plans and manage staff, control budgets, and achieve set objectives.
4. Experience in managing facilities is desirable.
5. Experience in working in adobe structures is highly desirable.
6. A strong track record or reliability, consistency, loyalty, and sense of responsibility.

We pay competitively and provide you a decent and friendly environment, where you will feel at home, your needs are taken care of, and you are always treated with courtesy and respect.

Start Date:  Immediately

Please send a resume with a motivational letter to info(at)daralislam.org.  This position will be filled on a rolling basis, so please submit your application as soon as possible.