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CBRE Excellerate | Technical Manager X2
Closing Date 25 July 2023
Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Technical Manager
Position: Reports to Business Unit Director
Business Unit: Exellerate Facilities ManagementMain Purpose/ Objectives of Role
Position Title: Technical Manager
Position: Reports to Business Unit Director
Business Unit: Exellerate Facilities ManagementMain Purpose/ Objectives of Role
- Responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the activities of the assigned buildings or client premises in the portfolio.
- Oversees service delivery to client, procures services, handles third-party service contracts, and directs maintenance procedures.
- Ensures that all buildings, grounds, and equipment are well maintained and in optimal working condition.
- Implements departmental policies and procedures and ensures that all operations are in accordance with established health and safety regulations.
- Ensures that services purchased are of acceptable quality at the least possible cost.
- Keeps Senior Management well informed of area activities and significant problems.
- Trains, directs, and appraises assigned personnel.
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Duties and Responsibilities
- Assumes responsibility for the planning, development, and implementation of effective facilities and operations management policies, procedures, and planning for the specific client.
- Assists Senior Management in developing short- and long-term goals and plans. Assists with long term budget projections.
- Executes established operational goals and ensures that corporate wide plans are complemented and supported.
- Assists in developing policies and procedures for Client operations. Conducts periodic reviews of existing policies and procedures to ensure maximum efficiency.
- Assumes responsibility for the effective facilities and operations management of Client facilities.
- Coordinates and managers third party service providers and vendors with daily interaction.
- Responds to emergency call outs to ensure best possible up time for the client.
- Day to day running and control of:
- Technical facilities and operations
- High level equipment
- All technical equipment, machinery and client facilities.
- Invoice verification for payments on a daily basis
- within 5 working days after the invoice has moved from admin approval to approve by TM
- Calculates pass through cost to client.
- Conducts periodic inspections of facilities as per the agreed client scope and SLA, assesses problems and needs, and implements improvements in operations as appropriate.
- Coordinates maintenance activities.
- Directs preventive maintenance procedures as appropriate.
- Ensures that client operations are in compliance with established procedures, policies, regulations and codes.
- Assumes responsibility for ensuring the efficient and cost-effective administration of client operations.
- Develops and implement safety directives
- Completes financial forecasting duties, and generates and updates schedules for building expenditures.
- Creates safety awareness and trains staff in Health and Safety when so required or applicable. Completes special projects as assigned.
- Ensures compliance with legal regulations. Completes regular OSH inspections and updates monthly reports as appropriate. Ensures that OSHA requirements are effectively implemented.
- Ensures that facilities operations are cost effective, efficient, and within established budget constraints.
- Researches vendors, contractors, and suppliers to ensure that equipment and services are of acceptable quality, competitively priced, and delivered on time.
- Ensures that all maintenance agreements and leases are current.
- Ensures that billing discrepancies are promptly tracked and resolved.
- Assumes responsibility for ensuring professional business relations with the client and all suppliers and vendors.
- Works to develop and maintain productive business relations with vendors, suppliers, contractors, etc.
- Acts as a liaison between the Company and external contacts.
- Ensures effective coordination of external services with Company operations.
- Obtains and conveys information as appropriate.
- Promotes goodwill and a positive image of the Company.
- Assumes responsibility for related duties as required or assigned.
- Ensures that work area is clean, secure, and well maintained
Performance Measures
- Good communication and coordination skills with departments. Assistance is provided as needed.
- Senior Management is appropriately informed of area activities and of any significant problems.
- Operations personnel are well trained, effective, and efficient. Appropriate supervision and assistance are provided.
- Company and client facilities are well maintained and secure and meet the needs of the Company and client.
- Client operations are efficiently and cost effectively administered.
- Current and future client needs are well planned and budgets are established and maintained.
- Effective business relations exist with vendors, contractors, and trade professionals.
- Timeous and accurate administrative duties
- Compliance
- Effective use of company and system systems
- Compliance to established SLA and SOP
Qualifications and Experience
Education / Certification:
- Matric
- Technical qualification Refrigeration/Electrical/Mechanical or HVAC is a requirement
- Additional related maintenance and client management training preferred.
Experience
- Five or more years of related experience, with at least two or more years of supervisory experience.
- Preferably previous practical Refrigeration/HVAC/Electrical experience
- Excellent understanding of client management procedures.
- Knowledge of budgeting, service contracts, and leasing agreements.
Skills / Abilities
- Computer literate
- Maintenance systems
- MS Office (E-mail, Excel, Word)
- CAFM system experience
- Excellent leadership abilities.
- Able to organize, coordinate, and direct team activities.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Good communications skills.
- Able to use all related maintenance equipment and computer applications.
- Able to work well in a team environment and under pressure
- Excellent oral and written communications skills
- High level of Accuracy
- Good problem-solving skills
- Approachable, Reliable, Assertive
- Adaptable to change
- Strong time management Accuracy
- Trustworthy
- Must be fluent in English / Afrikaans and a third language (Portuguese) will be of an advantage
Non-negotiable Requirements
- Refrigeration/HVAC/Electrical Qualification and experience
- Must be able to work weekends
- Sober habits
- No Criminal record & clean ITC.
- Driver’s License minimum code EA
- No previous dismissals
- Honesty