Maintenance Manager - Luxury Safari Lodges - North West

Pay

Market related

Type

Permanent

Sector

Electricity, Energy & Water Supply, Hospitality & Catering

Closes

in 25 days

Recruiter

Hospitality Jobs Africa · All jobs at Hospitality Jobs Africa

About the role

Our client is recruiting experienced Maintenance Managers for two luxury safari lodge operations in the North West. We are looking for technically capable, hands-on maintenance professionals who can lead the complete maintenance and engineering function within a demanding luxury lodge environment. The positions require strong all-round technical knowledge combined with leadership, preventative maintenance, contractor management and property-maintenance experience.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead maintenance and engineering operations
• Manage electrical, plumbing, mechanical, HVAC and structural maintenance
• Develop and manage preventative-maintenance programmes
• Conduct regular property inspections
• Identify maintenance, infrastructure and safety issues proactively
• Manage maintenance teams, artisans, technicians and contractors
• Ensure job cards and maintenance requests are completed promptly
• Manage maintenance budgets and cost controls
• Oversee inventory, equipment and maintenance supplies
• Coordinate specialist contractors and external service providers
• Manage supplier relationships
• Maintain maintenance logs and statutory documentation
• Ensure occupational health, safety and environmental compliance
• Support renovations and capital projects
• Implement energy-saving and sustainability initiatives
• Provide emergency and standby maintenance support when required

The client requires responsibility for both day-to-day maintenance and longer-term preventative maintenance, asset protection and technical compliance.

What they're looking for

• Grade 12
• Recognised technical qualification in Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical or a related trade
• Minimum 5 years' maintenance management experience
• Previous hotel, safari lodge or large-property maintenance experience preferred
• Strong all-round technical ability across Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Construction and Landscaping
• Experience managing maintenance teams and contractors
• Budget and cost-management experience
• Strong preventative-maintenance knowledge
• Sound understanding of building and technical systems
• Computer literate, including MS Office and maintenance systems
• Excellent fault-finding and problem-solving ability
• Strong leadership and organisational skills
• Able to respond effectively to operational emergencies

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: Market Related
• Location: North West
• Positions: Multiple
• Employment: Permanent