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Residence Facilities Officer. (Ad08) (Ad.08.4)
Job summary
A leading educational institution in Johannesburg seeks a Residence Facilities Officer to manage maintenance issues in student residences, ensuring safety and compliance. The ideal candidate should have a National Diploma in Built Environment and 5–8 years of relevant experience in facilities management. Responsibilities include supervising a team of Handymen, managing budgets, and liaising with stakeholders. This position requires strong leadership skills and a capacity to maintain a fit-for-purpose environment for the university community.
Qualifications
- 5–8 years in facilities management/building maintenance.
- 3–5 years of management experience of Handymen team.
Responsibilities
- Set performance outputs for Handymen team.
- Manage team per university HR policies.
- Monitor budgets, manage contractors, report variations.
- Ensure safety in maintained areas.
- Supervise service providers as per scope of work.
Skills
Education
Residence Facilities Officer (AD08) (AD.08.4)
Location: Johannesburg, ZA
Organization: WITS Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS)
Department: Campus Housing and Residence Life
Job Summary: Provide and manage facilities maintenance issues in all student residences, ensuring safety, compliance, and a fit-for-purpose environment.
- Set performance outputs and measurements for each direct report (Handymen team).
- Manage team per university HR policies and processes.
- Formulate general scope of works for minor to medium refurbishment projects.
- Monitor budgets, manage external contractors, and report variations.
- Liaise with stakeholders regarding execution of maintenance and other work assigned to the facilities management office.
- Supervise team to enable effective, efficient, customer-focused service.
- Ensure maintained or repaired areas provide a safe, fit-for-purpose environment for university community.
- Supervise service providers as per agreed scope of work.
- National Diploma or equivalent in Built Environment, Architecture, Construction or Building Management.
- Project and Facilities Management Certificate is an added advantage.
- 5–8 years in facilities management/building maintenance field dealing with general building technical issues including managing minor to medium refurbishment projects.
- 3–5 years of management experience of Handymen team or building trades.
- Valid driver's license.
- High level of Computer Literacy.
- Ability to measure and draw as-built drawings in drafting packages.
- Ability to put together a general scope of works for minor refurbishment projects.
- Good leadership skills.
- Building audits experience.
- Building maintenance experience.
- Management of outsourced service providers.
- Asset management.
- Manage risk and have a good understanding of maintenance strategies.
- OHS Act.
- Building Regulations.
- Any other building-related legislation.
Closing Date: 16 January ****
Submit a covering letter detailing your skills and experience with reference to the position and a detailed CV with names, contact numbers and e‑mail addresses of 3 referees.
The University is committed to employment equity.
Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the University.
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