Western Cape: Facilities Manager posted by Craven Cottage CC

About the Role

As a Facilities Manager at Craven Cottage CC, you will be responsible for overseeing the maintenance and upkeep of our facilities, ensuring compliance with various bodies, and implementing measures to achieve sustainability. You will also be responsible for managing multiple sites, vendors, and service level agreements, as well as supervising staff and leading teams to ensure effective operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance, both preventative, scheduled maintenance and reactive repairs.
• Oversee maintenance and machinery / equipment/tool costs.
• Initiate, manage and cost all new projects. Ensure completion of each project on budget or account for variance.
• Implement measures to achieve sustainability compliance.
• Oversee security on the estate, including security contract, security officer presentability and performance, as well as all CCTV, alarm systems, barrier and electric fence.
• Interviewing of new candidates.
• Implement and maintain health and safety on the estate to ensure compliance, including risk assessments and incident investigations, food and safety measures.
• Oversee housekeeping and the effective management of teams, structures and procedures including stock management, suppliers, costings of stock procurement and transport of staff.
• Monitor solar and water systems to ensure monitoring devices are active, accurate, and services as well preventing overspend in the case of leaks / faulty solar systems.
• Oversee and manage fire systems on the estate including fire panels, firefighting equipment, monitoring devices, hydrants and sprinklers. Conduct yearly services and weekly / monthly audits.
• Conduct and manage ongoing OHS, fire, medical and incident training.
• Manage equipment associated with recurring incidents.
• Oversee and manage all tech on the farm in conjunction with the IT department, including costings, maintenance, tech improvement where needed, and SLAs with relevant suppliers.
• Oversee golf operations including in-range systems, power backups, golf equipment such as carts and maintenance equipment.
• Monitor servicing schedules and safety of items used by guests.
• Ensure ongoing maintenance of the manor house and manage teams working there.
• Conduct weekly operations / facilities meetings and ad hoc meetings to address concerns, issues or project feedback.
• Monitor the frequency of items replacement due to age, longevity, or faults, and implement SOPs to extend lifespan and prevent ill treatment or adjust suppliers / solutions to address cost-saving measures to all physical objects and systems on the estate.

Requirements

• Grade 12
• National Diploma or degree in Facilities Management, Engineering or a related field
• A minimum of 3–7 years in facilities management, with experience in managing multiple sites, vendors, and service level agreements