What Jobs are available for Facility Management Firms in South Africa?

Strand31 Jan 2026Full time

Essential Health Pharmacy Group is recruiting for an experienced, energetic, mature and reliable handyman / maintenance worker to join our maintenance team. This role requires a versatile skill set, attention to detail, and the ability to tackle a variety of maintenance issues efficiently.

Due to the ongoing expansion of the business, we are always seeking for new talent to join our exciting team.

Responsibilities:

• Perform routine maintenance functions on and around sites

• Paint and filling holes/cracks (on walls, sidewalks etc.) Display the knowledge and/or ability to be an expert in the field of being a painter

• Carry out minor/basic repairs and service on all plumbing related equipment

• Perform general shopfitting duties including repair of equipment, locks, handles and tiles

• Assist Artisans with major repairs and services

• Undertake duties as assigned by management

• Identify and report repair needs to management

• Take responsibility for the upkeep of the gardens/parking areas around the properties

• Maintain general neatness of parking area

• Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 5 years' relevant experience in a wide range of handyman tasks (Painting, Tiling, Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry etc.)

• Basic knowledge/training on a variety of hand tools, electrical and mechanical equipment

• Non-endorsed driver's license

• Good communication skills

• Should be able to handle heights

• Good health and energetic

• Be able to work within a team

• Must be prepared to work weekends and/or public holidays

Advantageous

• Matric / NQF 4 Qualification / Trade Certificate

• Experience in managing a small team

• Health and Safety Qualification

If you are a skilled handyman with a strong technical background and are ready to take on a new and exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply below or e-mail your CV to with the job title in the subject line. We regret that not all applicants will be interviewed. Should you not hear from us within two weeks please consider your application unsuccessful. We are committed to the principles of Employment Equity.

Somerset West31 Jan 2026Full time

Essential Health Pharmacy Group is recruiting for an experienced, energetic, mature and reliable handyman / maintenance worker to join our maintenance team. This role requires a versatile skill set, attention to detail, and the ability to tackle a variety of maintenance issues efficiently.

Due to the ongoing expansion of the business, we are always seeking for new talent to join our exciting team.

Responsibilities:

• Perform routine maintenance functions on and around sites

• Paint and filling holes/cracks (on walls, sidewalks etc.) Display the knowledge and/or ability to be an expert in the field of being a painter

• Carry out minor/basic repairs and service on all plumbing related equipment

• Perform general shopfitting duties including repair of equipment, locks, handles and tiles

• Assist Artisans with major repairs and services

• Undertake duties as assigned by management

• Identify and report repair needs to management

• Take responsibility for the upkeep of the gardens/parking areas around the properties

• Maintain general neatness of parking area

• Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 5 years' relevant experience in a wide range of handyman tasks (Painting, Tiling, Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry etc.)

• Basic knowledge/training on a variety of hand tools, electrical and mechanical equipment

• Non-endorsed driver's license

• Good communication skills

• Should be able to handle heights

• Good health and energetic

• Be able to work within a team

• Must be prepared to work weekends and/or public holidays

Advantageous

• Matric / NQF 4 Qualification / Trade Certificate

• Experience in managing a small team

• Health and Safety Qualification

If you are a skilled handyman with a strong technical background and are ready to take on a new and exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply below or e-mail your CV to with the job title in the subject line. We regret that not all applicants will be interviewed. Should you not hear from us within two weeks please consider your application unsuccessful. We are committed to the principles of Employment Equity.

Gordon's Bay31 Jan 2026Full time

Essential Health Pharmacy Group is recruiting for an experienced, energetic, mature and reliable handyman / maintenance worker to join our maintenance team. This role requires a versatile skill set, attention to detail, and the ability to tackle a variety of maintenance issues efficiently.

Due to the ongoing expansion of the business, we are always seeking for new talent to join our exciting team.

Responsibilities:

• Perform routine maintenance functions on and around sites

• Paint and filling holes/cracks (on walls, sidewalks etc.) Display the knowledge and/or ability to be an expert in the field of being a painter

• Carry out minor/basic repairs and service on all plumbing related equipment

• Perform general shopfitting duties including repair of equipment, locks, handles and tiles

• Assist Artisans with major repairs and services

• Undertake duties as assigned by management

• Identify and report repair needs to management

• Take responsibility for the upkeep of the gardens/parking areas around the properties

• Maintain general neatness of parking area

• Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 5 years' relevant experience in a wide range of handyman tasks (Painting, Tiling, Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry etc.)

