21 Building Operations jobs in South Africa

Are you a seasoned operations leader with a passion for driving efficiency and excellence in the listed investments space?

We’re seeking a dynamic Head of Operations to join our client’s growing team. In this pivotal role, you’ll be responsible for overseeing all operational aspects of the business, ensuring compliance, managing risk, and overseeing a high-performing team.

Your Responsibilities:

• Operational Excellence: Oversee portfolio administration, client services, and business administration. Develop and implement efficient processes to streamline operations.
• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate risks to safeguard the business. Ensure compliance with risk management policies and regulations.
• Regulatory Compliance: Adhere to FICA, FAIS, and other relevant regulations. Develop and review company policies and procedures.
• Vendor Management: Manage relationships with outsourced service providers to ensure optimal performance.
• Strategic Planning: Contribute to the company’s strategic direction and identify opportunities for operational improvement.

What You’ll Bring:

• Academic Background: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or a related field. Postgraduate qualification in risk management is a plus.
• Industry Experience: Minimum 3 – 5 years of experience in an operations role within the property investment industry.
• Operational Expertise: Solid understanding of listed investment operations, including portfolio administration, client services, and risk management.
• Team Leadership: Proven ability to guide and manage teams in a regulated environment.
• Communication & Analytical Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, coupled with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Additional Skills & Competencies:

• Regulatory Knowledge: Strong understanding of FICA, FAIS, and other relevant regulations.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and experience with property investment software.
• Execution & Adaptability: Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Attention to Detail: Meticulous attention to detail to ensure accuracy and compliance.

If you’re a results-oriented leader with a passion for operational excellence, we invite you to apply!

Location: Johannesburg, Northern Suburbs

To apply or for more elaborate details send us a detailed CV (in MS Word format) via email to (HOO_G)

Join to apply for the Flight Data Controller.REG KIM.Airport Operations (Airport Management)(P21001) role at Airports Company South Africa

Flight Data Controller

An exciting vacancy exists at Kimberley Airport for an experienced Flight Data Controller within the Operations Management Division.

Key Performance Outputs

• Accurately capture air traffic movement data including aircraft landing, take-off, and parking times.
• Monitor all radio frequencies and escalate non-compliance issues.
• Source estimated time of arrival/departure of various aircraft operators.
• Update flight information display system (FIDS) data to provide passengers and airport users with up-to-date flight information.
• Capture all movements in the Airport Management System.
• Ensure airline schedules align with seasonal slots.
• Generate and distribute resource plans (parking bay list) for stakeholders.
• Notify Airport Operations of bay changes when required.
• Manage flight allocation schedules and non-scheduled operations.
• Liaise with Air Traffic and Navigation Service (ANS) to manage calculated take-off time (CTOT).
• Manage aircraft changes and take remedial actions as needed.
• Handle financial transactions and cash receipts.
• Adhere to statutory regulations, organisational standards, policies, and procedures; report non-compliance and implement corrective actions.
• Analyze stakeholder needs and identify improvement initiatives.
• Build, support, and maintain healthy, diverse internal and external relationships to achieve organisational goals; implement remedial actions where necessary.
• Manage principles to ensure fair utilization between airlines.

Technical Skills and Experience

• Higher Certificate in Logistics, Commercial, or Operations (Essential)
• 1-2 years of aeronautical documentation operational experience (Essential)
• 1 year of stakeholder engagement operational experience (Essential)
• Technical, specialist, or analytical skills acquired through tertiary education or equivalent experience

Competencies

• Problem Solving
• Attention to Detail
• Knowledge of Aviation Legislation
• Knowledge of Airport Environment
• Rule Following
• Results Driven
• Interpersonal Relationships

Shortlisted candidates will need to provide proof of qualifications, NQF level, and credits, and must be eligible for Top Security Clearance within 3 months of appointment.

Positions will be filled in line with Airports Company South Africa's values and Employment Equity Policy. If you do not hear from us within 30 days, consider your application unsuccessful.

Airports Company of South Africa Limited (ACSA) is a majority (94.6%) state-owned airport management company, operating nine airports across South Africa. Founded in 1993, headquartered at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Gauteng.

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Aviation and Aerospace, Component Manufacturing

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Our client is a Boutique Asset Management business based in Cape Town. They have a new position which requires the new incumbent to ensure that the fund administration and operations is undertaken accurately and within the set time constraints and provide daily assistance to support to the Investment teams, Analysts, Investment Risk and Portfolio Managers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

– Client flows – timeous processing and administration

-New clients take-on – full onboarding and execution of client take on.

-Transitions and Partial Take-ons and take-offs – systems / transaction processing, liaising with administrators, transition managers and or clients.

-Daily Performance checking/review and reporting, liaising with Investment Risk team.

