Facilities Operations Manager (CPT) at Santam Insurance

The role

• The Santam Group is seeking to hire a Facilities Operations Manager on a permanent basis. 

What will make you successful in this role?

Facilities Management:

• Primary contact and liaison for all the Santam business units and Sanlam Facilities and Real Estate (SFRE) for all facilities management related matters
• Manage Facilities Management budgets and service level agreements
• Facilities Strategy input and operationalising for the Santam Group

Security Management

• Fire Prevention
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Waste Disposal
• Disaster Recovery Management

Third Party Contract Management

• Sanlam Facilities Management
• CBRE Outsourced Agreement Management
• Fleet Management
• Lease Renewals

Technical Management

• Installations and Management of Mechanical, Electrical, HVAC, Lifts, Alarms & detection systems and CCTV

Maintenance Management

• Building Maintenance Management
• Roads, Paths and Carparks
• Management of construction, vending, and related 3rd party subcontractors and vendors

Logistics Management

• Management of the Mail Room team.
• Logistics and Deliveries
• Co-ordination of Office moves across the Santam Group

Qualification and experience

• Minimum BSc Built Environment or Engineering or BCom or Btech
• Minimum 8 years of working experience in a similar role.
• Minimum of 5 years managerial experience
• Accounting knowledge
• ESG knowledge
• Good knowledge of SANS, National Building Regulations and OHS Act among others
• Good knowledge of various building contracts applicable to the building services industry i.e. JBCC, Procsa, etc.
• Computer literate with all Microsoft Office Packages (Projects, Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, etc.) including various maintenance management systems.
• Knowledge and experience of CAD, CMMS software among others will be advantageous.
• Professional certification in Facilities Management (e.g., SAFMA, IFMA) is advantageous.
• Drivers licence essential.

Core Competencies

• Being resilient - Contributing through others
• Collaborates - Contributing through others
• Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
• Customer focus - Contributing through others
• Drives results - Contributing through others