Technical Building Manager - Commercial Office

Ability Executive Recruitment Full time

Pretoria, South Africa Posted on 28/04/2026

To ensure that all Clients and stakeholders receive the highest levels of customer service at the Client / Landlord interface. To ensure that building assets are optimally maintained throughout their life cycle in accordance with approved budget through effective and efficient management of in house and outsourced services.

• To assist with the preparation and management of the technical budget (Capex and R&M) including forecasts and budget variance reports
• Manage the technical budgeting process for all maintenance expenditure.

• To set and implement planned/preventative/emergency maintenance in conjunction with the Property and Portfolio Managers, as well as disaster and emergency planning
• To ensure that life cycle planning and preventative maintenance plans over a 3, 5 and 10-year period are set for properties under management
• To ensure effective asset control by setting and managing the asset register
• To contribute to the SLAs for approved service providers in conjunction with the Procurement team
• To ensure that compliance is maintained with building and statutory regulations
• To manage and respond timeously to technical complaints and queries received by clients, and identify trends in complaints
• To manage the relationship with the tenants, including tenant installations and asserting budgetary control
• To conduct inspections, including technical, housekeeping, service contract and take on and take back inspections
• Set and implement planned/preventative/emergency maintenance in conjunction with the Operations Manager
• Implement energy savings programs, environmental and sustainability methodology in the portfolio in conjunction with the Facilities Manager
• Set and coordinate service level agreements for approved service providers in conjunction with the Operations Manager and the Procurement team
• Manage tenant installations including monitoring of their implementation and assert budgetary control - this includes induction of external contractors onto our sites and ensuring that our health and safety standards are adhered to at all times
• Manage contract staff and resources as required - this includes providing a set scope of responsibilities for the Handymen under your guidance
• Monitor the quality of services rendered by suppliers
• Carry out regular building inspections
• Monitor and report on deliverables from service providers with appropriate consideration given to deadlines being met and budget constraints
• To manage and coordinate staff activities and deliverables, implementing work schedules and effectively using the company performance and development management system
• Management of tenant parking bays.
• To stay abreast of changing technical market trends
• Ensure that occupational health and safety standards and other relevant statutory regulations on all sites are adhered to - fire system testing, equipment servicing, signage, equipment registers etc.
• Ensure that compliance maintained with building and statutory regulations.

• 5 years property experience in a building maintenance/management related field
• 3+ years' experience managing commercial office buildings
• Responsible for building maintenance, engineering services, service providers and Capex & R&M budgets.
• Experience with solar installations, generators, HVAC, fire systems etc.
• Certificate or Diploma in Building Science/ Facilities Management/ Construction Management A technical tertiary qualification in Mechanical or Electrical or Civil/Structural Engineering is essential