Estate & Facilities Manager | Wine Estate | Hermanus

HotelJobs; Hermanus; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

HotelJobs is sourcing a senior Estate & Facilities Manager for a prestigious wine estate in the Hermanus region. The role is a senior leadership position focusing on long-term ownership of infrastructure, assets and built environment, with no hands-on maintenance duties.

The successful candidate will lead a team, manage contractors, oversee capital projects and establish a robust asset-management function, while ensuring safety, budget discipline and strategic planning.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in a senior facilities, estate or maintenance leadership role.
• Strong technical knowledge across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, water systems and general building maintenance.
• Experience implementing preventative maintenance programmes and managing budgets.
• Experience leading teams, contractors and service providers.
• Experience within wine estates, hospitality, agriculture or similarly complex environments is advantageous.
• Well-presented and professionally credible with senior-level maturity.
• Valid driver’s licence; willingness to work outside normal hours when required.

Responsibilities

• Take custodianship of the estate's built environment — overseeing the maintenance, servicing and condition of all buildings, facilities, hospitality spaces, staff accommodation, vehicles, equipment and operational infrastructure.
• Oversee all water and utility infrastructure: boreholes, pumps, filtration systems, reservoirs, reticulation networks, electrical systems, refrigeration, plumbing, gas and associated critical services.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive preventative maintenance programme — establishing schedules, asset registers, service histories and lifecycle plans; resolving issues before they escape.
• Build and lead the maintenance team; manage contractor selection, performance and project delivery from initiation through to completion; obtain and evaluate quotations and make sound recommendations.
• Ensure full compliance with health, safety and OHS legislation; maintain firefighting, CCTV, access control and security systems; embed a safety-first culture across all maintenance activities.
• Develop and manage maintenance operating budgets and capital expenditure; monitor spend; prepare regular reports on asset condition, project status and operational risks.

Skills

Facilities leadership

Maintenance management

Team leadership

Budget management

Planning & project management

Water systems

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Education

Engineering qualification

Job description

? ?? ??????????? ??????????? is assisting a well-established wine estate in the Hermanus area, in sourcing a senior ?????? & facilities manager.

Our client is one of South Africa's most respected wine estates, situated in the Hermanus Winelands. The estate is currently undergoing significant renovation and investment, and is seeking a senior, professional Estate & Facilities Manager to take long-term ownership of its infrastructure, assets and built environment.

This is a senior leadership role, not a hands-on maintenance position. The successful candidate will be well-presented and professionally credible, with strong technical knowledge (an engineering background is advantageous) and the maturity to build an effective team, manage contractors and specialist service providers, oversee capital projects and budgets, and establish a robust preventative maintenance and asset-management function. The role demands someone with real seniority, sound judgement and a long-term approach to infrastructure stewardship.

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• Take custodianship of the estate's built environment — overseeing the maintenance, servicing and condition of all buildings, facilities, hospitality spaces, staff accommodation, vehicles, equipment and operational infrastructure.
• Oversee all water and utility infrastructure: boreholes, pumps, filtration systems, reservoirs, reticulation networks, electrical systems, refrigeration, plumbing, gas and associated critical services.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive preventative maintenance programme — establishing schedules, asset registers, service histories and lifecycle plans; resolving issues before they escape.
• Build and lead the maintenance team; manage contractor selection, performance and project delivery from initiation through to completion; obtain and evaluate quotations and make sound recommendations.
• Ensure full compliance with health, safety and OHS legislation; maintain firefighting, CCTV, access control and security systems; embed a safety-first culture across all maintenance activities.
• Develop and manage maintenance operating budgets and capital expenditure; monitor spend; prepare regular reports on asset condition, project status and operational risks.

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a senior facilities, estate or maintenance management leadership role.
• Strong technical knowledge across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, water systems and general building maintenance; an engineering background or qualification is advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience implementing preventative maintenance programmes and managing maintenance budgets.
• Experience managing teams, contractors and specialist service providers.
• Experience within wine estates, hospitality, agriculture, manufacturing or similarly complex operational environments is advantageous.
• Well-presented; professionally credible and able to operate confidently at a senior level.
• High attention to detail, strong planning and project management ability, and sound judgement.
• Valid driver's licence; willingness to work outside normal hours when required.

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?????- Full-time. Based in the Western Cape Winelands.