CTS 416104 - National Facilities Manager (Properties) – Johannesburg

Employer Description

This company owns various properties in South Africa

Job Description

Your responsibilities will be the following:

• Optimise the life span of the buildings across the country by determining the maintenance requirements and creating a maintenance plan within the allocated timeframes at optimal costs
• Advise and assist tenants to ensure all building facilities adhere to proper safety standards and cleaning procedures across the country;
• Advise and assist tenants to ensure all equipment and building provisions to meet best practise, health and safety requirements;
• Oversee and manage vacant sites in conjunction with in-house Maintenance Manager;
• Organize and plan building installations and refurbishments;
• Liaise with in-house Maintenance Team and communicate with external contractors and vendors;
• Attend to insurance claims;
• Plan and execute routine maintenance inspections;
• Draft maintenance inspection reports, and provide remedial action plan; and
• Prepare and implement project budgets and timeframes.

Qualifications

• Matric
• National Diploma/Degree: Facilities Management, Property Management, Project Management, Operations Management, Architecture or related FM formal qualification

Skills

• Minimum of 5 years portfolio facilities management experience
• Valid SA Driver’s License
• Experience with drafting/compilation of planning and maintaining facility budgets
• Professional leadership experience
• Contract negotiation and handling experience
• Advanced mechanical and plumbing skills
• Electrical, Mechanical and General Building Infrastructure, and Project Management such as HVAC and other building systems
• Basic understanding of accounting and finance principles

Benefits

• Pension
• Provident fund which includes group life-/disability insurance)
• Travel Allowance
• Discretionary bonus