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PASSENGER RAIL AGENCY OF SOUTH AFRICA (PRASA)
 
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT 
 
ASSISTANT MANAGER (BUILDING, BRIDGES AND STRUCTURES) 
SALARY GROUP: Assistant Manager 
LOCATION: Pretoria 
DEPARTMENT: Facilities Management 
REFERENCE: R&S/FM/BBSMNGT/05/21
 
Mission: To provide a facilities Management service for buildings, bridges, subways, fire equipment and related structures (e.g. platforms) in the PRASA environment. To ensure that stations and related assets perform at optimum levels of availability and reliability to their users.
 
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Key Responsibilities:
• Maintenance management.
• Manage all resources to ensure the effective utilization of operational capacity.
• Investigate service problems in conjunction with the client and introduce suitable solutions to the problem to ensure client satisfaction.
• Condition assessments on facilities.
• Maintenance and water usage analysis and Investigations of all PRASA and Freight Rail station.
• Manage the provision of hard facilities services for the region.
• Tenant liaison/providing customer service.
• Compile Maintenance plan, requisite capital and operational Budgets.
• Manage the performance of service providers in line with their contracts for the provision of service.
• Land invasion Management.
• Risk and Environmental management.
• Capacitate functional teams.
• Manage staff performance.
• Manage requisite Changes to enhance efficiencies in energy and resource usage.
 
 
Knowledge:
Basic survey instruments, Processes and functions within civil Engineering, Capital upgrades, Outsourcing, support services and buy-in services, Safety (Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993), ISO 9001 2000 (Quality standards and systems),Building regulations and standards, Assets Maintenance ,Asset condition monitoring, Station Operations, Water accounts and Budgeting, design and draughting principles, Civil Engineering principles.
 
Skills:
• Project Management, Contract Management, SLA Management, Financial Management/Principles, Sound analytical skills, decision making skills, Computer literacy, Interpersonal skills, Communication skills, Problem solving skills, Leadership skills, Multicultural adaptability, Negotiation skills.
 
Attitude:
• Attention to detail, Solutions driven, Emotional intelligence, Creative and innovative, Awareness of external environment, Quality oriented, Resilience, result driven, Team player, Customer orientation, Punctual, work under pressure, Client and Business Focus, Goal 
Orientated.

Minimum Requirements:
• Grade 12
• National Diploma or Degree in Facilities Management/ Engineering /Electrical / Civil Quantity Surveying /Building and construction.
• 3 years’ experience in Facilities environment and or Civil Engineering.
• Eligible to register with ECSA
• Valid Driver’s License



Closing Date: 09 June 2021
 
Should you not hear anything in three months from the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
 
Please apply by submitting your CV together with a certified (not more than 3 months) copy of ID & certificates toNGR.RECRUITMENT@PRASA.COM
 
NB: Clearly indicate the reference number on the Application (PLEASE NOTE THAT INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE DISCARDED)
 
As per PRASA Employment Equity Plan, this position is earmarked as follows:
Male: African, Indian, Coloured, White
Female: African, Indian, Coloured, White