Director, Property

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**DSV - Global transport and logistics**

Location: Kempton Park
Job Posting Title: Director, Property & Facilities Management
Time Type: Full time

**Minimum Requirements**
- Engineering degree from recognized institution Essential
- BEng
- BScEng
- BEng Tech equivalent of above
- Advanced Computer Literacy level in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- BMS
- Facilities Management Systems
- Project management

**Job Related Requirements**

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in senior management:

- Comfortable interacting with senior executives, both local & international
- Able to work in multi-functional/structural environment, with different decision makers
- Manage multimillion rand projects, from concept, business case to commissioning
- Excellent in budgeting & financial controls
- Comfortable managing multiple projects & tasks
- High degree of accountability, responsibility with a can-do attitude
- Manage multiple properties & facilities/maintenance teams
- Vendor management, SLA management & control
- Own transport and valid driver’s license required.
- Honesty and reliability
- Attention to detail
- Demonstrate analytical skills
- Excellent in multitasking
- Ability to work without supervision
- Be able to work on multiple projects
- Be able to work in a stressful environment and to able to prioritize tasks
- Team player
- Practical & hands-on and advance problem-solving skills
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication skills
- Project management experience
- Be highly organized
- Good negotiating skills
- Must be willing & able to learn and gain new knowledge

**Added Advantages for this role**
- Knowledge of property management & maintenance principles
- Knowledge of property development & construction principals
- Knowledge of working with professional development teams for special projects
- Experience in Contract Management and the interpretation and implementation of contracts with suppliers
- Knowledge of Electrical, Plumbing, BMS, HVAC Installations & Equipment
- Managing the budgets for various cost centers, and project budgets
- Maintenance & repair of properties, ensuring lease agreements are adhered to with regards to DSV responsibilities & liabilities, during and at end of lease
- Conducting site inspections
- Ability to manage small/medium/large projects with multiple stakeholders and contractors
- Adhere, maintain & implement global property policies and standards
- Ensure discipline is maintained per site that ensures each site represents the DSV brand in a positive and professional manner

**Main purpose of the role**

The Director, Property & Facilities Management reports directly into a South African Divisional MD, and has additional accountability and responsibility to South African and Global Head Office senior executives.

It is a multi-disciplinary role, with material accountability and responsibility ensuring business continuity for DSV South Africa at the three DSV Parks, successful completion of strategic projects, and managing various financial budgets.

The role consist of the following three main pillars, mainly across the three DSV Park sites, but not limited to them:

- Special Projects:

- Manage lifecycle from concept designs, budget development, landlord & council approvals, commercial & contractual agreements, project setup & go-live, construction/implementation, commissions & handover, to close-out
- Design & guide all different stakeholders to ensure an optimized, feasible and cost effective “design/solution/project” adhering to internal and external polices & regulations
- Engage with various external professional teams to maintain compliance certification of relevant standards and insurances
- Throughout all the requests & projects, maintain overall DSV South Africa strategic objectives and ensure alignment
- Examples of projects:

- Leasehold improvements
- Compliance upgrades
- Environmental (green installations such as BESS & PV solutions)
- Capacity improvements
- New facility development
- Capital & operational expenditure budgets:

- Develop annual budgets during budget cycle
- Manage vendor increases
- Develop special project budgets
- PO lifecycle management
- Project budget vs actual cost reconciliations
- Facilities Management (repair & maintenance):

- Responsible for facilities management teams/staff per site
- Overall accountability for facilities management, preventive maintenance & repairs
- Engaging with landlords to manage lease agreements, ensuring each party’s upkeep of maintenance responsibilities are up to date & resolving latent defect claims
- Continuous improvement initiatives
- Maintain compliance certification
- Vendor management (RFPs, SLAs, financial, performance reviews, etc.)
- Health & Safety of sites & infrastructures
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