Head of Facilities

Overview of the Job:
Key Characteristics**:

• +105 owned and leased properties supporting the ADvTECH Schools and Tertiary education, and Resourcing divisions.
• +R370 million rand per annum incurred cost to be managed for cleaning, hygiene, security, landscaping, property rates and utilities.
• Several national facility services and management outsourced contracts for lifecycle management.
• Diverse client stakeholder management including Principals, Business Managers, Financial Managers, and Executives.

• Varied facility management maturity levels requiring differentiated management to bring all to consistent standard and maturity.
  Key Objectives:

• Develop and implement a group-wide facility management strategy that aligns and supports the Group, Divisional and Brand strategy and strategic objectives.

• Establish e a structured and professional Facility Management function and reporting system that is standardised and of high maturity across all Brands and Properties.
• Achieve cost and operational efficiency across all facility management areas.

• Improve coordination between Properties and Brands with regards to budgets and scope of services.
  Key Responsibilities:

• Development and refinement of facility management strategy aligned to and supportive of the ADvTECH group strategy and strategic objectives.

• Development and refinement of facility management strategy that includes the use of appropriate technology: for utility efficiency and sustainability considerations; operations and maintenance and optimised utility sourcing.
• Management of teams (office and site teams).
• Stakeholder management (Exco, Brand MD’s, Principals etc.).
• Utility management and development of reporting system supported by appropriate technology (IOT).
• Service provider management (SLA’s, monthly reports, financial analysis, corrective action etc.).

• Management accounts and budget management.
  Educational Requirements:
  Minimum:

• Tertiary qualification in built-environment disciplines of architecture, engineering, project management, quantity surveying, and/or facilities management.

• Bachelors Degree.
  Ideal:

• Post-graduate qualification in built-environment disciplines of architecture, engineering, project management, quantity surveying, maintenance or construction management and/or facilities management.

• MBA or Masters Degree equivalent.
  Experience Required:

• 5 years - Strategic facility management.

• 5 years - Integrated facility management operations, i.e. management of facility services and facility management processes.
• 3 years - Management of built-environment technical/engineering aspects including maintenance and utilities management.