Assistant Estate Manager

Express Employment Professionals Midrand; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals Midrand seeks a hands-on Estate Maintenance role to support daily upkeep of a residential estate in Centurion. The position covers gates, roads, walkways and estate buildings, with responsibilities ranging from basic plumbing to borehole checks and perimeter repairs.

You will maintain records, report out-of-scope issues, and coordinate with service providers, while standing in for the Estate Manager during leave. A capable, proactive approach is essential.

Responsibilities

• General upkeep and repairs to common areas, gates, roads, walkways and estate buildings.
• Basic plumbing: leaks, taps, valves, pipe repairs and irrigation fixes.
• Maintain electric fence: patrol perimeter, clear vegetation, diagnose faults and locate shorts.
• Look after the central borehole system: routine checks, resetting pumps and drives, and spotting problems early.
• Repair fencing, gates and other perimeter infrastructure.
• Keep basic maintenance records, stock of spares and a list of jobs done.
• Report anything beyond your scope (e.g. electrical work) and arrange the right contractor.
• Taking routine operational tasks off the Estate Manager's plate so they can focus on bigger issues.
• Check that service providers (security, waste removal, garden services) are doing what they should, and report issues.
• Act as the first point of contact for residents and service providers when the Estate Manager is away.
• Supervise and coordinate the security, waste and garden service providers.
• Handle day-to-day issues and escalate anything serious to the board/trustees.

Job description

Duties & Responsibilities:

Hands-on maintenance (day to day)

• General upkeep and repairs to common areas, gates, roads, walkways and estate buildings.
• Basic plumbing: leaks, taps, valves, pipe repairs and irrigation fixes.
• Maintaining the electric fence: walking the perimeter, clearing vegetation, finding and fixing faults and breaks, and recognising when a fault is a short and where to look for it.
• Looking after the central borehole system: routine checks, resetting pumps and drives, and spotting problems early.
• Repairing fencing, gates and other perimeter infrastructure.
• Keeping basic maintenance records, stock of spares and a list of jobs done.
• Reporting anything beyond your scope (e.g. electrical work) and arranging the right contractor.

Supporting the Estate Manager

• Taking routine operational tasks off the Estate Manager's plate so they can focus on bigger issues.
• Checking that service providers (security, waste removal, garden services) are doing what they should, and reporting issues.

Standing in during leave

• Acting as the first point of contact for residents and service providers when the Estate Manager is away.
• Supervising and coordinating the security, waste and garden service providers.
• Handling day-to-day issues and escalating anything serious to the board/trustees.