• Basic knowledge/training on a variety of hand tools, electrical and mechanical equipment

• Non-endorsed driver's license

• Good communication skills

• Should be able to handle heights

• Good health and energetic

• Be able to work within a team

• Must be prepared to work weekends and/or public holidays

Advantageous

• Matric / NQF 4 Qualification / Trade Certificate

• Experience in managing a small team

• Health and Safety Qualification

If you are a skilled handyman with a strong technical background and are ready to take on a new and exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply below or e-mail your CV to with the job title in the subject line. We regret that not all applicants will be interviewed. Should you not hear from us within two weeks please consider your application unsuccessful. We are committed to the principles of Employment Equity.

Administrative & Operations Coordinator (Remote)

Hours: 5:00 PM – 3:00 AM SAST

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Administrative & Operations Coordinator to support the smooth running of daily business operations. This role plays a vital part in maintaining structure, tracking progress across teams, and ensuring accountability in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, process-driven, and an excellent communicator who thrives on organisation, structure, and continuous improvement — helping teams stay aligned, productive, and on schedule.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage daily administrative and operational activities to ensure consistent progress across teams.
• Track all tasks, deliverables, and deadlines to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
• Maintain and update systems, databases, and tracking tools for accurate reporting.
• Monitor workflows, identify bottlenecks, and escalate issues where needed.
• Coordinate communication between management, internal teams, and external stakeholders.
• Prepare and maintain company records, reports, and filing systems.
• Could you provide general administrative support, including scheduling, documentation, and meeting coordination?
• Identify process gaps and assist in implementing systems to enhance operational efficiency.

Requirements:

• Property management experience is compulsory.
• Strong organisational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and drive accountability in a remote setting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Drive) and similar productivity tools.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and capable of working independently.
• Must be available to start immediately.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in operations coordination, administrative management, or project support.
• Background in managing workflows, reports, or performance tracking systems.
• Previous exposure to finance, property, or professional services operations.
• Ability to create systems and templates to streamline team operations.
• If you're an organised problem-solver who enjoys creating structure and ensuring operational excellence, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Our Team:
Property Management Internship

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

Company:
Sihlangu Properties (Pty) Ltd

Employment Type:
Fixed-Term Contract (6 Months)

Salary:
R3500 to R5000

Working Arrangement:
Remote

Closing Date:
Wednesday, 17 September 2025

Contact:
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Are you a recent graduate or a student seeking hands-on experience in property management and real estate operations? Do you have a keen interest in community development, housing, and administration? Sihlangu Properties is looking for a motivated Property Management Intern to join our dynamic team for a fixed-term internship.

About Us

Sihlangu Properties is a proudly South African property development and management company that blends modern living with safety, affordability, and convenience. With a portfolio of over 30 apartments across 7 developments, we are passionate about creating more than just homes – we build thriving communities.

What You'll Gain

This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain practical exposure across the full property management lifecycle – from lease administration to financial reporting. You'll learn how a growing property company operates while contributing meaningfully to our mission.

Key Learning Areas & Responsibilities

Under supervision, you'll be involved in:

·   Assisting with lease agreement administration and renewals

·   Supporting rental payment tracking and arrears follow-up

·   Coordinating with maintenance suppliers and service providers

·   Assisting with tenant onboarding and handling queries

·   Helping maintain accurate financial and operational records

·   Preparing basic management reports

·   Ensuring regulatory compliance support across the portfolio

Who We Are Looking For

·   Final-year student or recent graduate in Real Estate, Accounting, Property Studies, or Business Management

·   Strong organisational and communication skills

·   A proactive learner eager to take initiative and grow

·   Familiarity with MS Office (especially Excel); bonus if experienced with any accounting software

·   Based in Gauteng

Bonus Points

·   Driver's licence and own transport (not mandatory but an advantage)

·   Interest in affordable housing, real estate operations, or entrepreneurship

What We Offer

·   A hands-on, purpose-driven internship experience

·   Mentorship and exposure to all aspects of property management

·   A chance to work in a small, agile team making a real impact

·   Reference letter and potential future opportunities for high performers

How to Apply

Send your CV and a short motivational letter to with the subject line: Application – Property Management Internship

At Sihlangu Properties, we don't just rent homes – we create spaces where families grow, individuals thrive, and communities flourish. Come learn with us and be part of that story.

