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The Focus Group

Facilities Manager

The Focus Group

  • R Undisclosed
  • Permanent Senior position
  • Cape Town
  • Posted 09 Mar 2026 by The Focus Group
  • Expires in 34 days
  • Job 2634863
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About the position

Overview

A well-established property management environment is seeking an experienced Facilities Manager to oversee the inspection, maintenance, and repair of building infrastructure and technical systems. The role supports Property Managers in ensuring optimal building performance, compliance, service delivery, and tenant satisfaction across the portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct and manage routine maintenance and repairs across electrical, fire, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, and structural components.
  • Manage and action all repair & maintenance (R&M), preventative maintenance (PM), and engineering-related tasks.
  • Identify and report material risks related to perimeter security, CCTV, and structural elements.
  • Respond promptly to reactive maintenance issues and ensure rapid resolution.
  • Maintain accurate maintenance and service schedules for each building.
  • Liaise with administration teams to ensure timely job card closures and workflow completion.
  • Implement and monitor Health & Safety and quality assurance standards.
  • Manage and coordinate subcontractors, projects, and related works.
  • Identify continuous improvement opportunities within facilities operations.
  • Ensure all buildings have updated compliance documentation, maintenance records, and statutory certifications.
  • Oversee asset management and ensure maintenance is executed according to budgeted cycles.
  • Support and enhance service delivery for all Hard Services, including Mechanical & Electrical systems.
  • Manage administration, correspondence, reporting, and weekly building inspections.
  • Exercise financial control, including budget management and approval of quotes/invoices.
  • Manage tenant-related services and service delivery expectations.
  • Provide telephonic standby support for critical maintenance incidents, including after-hours callouts.
Experience Required

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in Facilities Management, Building Management, Maintenance Management, or Infrastructure Operations (essential).
  • Exposure to Electrical, Mechanical, and General Building Infrastructure (advantageous).
  • Experience with Building Management Systems (BMS).
  • Knowledge of RedRabbit or similar property maintenance systems (advantageous).
  • Strong communication skills and proficiency in MS Office; MS Projects/MDA beneficial.
Qualifications & Skills

  • Diploma/Degree in Retail Business Administration, Project Management, Building Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (advantageous).
  • Minimum 5 years management experience in a Facilities or Building Management role.
  • Strong people leadership and performance management capability.
  • Expertise in project management, operational planning, and implementation.
  • Financial management competency.
  • Customer-service orientation with strong stakeholder engagement ability.
  • Understanding of industry standards, service level agreements, contract management, and quality management principles.

Desired Skills:

  • Asset Management
  • Electrical Maintenance
  • Facilities Management
  • Health and Safety Compliance
  • HVAC
  • Inspection
  • MDA Accounting

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The Focus Group

About the agency

THE FOCUS GROUP was formed in 1989 and has offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. We are a full service Human Resource Consulting Company, encompassing Black Empowerment joint venture partner Focus Kamoso, and offering a comprehensive range of integrated recruitment, assessment, employee relations, training and development, HR, employee benefit and payroll management services to a wide range of South African, African and international business organisations. Our commitment is to enter into a partnership with you, the Client, which adds value to your business and profit to your bottom line, by tailoring solutions that assist you to • Source, assess and select the best possible human resources. • Design and implement competency based training programmes, which ensure that your employees are capable of delivering the service excellence that your clients demand, and the competitive edge which you seek to maintain. • Create a business environment in which you manage change to your advantage and an organisational climate that allows your team to perform to its maximum potential. • Design employee benefit and remuneration structures which ensure that your people take ownership of your business and which protect you against losing your most valuable resource to your competition. • Implement an employee relations framework that promotes workplace harmony and minimises the occurrence of disruptive legal disputes.

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