-Client Cash Management – daily executions of money market transactions.

-Cash management – co-ordination/administration, including electronic banking.

-Investments in to Pooled (UT and LIFE) products – instructions and administration reconciliation.

-Daily data monitoring, review and co-ordination with data support team and review for further enhancements

-Monthly and quarterly reporting review and distribution to all clients.

-Monthly management accounts and amortisation schedule reviews of Private Market funds.

-Co-ordinate annual financial audit for Private Markets funds

-Client Audit certificates review.

-Preparation, review and distribution of:
Quarterly SARB reporting, Reg 28 and Reg 30 reporting, C48 Reporting

-Bank/Scrip Recons – review and follow up on query resolution.

-Annual procedure documentation review & maintenance.

-Management and performance fee calculations, invoicing and processing of payments.

-Equity, Derivative, Fixed Income, Money Market, International trade monitoring.

-Corporate Action review and co-ordination with Portfolio Managers and administrators.

-Maintain 3rd party relationships (Administrators, Brokers, Custodians, Consultants)

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
You must have substantial experience in investment fund administration and operations gained in an Asset Management back-office environment as highlighted in the list of responsibilities.

-A highly professional approach/work ethic.

-Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.

-Ability to multi-task.

-Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

-A self-motivated, committed work ethic and a drive for perfection as well as keen attention to detail.

-Strong data management skills.

-Numerically literate, comfortable working with numbers.

-Ability to perform under deadline pressure.

-Strong problem-solving ability, including metrics-driven thinking.

-Ability to work independently and collaboratively within the team and stakeholders.

-ADVANCED knowledge of MS Excel

-Client service focused attitude.

EDUCATION
BSc, BCom (Honors) or finance related degree

To apply for this role please send your CV to

Our client is a Boutique Asset Management business based in Cape Town. They have a new position which requires the new incumbent to ensure that the fund administration and operations is undertaken accurately and within the set time constraints and provide daily assistance to support to the Investment teams, Analysts, Investment Risk and Portfolio Managers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

– Client flows – timeous processing and administration

-New clients take-on – full onboarding and execution of client take on.

-Transitions and Partial Take-ons and take-offs – systems / transaction processing, liaising with administrators, transition managers and or clients.

-Daily Performance checking/review and reporting, liaising with Investment Risk team.

-Client Cash Management – daily executions of money market transactions.

-Cash management – co-ordination/administration, including electronic banking.

-Investments in to Pooled (UT and LIFE) products – instructions and administration reconciliation.

-Daily data monitoring, review and co-ordination with data support team and review for further enhancements

-Monthly and quarterly reporting review and distribution to all clients.

-Monthly management accounts and amortisation schedule reviews of Private Market funds.

-Co-ordinate annual financial audit for Private Markets funds

-Client Audit certificates review.

-Preparation, review and distribution of:
Quarterly SARB reporting, Reg 28 and Reg 30 reporting, C48 Reporting

-Bank/Scrip Recons – review and follow up on query resolution.

-Annual procedure documentation review & maintenance.

-Management and performance fee calculations, invoicing and processing of payments.

-Equity, Derivative, Fixed Income, Money Market, International trade monitoring.

-Corporate Action review and co-ordination with Portfolio Managers and administrators.

-Maintain 3rd party relationships (Administrators, Brokers, Custodians, Consultants)

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
You must have substantial experience in investment fund administration and operations gained in an Asset Management back-office environment as highlighted in the list of responsibilities.

-A highly professional approach/work ethic.

-Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.

-Ability to multi-task.

-Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

-A self-motivated, committed work ethic and a drive for perfection as well as keen attention to detail.

-Strong data management skills.

-Numerically literate, comfortable working with numbers.

-Ability to perform under deadline pressure.

-Strong problem-solving ability, including metrics-driven thinking.

-Ability to work independently and collaboratively within the team and stakeholders.

-ADVANCED knowledge of MS Excel

-Client service focused attitude.

EDUCATION
BSc, BCom (Honors) or finance related degree

To apply for this role please send your CV to

Our client, a leading Asset Management Firm, is looking for a qualified Data Operations Analyst. As a Data Operations Analyst, you will:

1. Maintain relationships with Portfolio Managers, Dealers, and Performance & Risk, Client Operations and Reporting teams. Understand their queries and the impact a data issue has on their function/process, manage their expectations, and consider changes to avoid a recurrence.
2. Have a key relationship with Investment Operations and assist in data queries which arise in that team.
3. Maintain relationship with Data team as well as assist in the oversight of that team.
4. Maintain relationship with other data providers (Benchmark Data Provider) and assist in oversight of that team, ensuring quality of benchmark data.
5. Create securities required for trading.
6. Maintain security static data.
7. Perform daily system and data reconciliations.
8. Review NAV reconciliations, investigate breaks and communicate to impacted business users of the data.
9. Assist with the implementation of new products and new instruments from a data operations perspective.
10. Continually review and update processes and procedures to reduce risk and improve efficiency.

