Facilities Supervisor

Required Skills

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, proactive, and professional, with experience in facilities management and maintenance coordination. Responsibilities include assisting the Facilities Manager, supervising maintenance and cleaning teams, coordinating maintenance activities, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

Job description / Role Job Type Full Time Job Location UAE Nationality Any Nationality Salary Not Specified Gender Not Specified Arabic Fluency Not Specified Job Function Administration & Secretarial Company Industry Education & Training About Dubai Heights Academy Dubai Heights Academy is a warm and welcoming place to work. Located in the Al Barsha South area of Dubai, this is an exciting opportunity to join our team. The school opened in 2017. It offers an inclusive, exciting and outstanding education to an international community of students from FS1 to Year 12 (2025-2026) and will grow to Year 13 in the next academic year. The campus is state-of-the-art with separate buildings for each phase as well as a 380 seat auditorium. There are three temperature controlled swimming pools, fully equipped science and computer labs, specialist rooms for art, DT, music, and drama, a library, three multipurpose sports halls, a full size football pitch, a variety of outdoor play areas and two spacious canteens. Our sprawling 292,000 sqft campus boasts 3 buildings dedicated for each phase. We opened a new secondary building in August 2025. Dubai Heights Academy follows the National Curriculum for England as the basis of its curriculum. This has been tailored to comply with local requirements and supplemented with Arabic language, Islamic Studies, Moral Education and Social Studies. In addition, Dubai Heights Academy has partnered with MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) to develop and deliver a bespoke AI (artificial intelligence) project-based programme for secondary and an early language programme using social robots for Primary, to further enrich our broad and balanced curriculum. We are driven by an underlying philosophy captured by our school ethos of ‘Every Child, Every Mind and Everybody matters’ and believe that every student deserves the best possible education, regardless of background and ability. Job overview Dubai Heights Academy is seeking a highly organised, proactive and professional Facilities Supervisor to join our Facilities team. This is a key role within the school, with primary responsibility for managing the admissions process from enquiry through to enrolment, alongside providing high-quality administrative support across the school office to ensure smooth day-to-day operations. This is a busy, front-facing role requiring excellent communication skills, strong organisation and the ability to manage multiple priorities. Key responsibilities Assist the Facilities Manager in the day-to-day operation, maintenance, safety, and presentation of the school campus, ensuring all facilities are clean, secure, and fully operational. Supervise and coordinate maintenance, cleaning, security, gardening teams, and external contractors, ensuring high standards of performance, service delivery, and compliance. Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance, monitor building systems (MEP/BMS), and support compliance with health, safety, safeguarding, and statutory requirements. Support the smooth delivery of school operations, including events, examinations, traffic management, emergency response, and the efficient functioning of campus facilities. Maintain accurate facilities records, oversee maintenance requests and stock levels, and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, customer service, and the overall campus environment. In return we can offer you A positive and innovative learning culture supported by students, staff, parents and governors. A collaborative and supportive attitude amongst staff which promotes a sense of teamwork and unity. A Senior Leadership team who is committed to promoting the best environment and outcomes for staff and students. Our compensation and benefits package includes (where applicable): Competitive tax-free salary Visa and medical insurance coverage End of service gratuity in line with UAE Labour Law Interviews will take place at Dubai Heights Academy or via Zoom, should a face to face interview not be possible. Closing date for applications is as advertised, however interviews may take place ahead of this date so an early application is advantageous. Whilst we thank all applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Safeguarding statement Dubai Heights Academy is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and as such expects all its employees to share this commitment. All new staff will be subject to enhanced pre-employment clearance including identity checks, criminal background checks (from your home country/country of residence), qualification checks (attestation) and employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps in employment and at least two satisfactory professional references, which will be verified. Applicants may also be required to provide other applicable personal documents e.g. degree, marriage certificate etc. A full checklist will be provided to successful candidates. Apply Now