Facilities & Sustainability Executive · 14+ Years

Operational Reliability for Institutions Where Downtime Isn’t an Option.

I lead facilities and sustainability operations for organisations operating at national-scale stakes — a 500-bed quaternary hospital, Nigeria’s central financial data infrastructure, and critical energy operations. Open to Managing Director and senior FM leadership mandates, and available for consulting engagements.

mMBA · RFM (IFMA)
14+ Years FM Leadership
IFMA Global Africa 2026 Keynote Speaker

Institutions & Bodies I’ve Worked With

African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) Central Bank of Nigeria Onnan Unity Company Limited Nigerian Gas Company / NNPC IFMA
Core Expertise

Institutional-Scale Facilities Leadership

Transformation work built for organisations where operational failure is not an option — from asset governance to ESG-linked financial accountability.

FM Transformation Strategy

Six-pillar institutional strategy — Governance, People, Asset Systems, Digital Control, Supply Chain, and Financial Control — designed and presented at board level.

ESG & Sustainability Reporting

Disclosure aligned to GRI, ISSB, and CSRD standards, supporting simultaneous LEED and JCI accreditation pathways.

Asset & Maintenance Systems

SAP PM governance of 8,554+ civil assets, sustaining 99.9% planned preventive maintenance compliance.

Digital Control Platforms

Full-stack IUaaS platform on Azure with PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB and Prometheus monitoring for live FM control room operations.

Contractor & Supply Chain Governance

Formal contractor performance frameworks and a 9-layer, 28-table multi-vendor control system (MVCS) schema.

Board-Level Reporting & BI

Performance dashboards translating operational data into commercial and financial accountability for executive leadership.

Track Record

Where I’ve Led

Four institutions, four risk profiles — healthcare, national financial infrastructure, real estate, and energy — one operating discipline.

Healthcare · Current

African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE), Abuja

Abuja, Nigeria · Jun 2025 – Present

Facilities & Sustainability Supervisor for a 500-bed quaternary hospital pursuing simultaneous LEED and JCI accreditation — the first dual pathway in Africa, financed under Afreximbank sustainability-linked conditions.

  • 8,554 assets under SAP PM
  • 96.74% job completion rate
  • 99.9% PPM compliance
Financial Infrastructure

Central Bank of Nigeria — National Data Centre

Garki, Abuja · Oct 2024 – Apr 2025

Facilities Manager for Nigeria’s foremost financial data facility, where uptime, security, and regulatory compliance operate at national-system stakes.

  • National financial infrastructure
  • 24/7 uptime mandate
  • Tier-1 security & compliance
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Real Estate

Onnan Unity Company Limited

Abuja, Nigeria · Nov 2017 – Sep 2024

Facilities Operations Manager, then Senior Operations Officer, across a multi-asset real estate portfolio — repositioning FM as a commercial value driver through vendor rationalisation, end-to-end CAPEX/OPEX ownership, and business continuity protocols activated during live crisis scenarios.

  • 65% operational cost reduction
  • 40% unplanned downtime eliminated
  • 24-person site team led
Energy · Foundational

Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) / NNPC, Warri

Warri, Delta State · Jul 2011 – Jun 2017

Gas Plant Manager across process-critical infrastructure — boilers, compressors, diesel engines, steam systems, and instrumentation. Led PPM programmes, conducted root cause analysis on compressor failures, and enforced SLA and HSE compliance to nationally regulated standards.

  • Process-Critical engineering environment
  • Safety-First operational discipline
  • 14+ yrs career built from here
0+ Years FM Leadership
0K+ Civil Assets Managed
0% PPM Compliance
<0% Critical Infrastructure Downtime
Professional Profile

14+ Years Building Physical Environments Where Downtime Isn’t an Option

I’m Gerald Chijioke Ukor — a facilities management executive with cross-sector leadership across oil & gas infrastructure, critical national financial systems, real estate portfolio management, and quaternary healthcare. Currently serving as Facilities & Sustainability Supervisor at the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE), Abuja, governing 8,554 civil assets and directing ESG compliance under Afreximbank sustainability-linked financing.

14+ Years Senior FM Leadership

Gas plant operations (NGC/NNPC), real estate portfolio management (Onnan Unity), national data centre management (Central Bank of Nigeria), and quaternary healthcare FM transformation (AMCE).

Institutional Transformation

Architect of AMCE’s six-pillar FM Transformation Strategy — Governance, People, Asset Systems, Digital Control, Supply Chain, and Financial Control.

Commercial & ESG Accountability

Board-level BI dashboards tracking 96.74% job completion and 99.9% PPM compliance, with ESG reporting aligned to GRI, ISSB, and CSRD.

Credentialed & Published

mMBA, IFMA Recognised Facilities Manager (RFM), SSRN-published researcher, and accepted keynote speaker at IFMA Global Africa 2026.

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How to Engage

Whether It’s a Board Mandate or a Facilities Engagement

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Reach Out

Email, WhatsApp, or send the form below. I respond personally — usually within a day.

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Discovery Conversation

We talk through the mandate or engagement scope, and what success looks like.

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Case for Fit & Proposal

For executive roles: my track record and case for fit. For consulting: a clear scope and terms.

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Engagement Begins

Onboarding into a leadership mandate, or a scoped consulting engagement — execution starts immediately.

Recognition

Professional Distinctions

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Keynote

Accepted keynote speaker, August 12–13, 2026. Presentation: “From Compliance to Competitive Advantage: Integrating ESG Frameworks into Facilities Management Strategy” — Sustainable and Circular Facilities Management track.

IFMA Global Africa 2026Accra, Ghana
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Published Research

“Net-Zero Hospital in Abuja: What It Actually Takes” — practitioner-scholar research at the intersection of African FM, ESG, and sustainability-linked infrastructure financing.

SSRNAbstract ID: 6469079

Platform & Systems Architect

Built and deployed a full-stack Infrastructure Uptime-as-a-Service (IUaaS) platform on Azure, and designed a 9-layer, 28-table Multi-Vendor Control System (MVCS) schema for institutional asset and contractor intelligence.

Certifications

Continuous Professional Development

Credentials earned across project management, health & safety, and sustainability — verifiable and current.

Initiating and Planning Projects

University of California, Irvine — Division of Continuing Education

Issued Apr 2026

Value-Based Care: Quality Improvement in Organizations

University of Houston

Issued Apr 2026

Fire Safety Management

ITCILO

Issued Jul 2025

Fundamentals of Predictive Project Management

Project Management Institute

Issued Jun 2025

Generative AI Overview for Project Managers

Project Management Institute

Issued Jun 2025

ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems Certified

The Knights of Safety Academy™

Conflict Resolution

NHS England

Issued Sep 2025

Sustainability Reporting Specialist

The ESG Institute

Issued Oct 2025

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