Phinda Assistant Technical Manager

andBeyond Travel; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

andBeyond is seeking a Maintenance Manager for Phinda Private Game Reserve. This permanent live-in role requires overseeing lodge and staff village maintenance, plus on-site project execution and supplier management.

You will drive preventative maintenance, manage annual CAPEX budgeting, and lead a team of trades while coordinating with lodge and operations managers. Based at Phinda with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of maintenance management experience in a similar operation.
• Qualified in electrical (single and three phase), refrigeration or air-conditioning.
• Experience in plumbing, sewage treatment systems, water treatment, building and general maintenance.
• Valid unendorsed SA driver's license is essential.

Responsibilities

• Advise on maintenance for lodges, staff villages and reserve, including preventative and daily breakdown maintenance.
• Guide budgeting processes for monthly maintenance budgets and annual CAPEX budgets.
• Communicate with lodge-managers daily on maintenance needs and report project progress.
• Oversee administration and financial processes relating to maintenance including ordering, issuing and stock control.
• Train plumbers, carpenters, wiremen, painters and general maintenance staff.
• Participate in HR processes for hiring new staff as required by HR Manager or General Managers.
• Negotiate with suppliers and deploy permanent maintenance staff at Phinda.
• Manage complete site-building, renovation operations and potential large contractor presence.
• Design, construct and maintain water purification systems and grey water treatment plants.
• Handle plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, building and general maintenance tasks.
• Support IT network infrastructure maintenance and ensure clear feedback loops with managers.
• Hold regular meetings with camp and operations managers and ensure teamwork.
• Lead sustainability initiatives, including energy-saving projects and water conservation.

Skills

Maintenance management

Electrical systems

Refrigeration / AC

Plumbing

Water treatment

Driver's license

Job description

&Beyond is built, almost entirely, on the strength of remarkable people who give passionately to their roles, work tirelessly, and have the guest experience at the core of their focus daily and care of the sustainability of our communities and environment. Every single '&Beyonder' makes a huge difference to our success and our contribution to the world, regardless of their role or function. For this reason we choose '&Beyonders' very carefully - they are the strength and the future of this company.

KEY OUTPUTS

• Advise on all areas of maintenance in the lodges, staff villages and reserve - both preventative as well as the daily breakdown maintenance, in order for the lodges to be maintained to the highest possible andBeyond standard at all times.
• Guide budgeting processes for both the monthly maintenance budgets of the various business units as well as annual CAPEX budgets.
• Communicate with lodge-managers daily on maintenance needs/requirements and reporting on project progress.
• Oversight of all administration and financial processes relating to maintenance including ordering, issuing and stock control of supplies and tools and equipment.
• Training of plumbers, carpenters, wireman, painters and general maintenance staff.
• Employment of new staff members and carrying out any HR function that was required/instructed by the HR Manager or General Managers.
• Negotiating with suppliers.
• The deployment of the permanent maintenance staff at Phinda.
• The complete site-management of all building and renovation operations undertaken at the lodges and staff villages. This could mean that at stages an additional 50 - 90 casual contractors could be on-site.
• The design, construction and maintenance of water purification systems.
• The design, construction and maintenance of grey water treatment plants.
• Plumbing.
• Electrical (domestic).
• Refrigeration and air conditioning.
• Building, carpentry and general maintenance.
• Support and assist in management and maintenance of IT network infrastructure.
• Maintain open communication channels with the lodge or operations managers and camp managers and ensure that clear feedback loops are in place.
• Hold frequent meetings with camp managers and the operations manager.
• Morning meetings with the other maintenance staff and make ensuring that good team work exists within the team.
• Oversee and manage lodge sustainability efforts relating to energy reducing projects such as solar installations and water saving initiatives.

Skills Required

• Must have at least 3 - 5 years' experience as a Maintenance management in a similar sized operation.
• Must be experienced/qualified in at least one of the following disciplines - Electrical (single and three phase), Refrigeration and Air-conditioning.
• Must have demonstrable experience in the following areas of expertise:
• Plumbing, Sewage treatment systems, water treatment systems, building and general maintenance.
• Valid unendorsed SA driver's license essential.

Competencies Required

• Excellent administrative skills, with a focus on attention to detail on numbers and analysis
• Excellent time management skills
• Critical thinking skills : Ability to solve problems
• Teamwork / collaboration
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent communication : Good Interpersonal skills as well as being able to communicate clearly in both written and verbal format
• Patience
• Operate in an informal but highly driven and results oriented environment
• Self-driven, motivated and organized
• Comfortable in dealing with diverse cultures, languages and environments
• Drive, effect and enact change

This is a permanent live-in position, based at Phinda Private Game Reserve. Transport to/from leave cycles is the successful candidate's own responsibility.

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