Engineering Services Manager

Bidvestfacilitiesmanagement; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management firm in KwaZulu-Natal is seeking a Facilities Manager. The role involves ensuring infrastructure services are operational, managing planned maintenance, and engaging with clients. The ideal candidate should have five years' experience in electrical or mechanical engineering, three years in facilities management, and strong technical and management skills. A valid driver's license and relevant qualifications are required. This position offers growth opportunities in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Electrical or Mechanical engineering.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Facilities management.
• Strong technical background and good management skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure infrastructure services are maintained and operational.
• Proactively manage the maintenance process.
• Engage with various clients and maintain relationships.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Physical Asset management

Occupational Health and Safety act

First Line Management

Microsoft Office (advanced)

SAP Knowledge

Education

Grade 12 (matric)

N6 Diploma in Engineering

Certified Data Centre Professional

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

ROLE PURPOSE

• Ensure infrastructure services are maintained and operational to service standards specified.
• Maintain availability of assets and building in accordance to specified standards.
• Support the planned maintenance programme in order to ensure business continuity incurs minimum downtime.
• Proactively manage the maintenance process and identify potential equipment / asset failure or problems.
• Proactively identify assets at end of life or in need to of upgrade for the purposes of consideration for capital investment plans.
• Investigate plant or equipment failure to establish root cause and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide recommendations and where necessary oversight to re-active maintenance work to ensure that all work is carried out as per the work order and or specification and that quality standards are maintained
• Approve proposals for new plant and equipment and provide specifications for the supply and installation in accordance with Barclay’s standards and good engineering practice especially where such standards are not available.
• Provide Specialist Technical knowledge and expertise to Facilities and Project Managers including supervision where necessary of works executed.
• Ensure that assets are controlled, operated and to the necessary operational specifications.
• Provide and undertake the appropriate incident management protocols and procedures in order to mitigate and prevent the client’s business redundancy systems are always in full and correct operations.
• Undertake, provide and maintain the execution of activities that will provide the necessary assurance of asset and building availability.
• Engage with and maintain a cordial relationship with the various clients representatives.

MAIN OUTPUTS

• On time planning and execution of all Planned Maintenance
• Availability and reliability of regional assets and buildings.
• Management of breakdowns, planned outages and implementation root cause failure outcomes.
• Reporting and management of incidents
• Management and completion of reactive work and requests.
• Vacancy, employment equity and people development.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

The Applicant must meet the following requirements:

• Grade 12 (matric)
• N6 Diploma in Engineering
• Certified Data Centre Professional (Advantageous)
• Code B Driver’s License
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Electrical or Mechanical engineering
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Facilities management
• Strong technical background and have good management and leadership skills
• Maintenance engineering
• Physical Asset management
• Maintenance tactics
• Occupational Health and Safety act
• First Line Management
• Finance for non-financial managers
• Microsoft Office (advanced), SAP Knowledge
• General Health & Safety knowledge

FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES

• Good planning and organizational skills
• Initiative/Proactively
• Written Communication
• Stress tolerance
• Business Acumen
• Decisiveness
• Display pursuit of excellence
• Maintain confidentiality
• Leadership and motivation
• Etiquette / Courtesy in Business
• Planning & execution skills
• Problem Analysis
• Demonstrate independence
• Relationship Building
• Listening
• Team work
• Good interpersonal skills