Africrest Properties is looking for a Head of Property Management to join our team

What makes us excited to come to work each day?

Thousands of people spend most of their days living and working in our buildings, therefore at Africrest Properties we believe that our actions have a large snowball effect on the economy and society. When we manage our buildings extremely well, our residents are that much happier and more productive.

We encourage potential employees to speak to our team to see why people enjoy working at Africrest.

Position Overview:

It is a requirement of this position that the Head of Property Management should attend to all aspects of operational, financial and administrative activities arising in respect of the properties under management as well as the general running of the company alongside the Head of Finance. Putting processes in place and making sure same is approved and executed. This includes liaising with tenants (where there are significant issues), service providers, contractors and property owners, the preparation of lease offers & lease agreements, debtor and creditor accounts administration (including local authority accounts management), utilities management, the supervising and quality control on MDA, property inspections, service provider selection, procurement & contracting and reactive & proactive property maintenance management.

Ensure that the company is run in the best possible manner from small to large items.

With regards to the items below, it is the responsibility of this position to either do the following himself/herself or delegate to his/her staff but the responsibility ultimately sits with this position.

Operations

• Attending to all operations and maintenance issues for the property portfolio.
• Securing, adjudicating and making recommendations in respect of service providers and contractors quotes.
• Procuring, negotiating and concluding service providers and contractors contracts.
• Preparing and issuing work orders to service providers and contractors with clear instructions as to what work is to be carried out.
• Instructing service providers and contractors to proceed with work once the necessary approval has been obtained from the property owner and might be required.
• Inspecting and accepting the work carried out by service providers and contractors.

HR

• Manage staff:

o Leave.

o Disputes.

o Performance reviews and bonuses (with directors).

o Training of staff (on an ongoing basis).

Queries and Reconciliations

• Responding to matters raised by the property owner, tenants and service providers.
• Responding to all queries in respect of rental and other charges (utilities, rates, interest, legal fees, recoveries, etc.) and maintenance within one day of receipt.
• Attending to all reconciliations in respect of rental and other charges within one day of receipt.
• Processing of all adjustments including ensuring that any credit or refunds due to the owners and/or tenants are processed timeously.
• Filing of all correspondence in respect of the above.

Vacancies

• Filing of all correspondence in respect of the above.
• Updating of vacancy notes on MDA when a commercial tenant is vacated.
• Building and maintaining broker networks.

Lease administration

• Preparation of all offers to lease, including forwarding to tenant and ensuring that all signed documentation is returned timeously.
• Preparation of all lease agreements, addendums, cession documents, etc.
• Capturing of all lease details in MDA including all tenant details, printing of lease schedule reports and the checking & confirming of it against the lease agreement.
• Forwarding of lease documentation to tenants and ensuring that all signed documentation is returned timeously.
• Forwarding of signed lease documentation to the landlord for approval and signature and ensuring that all signed documentation is returned timeously.
• Updating of leasing notes on MDA when an offer to lease is sent to a tenant or broker.
• Updating of notes on MDA regarding progress being made in finalising lease documentation.
• Ensuring that all FICA documentation are obtained, confirmed and filed with the signed lease agreement.
• Maintain tenant files within the requirements of POPI.

General Administration

• Securing debit order authorisation instructions from tenants.
• Filing of all correspondence in respect of the above.
• Monitoring and helping to update the website.
• Taking notes and minutes in meetings.
• Monthly Responsibilities.
• Take-on and/or Handover of buildings.
• Capturing new building details into MDA, including loading owners, property and tenant details.

Financial

• Monitor rental payments and manage rental debtors including capturing of recoverable charges (utilities, maintenance, etc.) legal process in accordance with the Company's debtor management procedure.
• Manage creditor invoicing and check, pay and process on DOKKA and MDA all creditor invoices including those of local authorities / utilities suppliers.
• Month end processing including bank reconciliations.
• Management and payment of VAT amounts due.

