GPDD076-2026 DEPUTY DIRECTOR: FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

DEPARTMENT: GROUP PROPERTY

Division: Property Management Services

Section: Facilities Management and Office Accommodation

Location: Regions 1 and 2

Reference number

GPDD076-2026   

Position

DEPUTY DIRECTOR: FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

To be advertised

Internal

External

This position seeks to attract (External)

African female

African male

Coloured female

Coloured male

Indian female

Indian male

White female

White male

Person with disability

All categories

Job level

T17

Scale

R857 964,00 – R1 191 576,00 per annum

Estimated

remuneration package

R1 261 855,00 – R1 686 480,00 per annum

Job purpose

To ensure that all City of Tshwane buildings are maintained at an acceptable level at minimum cost over the long term

Appointment 

requirements

An appropriate three-year career-related tertiary qualification (degree or national diploma) in Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Engineering or Construction or Building Management

At least eight years’ relevant experience within a building environment

Managerial experience will be an added advantage

A valid Code B driving licence

Computer literacy

SAP literacy

Must undergo a criminal record check and such a person shall allow their fingerprints to be taken by the Tshwane Metro Police Department at own cost

Personal attributes

and/or competencies

Planning and organising: Ability to plan and organise the work unit using goal setting, objectives and targets, and creating work schedules and work plans with associated resources and budgets according to the City’s procedures in order to achieve the tasks, functions and results of the work unit

Managing work effectively: Manage own time and available resources and tools to ensure that work is completed efficiently and on time

Facility-specific skills: Show a satisfactory level of technical skill, knowledge, experience and education relevant to community facilities

Problem solving: Ability to gather information, analyse issues and deal with complexity and ambiguity, showing long-term thinking, following through in a logical manner and being aware of consequences and implications with an ability to see the bigger picture

Direction setting: Ability to create a clear sense of common purpose and vision for others and to motivate and inspire others to voluntarily give their best in working towards a common vision or goal

Primary functions

Design and approve a building maintenance plan format

Ensure that a maintenance budget is compiled for each building

Analyse official spending and spending committed against the maintenance plan, and investigate deviations

Approve all changes to building maintenance plans due to changes in requirements and circumstances, as and when required

Ensure financial control and report back on all over- and underexpenditure on the budgets under their control

Ensure customer satisfaction

Ensure that maintenance significant items are identified and listed

Ensure that appropriate preventive maintenance schedules are compiled and implemented for all maintenance significant items

Manage service contracts to ensure that these are valid and in order

Ensure evaluation and alteration of preventive maintenance schedules by appropriate service reports and breakdown analysis

Ensure that equipment is replaced based on life cycle costing principles

Maintain a project register of all building maintenance service projects

Manage projects

Determine workshop labour rates based on the workshops’ total expenditure and productive work hours

Conduct analysis of workshop income versus expenditure and take appropriate action where applicable

Conduct analysis of workshop vehicle cost and use and take appropriate action where applicable

Analyse income and expenditure regarding the cleaning service

Ensure valid cleaning contracts via tender procedures

Ensure that client complaints regarding the cleaning service are attended to

Provide approval by signing material requisitions and payments, overtime, sewerage allowance, ad hoc transport allowance, leave, etc

Plan the building maintenance effort for the City

Ensure a climate conducive to promoting and sustaining motivational levels, productivity and performance by directing and controlling outcomes associated with the use, productivity and performance of personnel within the section

Manage assets within the section

SAP

S70016742

New/natural attrition

Natural attrition

Enquiries

Faith Mangwegape (012 358 5350) or Sifiso Ndaba (012 358 8900)