Senior Facilities Manager

Ability Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A facilities management company is seeking a Senior Facilities Manager in Johannesburg, responsible for budgeting, maintenance, and capital projects. The role demands over 8 years of experience in Facilities or Operations Management, along with an engineering degree or relevant technical qualification. The candidate should have strong skills in budgeting, utilities management, and compliance with regulations. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Facilities/Operations Management.
• Degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or relevant technical qualification required.
• Quality awareness, basic contract management, and financial skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage team for technical and facilities management activities.
• Ensure accurate budgeting and forecasting.
• Execute CAPEX Projects and ensure compliance with OHSA regulations.

Skills

Budgeting and Forecasting

Building Maintenance Management

Risk Management

Utilities Management

Customer Service

Education

Engineering degree/diploma

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Facilities Manager. This role is individually accountable for managing a team that plans, coordinates, and controls all technical and facilities management activities. The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through the efforts of others over periods of up to a year.

Responsibilities

Budgeting and Forecasting

• To ensure accurate budgeting and forecasting.

Building Maintenance, Systems and Contract Management

• Ensure that all Planned Maintenance is executed in line with the Planned.
• Maintenance schedule and all operating systems updated.
• Ensure all Service Providers are managed in terms of their contract.

Capital Projects

• Execute all CAPEX Projects in the year that they are budgeted.

Risk Management and OHSACT Compliance

• Annual Risk Inspection to be conducted and identified risk items actioned.
• Ensure the properties comply with all OHSACT requirements and regulations.

Utilities Management

• Control, guide, monitor, analyse and track all electricity consumption and implement savings initiatives.
• Control, guide, monitor, analyse and track all water consumption and implement savings initiatives.
• Control, guide, monitor, analyse and track all waste consumption and implement savings initiatives.

Customer / Client Satisfaction

• Internal and External Customer / Client. 24hr turn-around response time to queries or requests.
• Living the company Values

Shared KRA’s

• Overall Business Segment Score
• BU Leader
• Discretionary Effort

Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years’ experience in Facilities / Operations Management.
• Minimum qualification, Engineering degree / diploma in mechanical or electrical engineering or registered mechanical or electrical artisan or other relevant technical qualification with at least 10 years practical experience in an engineering and / or built environment.
• Quality / standards awareness and implementation, basic contract management, coordination skills, business writing skills, financial / numeracy skills, computer literacy-MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook).
• Driver’s license.
• Advanced Technical knowledge, knowledge of Company policies and procedures, administration principles and reporting.
• Working knowledge of relevant statutory requirements, including OHSA requirements.