Budgets

• Reforecasting of budgets per Property Owners, Directors instructions.
• Capturing of any adjustments to budgets, recalculating the budget and uploading the revised budget – all to be completed between the 25th of the month.
• Management Reports
• Preparing Trial Balance, Rent Roll and Owner Statements for each property before the 5th of the month, including making the reports available to property owners.
• Overseeing debtors and creditors, working with finance team on reporting.
• Preparing a full management report for each property before 13h00 on the 17th of each month, including making the report available to property owners.

Owner Statements

• Close and run Owner Statements for the month before 09h00 on the 17th of the following month.
• Owner statement for the month to be sent to Owner.

General

• Ensuring that all recoveries are loaded in respect of items deemed recoverable in terms of the Lease Agreement.
• Updating market rentals on MDA by the last day of each month.
• Contacting tenants for turnover figures where applicable.
• Prepare and manage relevant portfolio parking schedules.
• Overseeing all aspects of the property management business.
• Overseeing file management systems.

Annual Responsibilities

• Municipal rates recoveries adjustments including ensuring that all increases are captured against tenant accounts before the 20th of June each year.
• Municipal property valuations checking and advice accordingly to property owners.
• Archiving of tenant files and building office files.
• Audit lease agreements for to ensure rental and recoveries are correct.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Property administration qualifications and experience.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Numeracy and financial skills and appreciation.
• Computer literacy and a thorough knowledge of the MDA property management system.
• Ability to adapt to a variety of environments and work demands.
• Ability to maintain a high level of sensitivity to client and tenants needs.
• Willingness to work additional hours as the demands of the job might indicate.
• Customer focused attitude.

The Focus Group Johannesburg, South Africa 08 October 2025 Junior / Mid 0 - 0 Full Time Cost to Company 1 years - 3 years Skills Ability to Meet Deadlines Customer Retention Customer Satisfaction Facilities Management Microsoft Office Property Management Service Management Solving Problems Systems Software Work Scheduling Industries Asset Management Property Real Estate Job Description

Purpose of the Role:

To manage and coordinate all facilities-related service requests, ensuring efficient task allocation, communication, documentation, and compliance with internal processes and service level agreements.

Key Performance Areas (KPAs): Helpdesk Processing

Receive, log, and track all facilities-related service requests via email, WhatsApp, or phone.

Ensure accurate and timely entry of requests into the MyBuildings system.

Create and manage quote requests aligned with preloaded budgets.

Monitor and follow up on outstanding service requests to ensure closure and customer satisfaction.

Task Allocation and Scheduling

Assign tasks to appropriate FM team members or contractors.

Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance schedules.

Monitor task progress and ensure checklist compliance.

Escalate unresolved or overdue issues to the Facilities Operations Manager.

Communications and Coordination

Act as the primary liaison between JSE staff and the FM team.

Provide timely updates to stakeholders and coordinate with service providers.

Maintain clear and professional communication at all times.

Prepare and distribute internal communications regarding planned maintenance or service disruptions.

Documentation and Reporting

Maintain accurate records of service requests, task assignments, and resolutions.

Generate regular reports on helpdesk performance, request trends, and contractor response times.

Assist in compiling data for budgeting, forecasting, and compliance audits.

Systems and Process Management

Ensure the MyBuildings system is updated and maintained with current data.

Identify opportunities to improve helpdesk processes and implement approved changes.

Support onboarding and training of new Facilities team members and contractors/suppliers on helpdesk procedures.

Compliance and Quality Assurance

Ensure all FM activities comply with company policies, health and safety regulations, and service level agreements.

Conduct periodic reviews of service delivery quality and escalate concerns as needed.

Support internal audits and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Candidate Profile:

The successful candidate will be a reliable and detail-oriented professional with strong communication and coordination skills. They should be customer-focused, adaptable under pressure, and capable of managing multiple priorities. A solid understanding of facilities management systems and processes is essential.

Skills and Competencies: Business Knowledge

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.

Reliable timekeeping and ability to meet deadlines.

Human Capital

High level of confidentiality and discretion.

Customer-centric with a positive and dependable attitude.

Skilled in facilities management processes and systems.

Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and reporting.

Adaptable and able to manage changing priorities under pressure.

Collaborative team player with strong coordination skills.

Qualifications and Experience:

Minimum Qualification: Grade 12 (Matric)

Experience: 1 to 3 years in a property or facilities management environment

Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in MS Office and relevant software packages