Deputy Director: Facilities Management

About the role

The National Treasury is hiring a Deputy Director: Facilities Management in Corporate Services, based in Pretoria. This is a permanent post, paying R932,292 a year. How to apply: To apply visit: https://erecruitment.treasury.gov.za/eRecruitment Reference number to quote: S113/2026 Closing date: 24 November 2026 at 12:00 pm (Midday) Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV.

Responsibilities

• Technical Facilities and Asset Lifecycle Management: Develop integrated preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance plans for building fabric and critical systems, including HVAC, electrical supply, standby power, lifts, fire systems, water and plumbing.
• Maintain accurate asset registers, condition assessments, lifecycle and replacement plans, maintenance schedules, service histories, warranties and statutory certificates.
• Monitor work orders, plant availability, energy and water performance, recurring defects and root causes through CAFM/IWMS, BMS, IoT sensors and other approved digital platforms.
• Coordinate inspections, emergency repairs, commissioning, snagging and close-out, and verify that defects are resolved without compromising safety or business continuity.
• Property and Accommodation Management: Conduct accommodation needs, space-utilisation and propertycondition assessments and compile property and accommodation plans aligned with approved business requirements.
• Manage the technical performance of leased and state-owned accommodation, including landlord and DPWI liaison, occupancy, utilities and municipal services.
• Provide technical inputs into leases and renewals and monitor property obligations, compliance certificates, handover, relocation and exit requirements.
• Monitor occupancy, building condition, recurring defects and remedial actions and escalate unresolved landlord or custodian obligations.
• Capital Projects, Fitouts and Relocations: Scope and manage fit-outs, refurbishments, relocations and facilities projects from feasibility and planning through execution, commissioning, handover and close-out.
• Develop technical requirements, cost estimates, implementation schedules, risk controls and procurement inputs in consultation with relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate consultants and contractors, verify workmanship and quality, and manage commissioning, snagging, as-built information and O&M documentation.
• Monitor delivery against time, cost, quality and safety requirements, control variations and escalate blocked decisions or material deviations.
• Contract, SLA and Financial Management: Develop clear technical specifications, scopes of work, service levels and performance indicators and support compliant procurement processes with SCM and Legal.
• Manage mobilisation and service-provider performance, verify deliverables, address under-performance, variations and disputes, and implement corrective action.
• Plan and monitor allocated budgets, commitments, forecasts and expenditure, assess cost drivers and value for money and report financial or service-continuity risks.
• Certify completed work and valid invoices against contractual evidence, support payment within prescribed periods, and monitor contract expiry, renewal and transition.
• Governance, Risk, Digital Systems and Stakeholder Leadership: Ensure compliance with GIAMA, PFMA, Treasury Regulations, OHS, building and fire requirements and applicable procurement prescripts.
• Maintain facilities risk registers, audit and compliance evidence, continuity and emergency plans, and close findings and corrective actions.
• Lead work-order governance and use CAFM/IWMS, BMS, IoT monitoring, dashboards and trend analysis to automate controls and improve performance.
• Lead staff and coordinate Finance, SCM, Legal, ICT, Security, DPWI, landlords, service providers and clients, with timely management and executive reporting.

Requirements

• A grade 12 is required coupled with National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6).
• A qualification equivalent to NQF level 7 in Facilities Management, Property Management, the Built Environment, Public Administration, Construction or Engineering or Quantity Surveying, Project Management or a related field will be an added advantage.
• A minimum 4 years’ experience of which 2 years should be on an Assistant Director level or equivalent in facilities, property, building maintenance or infrastructure and project management.
• Demonstrated responsibility for supervising staff and managing technical service providers, contracts, budgets and complex accommodation, maintenance or refurbishment projects.
• Experience in planned maintenance, property and accommodation management, SLA performance and digital facilities systems.