Assistant Manager, Facilities Management

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority welcomes exceptional talent with a passion to realise the vision and mission of making the West Kowloon Cultural District a prime local and international destination for arts, culture and entertainment.

You will be engaged in the work of the District Facility Services Department reporting to the Senior Manager, Facilities Management and be responsible for :

assisting the Senior Manager, Facilities Management to manage the handover, management and operation of a new performing arts venue;

assisting in formulating, reviewing, refining management process and procedures for routine operations and improvement with main focuses on cost saving, management effectiveness, health best practice and environmental friendliness etc.;

assisting in budget planning and monitoring;

preparing documents for procurement and payment in compliance with related guidelines of the Authority.

assisting in planning and taking over new venues including project schedule management, staff and resources arrangement planning, standard operation procedure, readiness plan and monitoring the implementation programme;

monitoring and supervising the outsourced Facility / Property Management Service Provider(s) to ensure quality services are delivered and as per contract requirements;

working with Technical Services team for daily operation related to the venue operation;

working with all venue teams such as Artistic Team, Editorial Team, Learning and Participation Team, Research Team, Technical & Productions Team and Venue Operations Team and their vendors related to the venue operation;

liaison between the District Facility Services Department and the relevant internal departments of the Authority to ensure communication is effectively managed and coordinated between the Authority and the outsourced Facility / Property Management Service Provider(s);

managing emergency incidents, resolving any incident in timely and effective manner, and recommending and driving continuous improvements; and

performing other duties or ad-hoc tasks as assigned by District Facility Services Department.

You should :

possess a recognised university degree in facilities management, building studies, property management, building services, engineering, business management or equivalent;

have at least 5 years of experience in property and / or facilities management with on site experience in vendor management, venue operation and cleaning services in sizable non-residential projects; with experience in taking over new buildings or / and Theatre / performing arts / performance venue management will be an advantage;

have knowledge of Hong Kong Building / Property Management regulations and Ordinances; environmental, sustainability and other related building operation guidelines.

have good PC knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint etc;

be proactive, independent, responsible and a good team player; and

be proficient in written and spoken English and Chinese.