Deputy Director: Facilities And Work Environment Management

In brief

**Overview** This role is for a Deputy Director: Facilities And Work Environment Management within the Chief Directorate: Corporate Management Services at the Gauteng Department Of Community Safety. Based at the Head Office in Johannesburg, this position offers an all-inclusive remuneration package of R932,292 per annum. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the department's facilities, work environment, and related management services. **What you will do** Key responsibilities include: * **Infrastructure management:** Overseeing all aspects of departmental facilities and maintenance, managing capital projects, developing long- and short-term maintenance programmes and associated budgets, coordinating building usage and leases, reviewing project decisions, conferring with staff and contractors, inspecting project completion, supervising inspection programmes for existing facilities, overseeing the reception area, providing cleaning and hygiene services, and managing parking bay allocation. * **Management of occupational health and safety (OHS):** Implementing OHS within the department, managing OHS awareness campaigns, facilitating building/infrastructure inspections for safety compliance, ensuring the functioning of the OHS committee, conducting OHS awareness sessions, facilitating fire drills, and ensuring emergency plans are in place. * **Management of central registry:** Implementing records management policies and systems, facilitating records management workshops, managing records disposal in accordance with national archives and records services, providing effective records management systems, and ensuring efficient service for registry and storage components. * **Budget and financial management:** Managing the procurement plan and budget needs for the unit, overseeing budget utilisation, reporting expenditure for goods and services, reporting over-expenditure, attending budget monitoring/vetting committee meetings, and monitoring wasteful expenditure within the unit. * **Risk management:** Implementing risk management action plans and audit recommendations, and cooperating with the risk management unit, risk management committee, risk champions, and relevant stakeholders involved in risk management. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * A Grade 12 and National Diploma/ Bachelor's degree NQF Level 6/7 in Public Management /Administration/ Business Administration/ Project Management/ facilities management/ management services or any other qualification under built environment. * 3 years’ experience at entry level management (ASD) in a related field. * A valid code 08/10 driver’s licence. * **Knowledge and Skills:** Change management, national building act, projects management, risk assessment and hazard identification, budgeting and financial management, disaster management, day-to-day maintenance, OHS act, national archives and records services of South Africa act, promotion to access to information act (PAIA), promotion of administrative justice act, information security policy, electronic communication transaction act, electronic document management system, business writing skills, project process skills, risk assessment and mitigation, disaster management, systems and administrations skills, decision making skills, computer skills, negotiating skills. **Who should apply** This role is suited for a seasoned professional with a relevant NQF Level 6/7 qualification in fields such as Public Management, Administration, Business Administration, Project Management, Facilities Management, or other built environment disciplines. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience at an entry-level management (ASD) position in a related field, coupled with a valid code 08/10 driver's licence. They should possess comprehensive knowledge of national building acts, project management, risk assessment, financial management, disaster management, OHS legislation, and relevant administrative acts, alongside strong business writing, project, risk mitigation, systems administration, decision-making, computer, and negotiation skills. The individual must be capable of overseeing complex operational areas including infrastructure, OHS, central registry, and financial management. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/gauteng-department-of-community-safety-vacancies-from-dpsa-circular-38-of-2026#spani-ref-refs-057023 Source: govpage

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• At least 3 years of experience.

• Project management
• Health and safety (OHS)
• Driver's licence

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