Depot Manager – Facilities Management ● REF NO: CS 157/26

City of Cape Town; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Cape Town, Corporate Services Facilities Management, is seeking a qualified Professional Engineer or Technologist with a BEng/BSc Eng/BTech in Mechanical or Electrical engineering and 5–8 years of relevant experience. The incumbent must be eligible under GMR and OHSA requirements.

The role oversees depot/worksite management, planning, budgeting, supervision, tender/contract administration, and asset management to ensure safe, compliant and efficient facilities operations.

Qualifications

• Must hold B Eng, BSc Eng or B Tech (Mechanical or Electrical).
• Professional Engineer or Professional Engineering Technologist with ECSA.
• Eligible for appointment under the General Machinery Regulations (GMR) under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• 5 - 8 years relevant experience.
• Proven supervisory skills.

Responsibilities

• Depot and Worksite Management: Co-ordinates tasks and activities with monitoring and reporting.
• Resource Planning and Control: Plans, prioritises and schedules Project, Maintenance and Refurbishment work.
• Monitors and evaluates progress regarding repair, construction, installation and maintenance work.
• Financial Management: Developing and managing comprehensive budgets aligned with the Department's goals.
• Supervision and Control: Co-ordinates and controls tasks and personnel performance and productivity.
• Tender and Contract Management: Management and administration of contracts, tenders and SLAs, including related functions.
• Administrative tasks: Updating and maintaining records related to project and refurbishment operations.
• Asset management: Responsibility for the management of all immovable and movable assets within portfolio.

Education

B Eng, BSc Eng or B Tech (Mechanical or Electrical)

Professional Engineer or Professional Engineering Technologist with ECSA

Eligible under GMR (OHSA)

5 - 8 years relevant experience

Proven supervisory skills

Job description

Corporate Services Facilities Management

Requirements

• B Eng, BSc Eng or B Tech (Mechanical or Electrical)

• qualification

• Professional Engineering Technologist or Professional Engineer

  with ECSA

• The incumbent must be eligible for appointment in terms of

  the General Machinery Regulations (GMR) under the

  Occupational Health and Safety Act and fulfil the

  responsibilities associated with such appointment where

  applicable

• 5 - 8 years relevant experience

• Proven supervisory skills

Key Performance Areas

• Depot and Worksite Management: Co-ordinates tasks /

  activities associated with the implementation of procedures,

  including monitoring and reporting.

• Resource Planning and Control: Plans prioritises and schedules

  Project, Maintenance and Refurbishment work for the

• Monitors and evaluates progress with regards to repair,

  construction, installation and maintenance type work for the

• Financial Management: Developing and managing

  comprehensive budgets aligned with the Departments goals

  and objectives.

• Supervision and Control: Co-ordinates and controls tasks/

  activities associated with controlling Personnel Performance

  and productivity.

• Tender and Contract Management: Management and

  Administration of contracts, tenders and Service Level

  Agreements, including performing BSC and BEC functions.

• Performs specific administrative tasks/ activities associated

  with the updating and maintaining records / information

  related to the activities/ operations, including Project and

  Refurbishment work within the Portfolio.

• Assuming responsibility for the management of all immovable

  and movable assets within area of control of the Portfolio