Building Manager

2025/08/13

Reference Number

BLM02

Description

Job Title and Job Grade

Building Manager
Job grade: C4 or RL 15

Job Purpose

To ensure that building assets are optimally maintained throughout their life cycle in accordance with approved budget through effective and efficient management of in house and outsourced services.

Role Location

Belmont Office Park, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7780

Working Conditions
- Ability to work after hours and on weekends when required.
- Must be willing to a hands-on approach - electrical, plumbing, HVAC installations, fire regulations.

Reporting Manager

The Building Manager reports to the Facilities Manager.

Direct Subordinates

The position, currently, has the following direct report:
a) Handyperson

Budget Responsibility
- To prepare and manage the technical budget (Capex and R&M) including forecasts and budget variance reports.
- To prepare required technical and financial reports and feedback reports to management on issues.

Duties and responsibilities
- To set and implement planned/preventative/emergency maintenance in conjunction with the Property and Portfolio Managers, as well as disaster and emergency planning.
- To ensure that life cycle planning and preventative maintenance plans over a 3, 5 and 10-year period are set for properties under management.
- To ensure effective asset control by setting and managing the asset register.
- To implement energy saving programs (‘green’ principles), environmental and sustainability methodology in the portfolio.
- To contribute to the SLAs for approved service providers in conjunction with the Procurement team.
- To ensure that compliance is maintained with building and statutory regulations.
- To manage and respond timeously to technical complaints and queries received by clients and identify trends in complaints.
- To manage the relationship with the tenants, including tenant installations and asserting budgetary control.
- To conduct inspections, including technical, housekeeping, service contract and take on and take back inspections.
- To manage and coordinate staff activities and deliverables, implementing work schedules and effectively using the company performance and development management system.
- To manage both “hard” and “soft” services, monitoring the quality of services and deliverables provided by suppliers, ensuring they are within budget by negotiating the advantageous pricing structures, as well as effective utilization of municipal and utility management.
- To stay abreast of changing technical market trends.

**Requirements**:
Experience
- Minimum 3 years’ property or Built Environment experience.
- 5 years’ property experience in a building environment.

Exposure to the following
- Knowledge of safety, fire and emergency procedures will be advantageous
- Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act and relevant legislation will be advantageous
- Knowledge of SLA’s and lease agreements will be advantageous
- Knowledge of basic technology in building (electrical, plumbing and construction) is extremely essential
- Knowledge of mechanical and air-conditioning systems is extremely essential
- Knowledge of day-to-day operations (cleaning, security) is extremely essential

**Qualifications**:

- Certificate or Diploma or BSc in Property Studies / Building Science/ Facilities Management.
- A technical tertiary qualification in Mechanical or Electrical or Civil/Structural Engineering will be an added advantage.

Competencies
- Stakeholder Focus
- Managing and developing Relationships
- Communicating
- Decision Making
- Managing and Developing People
- Entrepreneurial
- Organisation
- Problem Solving
- Resilience
- Coping with Pressure and Change

Media Links
- Work Level
- Junior Management
- Job Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- Market Related
- EE Position
- Yes
- Location
- Southern Suburbs (Cape)