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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

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