Senior Accommodation & Facilities Manager

The Role

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Accommodation & Facilities Manager to oversee the operations, maintenance, and resident services of a large-scale workforce accommodation portfolio in Dubai, housing approximately 15,000 occupants. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient accommodation facilities while delivering high standards of service, welfare, and operational excellence.

This is an in-house Facilities Management leadership role supporting major construction and infrastructure businesses.

Requirements

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Hospitality Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Facilities Management, Accommodation Management, Camp Operations, or Property Operations.
• Proven experience managing large-scale workforce accommodations, labor camps, staff villages, or residential communities.
• Strong knowledge of UAE labor accommodation regulations and HSE requirements.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and outsourced service providers.
• Strong understanding of FM operations, MEP systems, maintenance management, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing budgets, contracts, vendors, and operational performance metrics.

Preferred Candidate

• Western or Arabic national preferred.
• Experience managing accommodation facilities with 5,000+ occupants is highly desirable.
• Background in construction, infrastructure, industrial, or workforce accommodation environments preferred. About the company

Service

Our aim is to provide our clients and candidates with a consistent, quality service that goes beyond the norm, giving them peace of mind and complete trust in our ability to meet their needs.

Knowledge

Big Fish consultants specialise in their fields and have extensive experience in the region and beyond. We take pride in our knowledge and network and believe that our relationships are built on trust and integrity and are made for the long term.

Care

At Big Fish, as well as caring for the people we work with, we also care about the world and environment we live in, that's why Big Fish support initiatives that promote human welfare, environmental protection and sustainability.