Facilities Operations Manager (CPT)
Date:
16 Apr 2026
Location:
Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA
Company:
Sanlam Group
The role
The Santam Group is seeking to hire a Facilities Operations Manager on a permanent basis.
What will make you successful in this role?
Facilities Management:
- Primary contact and liaison for all the Santam business units and Sanlam Facilities and Real Estate (SFRE) for all facilities management related matters
- Manage Facilities Management budgets and service level agreements
- Facilities Strategy input and operationalising for the Santam Group
Security Management
- Fire Prevention
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Waste Disposal
- Disaster Recovery Management
Third Party Contract Management
- Sanlam Facilities Management
- CBRE Outsourced Agreement Management
- Fleet Management
- Lease Renewals
Technical Management
- Installations and Management of Mechanical, Electrical, HVAC, Lifts, Alarms & detection systems and CCTV
Maintenance Management
- Building Maintenance Management
- Roads, Paths and Carparks
- Management of construction, vending, and related 3rd party subcontractors and vendors
Logistics Management
- Management of the Mail Room team.
- Logistics and Deliveries
Co-ordination of Office moves across the Santam Group
Qualification and experience
- Minimum BSc Built Environment or Engineering or BCom or Btech
- Minimum 8 years of working experience in a similar role.
- Minimum of 5 years managerial experience
- Accounting knowledge
- ESG knowledge
- Good knowledge of SANS, National Building Regulations and OHS Act among others
- Good knowledge of various building contracts applicable to the building services industry i.e. JBCC, Procsa, etc.
- Computer literate with all Microsoft Office Packages (Projects, Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, etc.) including various maintenance management systems.
- Knowledge and experience of CAD, CMMS software among others will be advantageous.
- Professional certification in Facilities Management (e.g., SAFMA, IFMA) is advantageous.
- Drivers licence essential.
Core Competencies
Being resilient - Contributing through others
Collaborates - Contributing through others
Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
Customer focus - Contributing through others
Drives results - Contributing through others