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Job Title: Facilities Manager
Posting Start Date: 10/11/2025
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About Us
We are NUS Enterprise, the innovation and entrepreneurship arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS). We turn frontier science into globally transformative products and companies. As we expand our footprint across offices, and venture spaces, we are hiring a Facilities Manager to ensure our environments are safe, efficient, and optimised for impact.
The Role
As Facilities Manager, you will own end-to-end facilities operations for NUS Enterprise-managed premises - driving space planning, maintenance excellence, vendor performance, and regulatory compliance. You will partner closely with University Campus Infrastructure, safety teams, and contractors to keep our space running reliably while enabling future growth.
This is a hands-on role for a disciplined individual who thrives on structure, standards, and continuous improvement. You will balance strategic space utilisation with day-to-day readiness so teams can focus on building the future.
What You'll Do

• Manage facilities and renovations: Plan, scope, and oversee renovation projects; coordinate execution to minimise disruption.
• Drive maintenance programmes: Review and manage preventative and predictive maintenance; define scope, specs, vendor SLAs, and quality assessments.
• Ensure operations readiness: Conduct routine checks and inspections, address service disruptions and restore operations quickly.
• Keep standards high: Ensure housekeeping, cleanliness, safety, and maintenance are delivered to high standards by appointed contractors.
• Optimise space: Lead space management and utilisation across NUS Enterprise premises; align allocation with evolving needs.
• Lead safety and compliance: Develop and review I-Cube Fire Emergency Plan; run fire safety checks and drill exercises.
• Meet regulations: Ensure offices comply with OSHE standards and relevant government agencies (e.g., SCDF, BCA).
• Build resilience: Maintain emergency preparedness and business continuity plans for facilities management.
• Support any other activities required for smooth building operations

Qualifications
What You Bring

• Degree in Engineering, Real Estate Management, Project & Facilities Management, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience in facilities management or logistics; Fire Safety Manager certification preferred.
• Proven vendor management and quality assurance skills.
• Strong interpersonal, organisational, and communication skills; meticulous and collaborative.
• Competent in MS Office applications.

Bonus Points For

• Experience operating multi-site innovation or research environments.
• Track record implementing data-driven maintenance.
• Familiarity with space planning tools and regulatory audits.

Why Join NUS Enterprise?
You will shape the physical foundation of a deep tech innovation engine. From offices to venture hubs, your work ensures our teams have safe, reliable, and productive spaces to drive science into startups, and impact into the world.
Call to Action
Ready to bring rigor, reliability, and resilience to our operational backbone? Send your resume to us. No cover letter required but we would love to hear how you have elevated facilities performance and safety at scale.

Skills Required