South Africa Technical & Sustainability Manager
ABC Worldwide
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Advise on all areas of maintenance in the lodges, staff villages and reserve – both preventative as well as the daily breakdown maintenance, in order for the lodges to be maintained to the highest possible andBeyond standard at all times.
- Guide budgeting processes for both the monthly maintenance budgets of the various business units as well as annual CAPEX budgets.
- Communicate with lodge-managers daily on maintenance needs/requirements and reporting on project progress.
- Oversight of all administration and financial processes relating to maintenance including ordering, issuing and stock control of supplies and tools and equipment.
- Training of plumbers, carpenters, wireman, painters and general maintenance staff.
- Employment of new staff members and carrying out any HR function that was required/instructed by the HR Manager or General Managers.
- Negotiating with suppliers.
- The deployment of the permanent maintenance staff at Phinda.
- The complete site-management of all building and renovation operations undertaken at the lodges and staff villages. This could mean that at stages an additional 50 – 90 casual contractors could be on-site.
- The design, construction and maintenance of water purification systems.
- The design, construction and maintenance of grey water treatment plants.
- Plumbing.
- Electrical (domestic).
- Refrigeration and air conditioning.
- Building, carpentry and general maintenance.
- Support and assist in management and maintenance of IT network infrastructure.
- Maintain open communication channels with the lodge or operations managers and camp managers and ensure that clear feedback loops are in place.
- Hold frequent meetings with camp managers and the operations manager.
- Morning meetings with the other maintenance staff and make ensuring that good team work exists within the team.
- Oversee and manage lodge sustainability efforts relating to energy reducing projects such as solar installations and water saving initiatives.
- Must have at least 3 – 5 years’ experience as a Maintenance management in a similar sized operation.
- Must be experienced/qualified in at least one of the following disciplines - Electrical (single and three phase), Refrigeration and Air-conditioning.
- Must have demonstrable experience in the following areas of expertise:
- Plumbing, Sewage treatment systems, water treatment systems, building and general maintenance.
- Valid unendorsed SA driver’s license essential.
- Excellent administrative skills, with a focus on attention to detail on numbers and analysis
- Excellent time management skills
- Critical thinking skills : Ability to solve problems
- Teamwork / collaboration
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent communication : Good Interpersonal skills as well as being able to communicate clearly in both written and verbal format
- Patience
- Operate in an informal but highly driven and results oriented environment
- Self-driven, motivated and organized
- Comfortable in dealing with diverse cultures, languages and environments
- Drive, effect and enact change