Facilities Manager

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, Food Technology, music, and drama. There are three libraries, 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: We are seeking an experienced and proactive Facilities Manager to oversee the daily operations of our facilities, with a strong focus on health and safety compliance. The ideal candidate will ensure that all buildings, equipment, and services meet regulatory standards while p