Utilities Team Leader

SKG Properties; Oos-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

SKG Properties is seeking a Utilities Team Leader to assist with council billing, reporting and risk management across water, electricity, sewer, effluent, refuse, and auxiliary utilities. You will oversee utility accounting, verification, optimization, and energy assessments while ensuring compliance and cost-saving opportunities.

Responsibilities include managing landlord/provider/tenant relationships, opening council accounts, regular reporting, and tariff audits.

Qualifications

• Property industry experience is essential.
• Minimum 5 years experience within a utilities environment.
• Creditors, account reconciliations and payments experience essential.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationship between Landlord, Service Providers and Tenants to optimize output.
• Opening of new accounts with Council.
• Council query management.
• Regular reporting and risk management.
• Provide support to the team and functions.
• Monitor consumption and recovery thereof.
• Generate cost savings in consumption of electricity and water.
• Leak management.
• Financial reports and accruals.
• Assist with utility accounting and administration to ensure accurate cost and recoveries.
• Vet reports on municipal bills.
• Annual tariff audits.
• Tracking municipal valuations.
• Assessments/feasibility studies and reporting.
• Ensure buildings are on most beneficial rates.
• Assist manager with processes and systems to minimize business risk.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Relationship building

Financial acumen

Staff management

Job description

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

SKG Properties specialises in the development leasing and management of commercial and industrial real estate. Joining us means seizing an opportunity to work in a dynamic, industry leading property company in South Africa, where ethics, customer service and teamwork are the foundations of our success.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

The Utilities Team Leader will be responsible to assist with council billing, reporting, and risk management. Utilities include but are not limited to Water, Electricity, Sewer, Effluent, refuse. Alternative Energy Solutions, Back-up Electricity, Gas, and/or other utilities that may be used.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Utility management

• Manage the relationship between Landlord/ Service Providers/Tenants to optimize output.
• Opening of new accounts with Council.
• Council query management
• Regular Reporting and risk management
• Provide support to the team and functions
• Monitor consumption and recovery thereof
• Generate cost savings in consumption of electricity and water
• Leak management
• Financial reports and accruals

Verification and Optimization

• Assist with utility accounting and administration function to ensure that the accounting on both the cost and recoveries of utilities is accurate per billing cycle, both in respect of:
• Vetting reports on all related municipal bills
• Annual tariff audits
• Tracking municipal valuations

Energy Assessments

• Ensure buildings are on most beneficial rates.
• Assessments/feasibility studies and reporting

Risk Management

• Ensures compliance with relevant Acts and bylaws
• Assist manager with the processes and systems within the area of accountability to ensure compliance and minimize the business risk

REQUIREMENTS:

• Property Industry experience essential
• At least 5 years minimum experience within a utility's environment
• Creditors/Account reconciliations and payments experience essential
• Valid Drivers Licence

SKILLS:

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Time management and Organizing skills
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure
• Effective relationship building
• Communication skills
• Financial and Business Acumen
• Staff management

Psychometric tests are required to be undertaken by shortlisted candidates.

Should you not have been contacted by 15 August 2026 please consider your application unsuccessful.