DIRECTOR: MAINTENANCE AND FACILITY SERVICES (N001655) - READVERTISEMENT
Listing reference: nwu_001001
Listing status: Closed
Apply by: 31 August 2022
Position summary
Industry: Other Sectors & Industries
Job category: Directors and Chief Executives
Location: Mafikeng - Capital City
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
About our company
NWU
Introduction
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (MAHIKENG CAMPUS)
FACULTY/ DIVISION: FINANCE & FACILITIES
POSITION NUMBER: N001655
VACANCY: DIRECTOR: MAINENANCE & FACILITY SERVICES
PEROMNES GRADE: P5
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: PERMANENT
“This post was previously advertised. All applications received in response to the previous advertisement, will automatically be considered again. Previous applicants therefore do not need to reapply.”
Job description
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
To lead, direct and optimise maintenance and facility services across multi-campus properties and estates ensuring alignment with the NWU strategic agenda and regulatory requirements.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Strategy Implementation
· Participate in the development of the NWU physical asset strategy and take joint accountability for the implementation.
· Develop and implement maintenance strategy across multi-campus properties and estates.
2. Maintenance Policies and Practices
· Develop and implement long term maintenance plan, uniform processes, policies, guidelines, and standards cross campuses, properties and estates.
· Develop, lead and implement uniform maintenance practices across infrastructure facilities and over the infrastructure/equipment life cycle.
3. Infrastructure Asset Maintenance
· Lead, develop, implement, and oversee infrastructure asset maintenance plans (long and short term), including:
o Corrective maintenance
o Preventative and scheduled maintenance
o Risk-based maintenance
o Condition-based maintenance
· Lead and oversee condition assessments to inform macro- and deferred maintenance plans.
· Develop infrastructure/ equipment life cycle intelligence to inform optimal preventative maintenance plan.
· Manage and ensure optimised and equitable resource allocation, including the procurement of skilled and experienced service providers where appropriate.
· Lead, oversee and ensure active management of these facility services contracts.
4. Unscheduled Maintenance
Lead, oversee and ensure compilation of emergency/ un-scheduled maintenance action plan development and resource allocation.
· Develop and implement emergency maintenance plans, processes, policies, guidelines, and standards cross campuses, properties and estates for all categories of infrastructure/ equipment.
· Participate in the procurement process to appoint skilled and experience service providers where appropriate (internal and/or professional service providers).
· Lead, oversee and ensure active management of these facility services contracts.
· Optimise management information and data integrity to limit emergency/ un-scheduled maintenance.
5. Specialised Technical Support Service
· Jointly accountable with Director Infrastructure Design and Construction to oversee the design, planning and execution of minor infrastructure projects.
· Identify and oversee technical specialist service needs identification for maintenance and / or facility services, resource allocation (internal / external) within procurement policy, proper delegation of legal responsibility.
· Lead, oversee and ensure the compilation of technical specialist service needs for maintenance and / or facility services resource allocation.
6. Energy and Water Efficiency Plan
· Translate energy and water efficiency strategy into implementation action plans short-, medium- and long-term plans to achieve the targets.
· Monitor NWU performance against targets and propose interventions for improvement.
7. Management and Leadership Results Areas
· Ensure optimal team composition, effectiveness and efficiency.
· Stakeholder relationship development and effectiveness.
· Corporate governance conformance, reporting and risk management.
· Integrated budgeting, cost management and cost-effectiveness.
· Unit processes and systems design, utilisation, effectiveness and efficiency in support of the digital business strategy.
· Personal effectiveness, wholeness and development.
· Values-based behaviour leadership and personal compliance.
ADDED ADVANTAGES & PREFERENCES:
· A postgraduate qualification in Management.
· Registration with a Professional Body as a Professional Quantity Surveyor, Engineer, or equivalent.
· Sound knowledge, insight and a strategic vision with regards to Operations in the Higher Education sector.
KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
· Maintenance management process.
· Project management.
KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:
· Leadership, coaching and mentoring.
Minimum requirements
· A Technical bachelor’s degree in Building or Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying or Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualification in a related field of study.
· A minimum of 8 years’ technical and managerial experience in infrastructure asset maintenance.
REMUNERATION:
The annual total remuneration package will be commensurate with the level of appointment as advertised and in line with the NWU policy guidelines.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING JOB CONTENT MAY BE DIRECTED TO: Elmarie De Beer on 018 299 4921
ENQUIRIES REGARDING RECRUITMENT PROCESS MAY BE DIRECTED TO: Lolo Boyana on 018 299 4803
CLOSING DATE: 31 August 2022
PLANNED COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES: As soon as possible
Kindly take note: applications must be submitted online through the official nwu vacancy website.
Incomplete applications and those submitted through any other platform will not be considered.
The University subscribes to and applies the principles of Employment Equity (EE) Act and is committed to transformation. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups, in accordance with the principles of the EE Act and NWU Employment Equity Plan.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment. Communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.
If you are not contacted within two months from the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
