Executive Manager: Properties and Facilities Management 5 YR FTC)

Overview of the role:

The role entails overseeing and directing the sourcing, planning and rollout of infrastructure programmes on behalf of public sector and partner institutions.

The incumbent is expected to drive the enlisting of the ECDC as an infrastructure programme management partner by national, provincial, local government, and other partner institutions relating to social, economic, and basic services infrastructure.

Functional areas relating to role include business development, infrastructure programme delivery management systems, infrastructure development planning, infrastructure programmes execution and monitoring, client and stakeholder relations management, and contract management.

The incumbent shall also be responsible for overseeing revenue collection for services rendered, creating a sustainable revenue stream, and managing the service in a commercially sound and development-oriented manner. The operations of the business unit are required to contribute to funding of the development mandate of the organisation including pursuit of external funding for infrastructure development from local, national and international sources including the national treasury’s budget facility for infrastructure (BFI) and; to the attainment of sustainable institutional operating surplus.

The executive shall also be responsible for providing overall strategic leadership and management of resources within the unit.

Minimum Requirements:

A bachelor’s degree in commerce, build environment, property management or relevant field and a relevant post-graduate degree at master’s level or professional accreditations such as Pr. Eng, CA (SA) or equivalent.

10+ years working experience in an environment that provides adequate exposure to property management, leasehold, or facilities management with 5+ years at senior management level.

A deep understanding of property management dynamics, project management, structured finance and property development experience would be an added advantage.