Engineering Manager: Operation ( Electrical & Electronic) at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Engineering Manager: Operations is responsible for the daily operations, maintenance and repairs with respect to the allocated functional area (Electrical) to ensure business continuity. This include the service of the in-house workshop as well as external contractors. The incumbent will achieve these responsibilities through:

• Strategic and Operational Maintenance Management
• Maintenance Engineering & Optimisation
• Contract Management
• Management of Planned Maintenance
• Management of Demand (Breakdown) Maintenance
• Statutory Compliance
• Staff Management

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s or B Tech Degree in the relevant engineering discipline
• Registration with ECSA at any level
• Valid Driver’s license
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the following areas: 

• Maintenance and operations of relevant building system and infrastructure services in a property related environment. 
• Writing technical maintenance specification for tenders
• The interpretation of and review of drawings and plans 
• Site inspections and evaluation of work to detect problems 
• Accepting project handovers and compliance with OHS Act and SANS codes.
• Health and Safety – implementation and supervision of health and safety requirements in the built environment.

Relevant maintenance and operational experience in the following:

• 11kV distribution systems
• Electrical distribution systems
• Building reticulation and systems
• Stand-by generators
• UPS’s
• Access control
• CCTV system
• Fire detection 
• Intruder alarms

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):

• An understanding of maintenance contracts 
• Knowledge to understand the methods of investigating, analysing, compiling, organising information and presenting it in an easily understandable manner to customers and/or role players
• Computer skills (MS Office and especially in Excel)
• Administrative skills 
• Accounting and budget control
• Communication skills e (written and verbal)
• Analytical thinking
• Problem solving skills
• Organising skills
• Negotiating skills
• The ability to identify and solve high priority problems in crisis situation
• Have the ability to lead and make decision
• Team player
• Conflict-handling ability