Technical Manager- Bidvest Facilities Management x1
Job Details
- Company: Bidvest Facilities Management
- Division: BFM Operations 2
- Job Title: Technical Manager
- Location: Bloemfontein, Free State
- Employment Type: Permanent
- Industry: Facilities Services
- Functional Area: Operations
- Experience Level: Mid-Senior
- Posted: 28 September 2026
- Closing Date: 16 October 2026
Company Overview
Bidvest Facilities Management provides integrated facilities management services, supporting clients with the maintenance and management of buildings, infrastructure, equipment and technical services.
Job Overview
The Technical Manager will be responsible for implementing and managing an effective maintenance system across customer facilities while ensuring service-level agreement (SLA) requirements are consistently achieved. The role involves overseeing maintenance activities, technical staff, contractors, resources, health and safety, quality, budgets and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive the timely execution of planned, preventative, corrective and emergency maintenance.
- Identify maintenance risks relating to client properties and equipment and facilitate appropriate solutions.
- Implement effective HSE, Quality and Risk Management systems according to client requirements.
- Ensure optimal utilisation of resources across maintenance activities.
- Ensure the timely availability and suitability of parts and spares.
- Monitor technical maintenance work to ensure quality, cost optimisation and timely completion.
- Identify service gaps and implement solutions as part of continuous improvement.
- Manage back-to-back SLA agreements with suppliers and contractors.
- Monitor contractor performance and address SLA deviations.
- Assist with technical projects and provide technical support where required.
- Promote adherence to infrastructure maintenance processes.
- Recommend innovative and cost-effective maintenance solutions based on industry best practices.
- Manage operations within the allocated budget.
- Monitor technical staff performance and provide coaching, support and feedback.
- Manage employee performance and workplace conflicts in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Prepare suitable staff shift rosters and manage or approve applicable leave.
- Train, coach, mentor and support the development of technical staff.
Qualifications and Requirements
Applicants should have:
- National Diploma, Degree or BTech in Engineering, preferably Civil, Electrical, Mechanical or a related field.
- Matric / Senior Certificate.
- Valid South African Driver’s Licence.
- At least 5 years’ relevant engineering experience in maintenance engineering, CRM and Property Management.
- Experience in engineering maintenance, CRM and property management.
- Intermediate proficiency in:
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Project
- MS Outlook
- SAP knowledge.
- Knowledge of the OHS Act.
- Understanding of ISO 9001 Quality Management and Risk Management Systems.
Key Competencies
- Initiative and proactivity
- Basic supervisory skills
- Customer focus
- Teamwork and partnering
- Deadline-driven approach
- High motivation
- Subordinate capacity building
- Negotiation skills
- Relationship building
- Stress tolerance
- Analytical skills
- Interactive reasoning
- Excellent written communication
- Planning, scheduling and objective setting
- Excellent oral communication