Estate Manager

Description:

My client, an established Residential complex based in Somerset West has a vacancy for an Estate Manager with at least 3- 4 years relevant residential estate management experience to join their team Requirements:

• Good communication skills (English and Afrikaans)
• Residential Estate Management experience
• Building, electrical, water infrastructure, telecommunications and optic fibre infrastructure systems experience and/or knowledge will be an advantage.
• Computer literate (E-mail, Excel, and Word)
• Good negotiating skills – previous experience will be especially useful
• Good management skills (Staff, residents, owners and contractors)
• Be available (within reason) to attend to emergency situations after hours, over weekends and Public Holidays.
• It is essential that the candidate is a resident in the Helderberg Basin so as to be readily available after hours in need.

Duties will include, but not limited to:

• Effective management of the relevant service provider/s for safety, security and access control with the aim of zero intrusions and effective access control.
• Effective management of the performance of all other service providers/contractors.
• To identify shortcomings and make recommendations to the Operations Committee to improve standards and the general efficiency of the Park environment.
• Implement and manage repair and maintenance projects (planned and unplanned) on buildings, infrastructure such as roads, streetlights, fire-fighting equipment, fire hydrants, storm water systems, electricity and water reticulation systems, sewerage systems.
• Ensure the Common Property is safe, neat and tidy.
• Effective management of the MOA Office, Management systems and procedures and the personnel employed by the Association – in conjunction with the Managing Agent and the Operations Committee where appropriate.
• Management of all aspects of the Water Rights and the “Leiwater” system
• Finance and Administrative duties

Please apply if you currently reside in close proximity to Somerset West.

Requirements:

• Good communication skills (English and Afrikaans)
• Residential Estate Management experience
• Building, electrical, water infrastructure, telecommunications and optic fibre infrastructure systems experience and/or knowledge will be an advantage.
• Computer literate (E-mail, Excel, and Word)
• Good negotiating skills – previous experience will be especially useful
• Good management skills (Staff, residents, owners and contractors)
• Be available (within reason) to attend to emergency situations after hours, over weekends and Public Holidays.
• It is essential that the candidate is a resident in the Helderberg Basin so as to be readily available after hours in need.

• Effective management of the relevant service provider/s for safety, security and access control with the aim of zero intrusions and effective access control.
• Effective management of the performance of all other service providers/contractors.
• To identify shortcomings and make recommendations to the Operations Committee to improve standards and the general efficiency of the Park environment.
• Implement and manage repair and maintenance projects (planned and unplanned) on buildings, infrastructure such as roads, streetlights, fire-fighting equipment, fire hydrants, storm water systems, electricity and water reticulation systems, sewerage systems.
• Ensure the Common Property is safe, neat and tidy.
• Effective management of the MOA Office, Management systems and procedures and the personnel employed by the Association – in conjunction with the Managing Agent and the Operations Committee where appropriate.
• Management of all aspects of the Water Rights and the “Leiwater” system
• Finance and Administrative duties