Maintenance Manager – Luxury Safari Lodges – North West

Maintenance Manager – Luxury Safari Lodges – North West

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.

Description:

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.

Requirements:

• 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

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