Qualifications:

• BCom / BBus Sci or other similar degrees.

Experience:

• At least 3-5 years relevant industry and operational experience.
• Experience of liaising with individuals at all levels and across business.
• Bloomberg experience.
• Basic SQL experience.
• Strong Excel knowledge.

Attributes:

• The ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships.
• The ability to ‘approach and own’ and continuously look for opportunities to develop.
• Ability to analyse, interpret and assimilate information.

Our client, a leading Asset Management Firm, is looking for a qualified Data Operations Analyst. As a Data Operations Analyst, you will:

1. Maintain relationships with Portfolio Managers, Dealers, and Performance & Risk, Client Operations and Reporting teams. Understand their queries and the impact a data issue has on their function/process, manage their expectations, and consider changes to avoid a recurrence.
2. Have a key relationship with Investment Operations and assist in data queries which arise in that team.
3. Maintain relationship with Data team as well as assist in the oversight of that team.
4. Maintain relationship with other data providers (Benchmark Data Provider) and assist in oversight of that team, ensuring quality of benchmark data.
5. Create securities required for trading.
6. Maintain security static data.
7. Perform daily system and data reconciliations.
8. Review NAV reconciliations, investigate breaks and communicate to impacted business users of the data.
9. Assist with the implementation of new products and new instruments from a data operations perspective.
10. Continually review and update processes and procedures to reduce risk and improve efficiency.

Qualifications:

• BCom / BBus Sci or other similar degrees.

Experience:

• At least 3-5 years relevant industry and operational experience.
• Experience of liaising with individuals at all levels and across business.
• Bloomberg experience.
• Basic SQL experience.
• Strong Excel knowledge.

Attributes:

• The ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships.
• The ability to ‘approach and own’ and continuously look for opportunities to develop.
• Ability to analyse, interpret and assimilate information.

Listing reference: minte_000283

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 18 October 2024

Industry: Mining & Quarrying

Location: Randburg

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: No

Mintek has an exciting career opportunity for an Artisan: Comminution position within the Mineral Processing Division (MPD). The candidate is required to perform tasks related to executing plant building and equipment maintenance activities within MPD. This includes being responsible for building and maintenance of pilot plants, laboratory equipment and MPD assets in accordance with specified designs, engineering drawings, plant layouts, flow sheets, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Plan and execute planned maintenance schedule on various MPD plants and equipment, ensuring effective interpretation of conditions and quality of maintenance work.
• Maintain a sign-in and sign-out for MPD equipment.
• Assist with Works Orders and follow-ups.
• Compile reports on the status of inspected equipment and submit recommendations to the Head of the group.
• Ensure registration of assets in equipment register and monitor asset movements.
• Help to record and track the movement of assets.
• Look after the MPD assets and help identify broken or non-repairable items.
• Identify resources required for maintenance activities.
• Plan execution of recommended maintenance activities.
• Execute planned maintenance as per schedule.
• Report back to the head on completed work.

• Execute planned maintenance inspections on various mechanical plants and equipment, using mechanical theories to interpret conditions and determine causes.
• Compile reports on the status of inspected equipment.
• Submit reports with recommendations to Supervisor.
• Identify resources required for maintenance activities.
• Plan execution of recommended maintenance activities.
• Execute planned maintenance as per schedule.
• Report back to Supervisor on completed work.

• Respond to breakdown of equipment and plant.
• Assess the extent and cause of failure.
• Identify the best remedial action, considering downtime and repair costs.
• Inform Supervisor of the failure and request required spares.
• Execute repairs to failed equipment or plant and commission, ensuring high quality of workmanship.

• Interpret drawings (PFD’s, P&ID’s and Structural) to assemble plant and equipment as requested.
• Design, manufacture and install water, air, gas and steam reticulation according to relevant quality and safety standards.
• Meet requirements of CI for pilot plant building.
• Commission pilot plants.
• Meet deadlines for projects and reliability.
• Ensure all equipment is returned to its original state after decommissioning a pilot plant.

• Perform risk assessments before carrying out work.
• Supervise subordinates and ensure safe work practices.
• Ensure high quality of work in all maintenance activities.
• Minimise wastage of materials and spares during maintenance.
• Perform standby duties, responding to after-hours calls regarding failed equipment and services.
• Mentor trainees.
• Ensure all SHEQ requirements are adhered to.
• At least 5 years' experience in operation and maintenance of relevant minerals processing related unit operations such as flotation, milling, crushing, physical separation and sample preparation.