Facilities Services Manager

SUMMARY:
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Facilities Services Manager to manage the full technical component of commercial and retail inclusive of air conditioning, electrical, lifts, generators, elevators, etc. ensuring that the operation runs smoothly, efficiently and effectively.

POSITION INFO:

What you will bring

Inherent requirements for the position (non-negotiable)

• Bachelor’s degree, National Diploma (S4), in Mechanical or Electrical engineering
• Candidates with bachelor''''s degree in engineering need to have passed the OSHACT Exam as set by the Department of Labour.
• Candidates with National Diploma in Engineering must have a Government Compliance Certificate.
• At least 7 -10 years minimum experience in a variety of technical roles with an emphasis on electrical, mechanical and electronics.
• Experience in a large-scale retail (ideally) / commercial / industrial property environment.

What you will be doing

In this role, you will be required to:

Budgeting & Expense Control (20%):

• Contribute to the annual expense budget and manage monthly expense budgets.
• Oversee purchase orders through the Helpdesk and manage procurement within budget limits.
• Maintain and manage the stock register, issuing work orders, and completing works orders as needed.
• Procure stock from authorized suppliers and ensure building maintenance expenses are below market rates.
• Maintain accurate stock records and benchmark actual maintenance costs against the year-on-year average growth over a three-year cycle.

Budgeting and Expense Control (20%):

• Oversight into the preparation and approval of the annual budget plan and quarterly forecasts for Technical Services, Operational Services Building Services and Utility Services.
• Compilation of five-year rolling maintenance plan in conjunction with core strategies.

Tenant/Staff Management (25%)

Audits (10%)

Service Provider Management (15%)

Sustainability (30%)