Maintenance Manager (Student Accommodation)
Bright Placements
Full-time
Supervisors of Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Location
Mmabatho, North West, South Africa
Posted
July 14, 2026
Job Description
Job Purpose
To lead and manage all maintenance operations across a large student residence (approximately 1600 rooms), ensuring that facilities, infrastructure, and equipment are safe, compliant, and maintained to a high standard to support an optimal living and learning environment.
Key Responsibilities
To lead and manage all maintenance operations across a large student residence (approximately 1600 rooms), ensuring that facilities, infrastructure, and equipment are safe, compliant, and maintained to a high standard to support an optimal living and learning environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintenance Operations Management
- Oversee all planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance across the residence
- Ensure timely resolution of maintenance requests (rooms, common areas, plant equipment)
- Implement and manage a preventative maintenance schedule
- Maintain asset registers and equipment lifecycle plans
- Team Leadership
- Manage and supervise maintenance staff (e.g., technicians, electricians, plumbers, general workers)
- Allocate work, monit...