Group Facilities Manager

The purpose of the position is to oversee all engineering, maintenance, facilities and infrastructure operations across the group’s hospitality properties are maintained to the highest standards.

• Oversee maintenance and engineering operations across all three properties
• Develop maintenance procedures and ensure implementation thereof.
• Inspecting facilities and identify resolution to challenges.
• Ensure optimal performance of mechanical strategies to minimize downtime and operational disruptions
• Negotiate with contractors and service providers, ensuring renovations, refurbishments and new builds are delivered on time and within scope
• Maintain an effective and efficient relationship with external service providers and contractors.
• Develop and manage large-scale operational budgets, asset registers and long-term improvement projects
• Ensure all properties strictly adhere to statutory regulations, including the Occupational Health and Safety Act, fire codes and environmental standards and managing statutory inspections and certification requirements
• Monitor and reduce utility consumption through efficiency programmes
• Lead engineering and maintenance teams across multiple properties
• Develop training programmes and succession plans
• Conduct performance reviews

Minimum Experience and Qualification

Required:

• 5+ years of senior management experience in multi-site facilities or engineering, ideally within the hospitality sector
• Tertiary qualification in Facilities management, mechanical or electrical engineering
• Experience in planning and executing maintenance operations.
• Computer literacy
• Solid understanding of technical aspects of electrical, plumbing, carpentry and HVAC systems
• Project management
• Be motivated, enthusiastic, and energetic.
• Be a team player, with a positive attitude.
• Be willing to work shifts.
• Be able to work under pressure.

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