Facility Manager

Job Description:-
ABOUT NEWTON SCHOOL
Come be part of a rocketship that's creating a massive impact in the world of education!

On one side you have over a million college graduates every year with barely 5% employability rates and on the other side, there are thousands of companies struggling to find talent. Newton School aims to bridge this massive gap through it's personalised learning platform. We are building an online university and solving the deep problem of employability of graduates.

We have a strong core team consisting of alumni from IIT's and IIM's, having several years of industry experience in companies like Unacademy, Inmobi, Ola, Microsoft - among others. On this mission, we are backed by some of the most respected investors around the world, - RTP Global, Nexus Venture Partners and a slew of angel investors including CRED's Kunal Shah, Flipkart's Kalyan Krishnamoorthy, Unacademy and Razorpay founders, Udaan's Sujeet Kumar among others.

Role:-
We are looking for a proactive and execution-driven Facilities Manager to oversee end-to-end operations across multiple student hostels, mess & transport facilities. The role requires strong vendor management, budgeting expertise, team leadership, and a high ownership mindset to ensure seamless operations and excellent student experience.

Key Responsibilities:-

• Oversee day-to-day operations across multiple student hostels, mess facilities, and transport services.
• Ensure high standards of safety, hygiene, cleanliness, and infrastructure maintenance across all properties.
• Manage and coordinate vendors (Food, transport, maintenance); define and track SLAs and drive timely escalations.
• Source and onboard new vendors; negotiate contracts to optimize cost and quality.
• Scout and evaluate new hostel locations; support setup, readiness, and operational launch.
• Build, train, and manage on-ground operations teams
• Own budgeting and cost control across properties; monitor expenses and drive efficiency.
• Act as the escalation point for student concerns; ensure prompt resolution
• Establish and streamline SOPs, dashboards, and reporting systems to track operational performance.
• Ensure compliance with safety, local regulations, and campus policies.
• Drive scalability by designing standardized processes, and systems that enable seamless expansion across new hostels and locations

Key Requirements:-

• Proven experience in hostel management, facilities management, campus operations, F&B managers or multi-site property operations.
• Strong experience managing vendors across housekeeping, mess/canteen, security, and transport.
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage operations teams.
• Experience in budgeting, cost control, and vendor negotiations.
• Strong problem-solving, multi-tasking, stakeholder management, and escalation-handling skills.
• Process-oriented mindset with the ability to track SLAs and ensure accountability.
• Experience working with student communities or residential campuses is a strong plus.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification preferred

Mandatory Skills:-

Property Management | Hostel Management | Facilities Management | Vendor Management | F&B management | Multi-site Operations | Budgeting & Cost Control