By: The Ground Floor Desk | ThrvyX Journal
Every week, hundreds of new buildings are being handed over in cities like Dubai, Doha, Riyadh, and Muscat.
Airports. Metro stations. Hospitals. High-rise residences. Five-star hotels.
And every one of them needs skilled people who know how to keep things running — day in, day out, without fail.
This is where Indian Facility Management (FM) professionals come in.
Because while the buildings in the Gulf are grand, the managers behind them are often grounded, trained, and made in India.
The Demand Is Real — And Growing
Look through job boards like Naukri Gulf, Indeed, or LinkedIn, and you’ll find:
- FM Supervisors – for hospitals and hotels
- MEP Technicians – for tower clusters and airports
- Lift and Fire System Operators – for malls and high-rises
- Soft Services Managers – for campuses and corporate towers
- CAFM/BMS Operators – for real-time monitoring
Salaries range from ₹80,000 to ₹2.5 lakhs per month (AED 3500–12000 equivalent) — often with accommodation, transport, and visa costs covered.
And the reason these jobs go to Indians?
Because Indian FM talent is known for discipline, adaptability, and hard-earned on-site experience.
But Here’s What Most People Get Wrong
Gulf jobs in FM are not just about “going through an agent” or “having contacts.”
They require:
- Solid understanding of systems — water, HVAC, electrical, fire
- Documentation habits — logbooks, audits, AMC records
- Communication — enough English to manage vendors, raise reports
- Crisis handling — decision-making in power trips, complaints, emergencies
- Presentation — showing up on time, representing the site with pride
In other words, they don’t want just workers — they want professionals.
The “Agent Shortcut” Trap
Unfortunately, many young workers still fall for shortcuts.
They pay ₹1–2 lakhs to agents who promise them Gulf jobs… only to end up in unrelated roles or get stuck without proper job descriptions.
The truth is: the smart candidates are the ones who upskill first, apply directly, and enter through the professional door — not the back gate.
A candidate with even 6 months of solid FM system training and site exposure is far more valuable (and protected) than someone blindly sent abroad.
The Career Ladder: India to Gulf, Not Gulf to Escape
What’s powerful about Facility Management is that you don’t need to go abroad to start.
You can build your career right here in India — in housing societies, office parks, hospitals — and get paid while learning.
Then, once you’ve grown confident in managing checklists, complaints, teams, and audits… you become Gulf-ready — not just Gulf-dreaming.
Because overseas jobs don’t look for desperation.
They look for readiness.
Final Word: Think Beyond Borders — But Start Grounded
If you’ve ever looked at your passport and thought,
“I want to go beyond this street, this city, this ceiling” — then know this:
Facility Management may not be a flashy word.
But it might just be your cleanest, clearest pathway to growth abroad.
Buildings will always need people who take ownership.
And in the Gulf, that kind of ownership is respected — and well paid.
So if your dream is to go global, ask yourself:
Are you skilled enough to manage what they’ve built?
Because the jobs are there.
The buildings are waiting.
And your journey doesn’t need an agent — it needs action.