Cape Town: Facilities Manager posted by HotelJobs

About the Role

The Facilities Manager position at HotelJobs is a critical role that ensures the smooth operation of our Hotels, Restaurants, and Conference Centre. As a key member of our management team, you will be responsible for implementing and managing maintenance best practices to minimize downtime and optimize resource allocation.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee, manage and maintain all areas relating to maintenance, ensuring effective Hotels, Restaurants and Conference Centre operational requirements
• Plan, supervise, and conduct maintenance schedules for equipment
• Work closely with the relevant Hotel Manager, Operational Manager and Heads of Departments to ensure all maintenance requests are resolved in a timely fashion, with excellent record-keeping and efficient feedback
• Develop and implement a preventative maintenance program, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and best practices
• Ensure the secure and safe usage of all equipment items
• Manage, train, guide and develop the staff in their required skills
• Prepare annual Maintenance budgets, including any purchasing for machinery or other CAPEX items, maintaining existing materials and machinery, and labour
• Distribute preventive maintenance and repair work orders and monitor timeliness and quality of completion
• Ensure regulatory compliance to facility regulations and safety standards
• Develop specifications and requirements for service contracts and administer such contracts to support building needs
• Build positive relationships with external customers such as city building/zoning department, fire prevention bureau and vendors
• Obtain best price quotes from reliable suppliers and build a base of approved service providers
• Plan and oversee renovation, construction, or refurbishment projects
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget
• Develop initiatives to reduce energy consumption and enhance the sustainability of the facilities
• Monitor and analyse utility usage and implement cost-saving measures

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Facilities, Maintenance, Engineering or related field
• Experience in the hospitality industry is advantageous
• Excellent knowledge of maintenance procedures and hygiene standards
• Experience leading and developing a maintenance team
• Proficient in the use of MS Office
• Experience with CAPEX & Operational budgeting
• Experience with preventative maintenance planning and execution
• Valid Drivers license
• Knowledge of HVAC and other building systems
• Great leadership and problem-solving skills

Qualifications

No specific qualifications mentioned.

Salary & Benefits

Salary details not specified.