JUNIOR TECHNICAL BUILDING MANAGER
Cape Town

An exciting and challenging career opportunity exists for a Junior Technical Building Manager to manage all technical building maintenance aspects. The ideal incumbent must have a sound technical understanding of all general building maintenance functions; electrical, plumbing, HVAC etc and will also be responsible for overseeing the soft services contracts (cleaning and security). Previous experience in managing maintenance budgets and contractor liaison is essential.

Our client seeks an individual with strong leadership qualities, a self-starter who is deadline focused, results orientated and able to work under pressure.

REQUIREMENTS:

• A minimum of 3 years general building management experience.
• A technical qualification (electrical, plumbing, engineering) is required.
• Strong technical skills and the ability to do 1st line fault finding (a technical qualification (Electrical / HVAC / Plumbing) will be required).
• A solid understanding of all aspects of building management.
• Must be able to manage maintenance budgets.
• Clear understanding of SLA’s.
• Strong MS Office skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Routine inspections of mechanics and facilities.
• Ensure that all technical aspects of the buildings are properly serviced and maintained to highest standards: Cleaning, security, air-conditioning, access control/CCTV, lights, gardens, general maintenance, fire prevention etc.
• Manage tenant installations, including monitoring the implementation.
• Manage internal and external contractors ie; housekeeping, security, maintenance, and ensure that set standards are met.
• Assists with the technical budgeting process for all aspects of maintenance expenditure.
• Proficient in implementation and reporting on planned / preventative / emergency maintenance and inspections of the buildings.
• Has a clear ability to implement life cycle planning and preventative maintenance plans.
• Effectively co-ordinates and reports on Contractor Service Level Agreements.
• Effectively reports on the quality of services rendered by suppliers and ensures that deliverables from service providers are met within time and budget.
• Ensures timeous response to complaints / queries received from tenants.
• Ensure statutory compliance ie; Health & Safety etc of the centre at all times.
• Ability to manage technical contractors.
• Maintain a firm control over inventory of company assets.