JUSTIN FORD

CONTACT DETAILS: +27-747******

Email Address: ad21un@r.postjobfree.com

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

PROFILE

I am a highly motivated, bright and mature individual with drive to succeed in anything that I do. I have a professional attitude and this can be substantiated by the positions I have held. I believe that service and delivery in the commercial sector is of utmost importance. My main attributes are loyalty, honesty, leadership and motivational skills. Having worked and lived abroad for 8 years, I have proven that I am able to adapt to new environments very easily. I am available to start immediately.

CAREER HISTORY

March 2022 – To present date

Building Manager: Ostende Flats, Sea Point

Responsibilities:

Dealing with Body’s Corporate and Trustees and liaising with Chairmen.

To engage with property owners and other role players.

Dealing with sub-contractors, negotiating pricing structures, risk assessment, conducting performance evaluations.

To manage the day to day running of the buildings.

To compile a 5 & 10 year maintenance plan.

To initiate, monitor and control Preventative Maintenance Programs.

To ensure that safety procedures on property is followed by all staff (including access to the property, CCTV, access to the units.

To enforce and monitor the compliance relating to the rules and regulations of the buildings

To complete monthly reports.

To manage all Property Management staff and ensure regular feedback and communication, relating to queries.

To ensure that the generator is serviced at regular intervals.

To ensure that their is always sufficient diesel for the generator.

Project management and supervising and coordinating work of contractors.

To oversee the project by means of project management.

To coordinate routine maintenance and repairs.

To ensure that the staff members are up to date in terms of any amendments to the rules pertaining to Occupational Health and Safety.

Drawing up of KPA’s and monitoring thereof..

Staff Management Ensure direct subordinates for ensuring adherence to Standards for: advice, guidance and technical support to subordinates, for development of subordinates, for HSE maintenance, for administration of staff and appropriate record keeping. · For ensuring relevant procedures and work instructions are up to date, thereby maintaining a system of internal control. To comply with the relevant requirements.

Interact with planners, architects and other external service providers, suppliers and vendors

To train new staff members on safety procedures.

To ensure proper building security strategy through relevant CCTV cameras, alarm systems and/or physical security guards, for the entire Company.

Jan 2011 - February 2022

Sole Proprietor: Just-In-Time Renovators/Maintenance Services

Cape Town

Working with a diverse range of people in the full time direction and management of a maintenance business.

Responsibilities: Dealing with Body’s Corporate and Trustees and liaising with Chairmen. Dealing with sub-contractors, negotiating pricing structures, risk assessment, conducting performance evaluations, attending to all financial aspects, marketing, recruitment and all other HR functions, drawing up of KPA’s and monitoring thereof. Attending to the drafting and submission of quotations, supervision of staff and purchasing of raw materials.

Reasons for leaving: The business has closed

Nov 2005– December 2010

Regional Property and Facilities Manager - Eswiss Investment Fund

Shenzen, China

To produce, agree, and monitor projects technical deployment plans according to strict deadlines in complex projects environments. To source land acquisition for potential development. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party consultants in order to deliver several migration projects according to plan. I was also accountable for constant liaison with internal technical teams, partners and suppliers and other various customer personnel in terms of effective coordination and execution of joint efforts. I had to organize and manage technical resources according to the plans agreed and had to ensure that the desired levels of acceptance put by the customer and board members where achieved.

Submission of quarterly reports to the board members on budget and also projected returns for the next quarter.

Responsibilities:

To provide strategic input towards the acquisition, disposal and refurbishment of properties under management and to assist in the strategic planning and management of the total property portfolio.

To engage with and conclude agreements with property owners, developers, brokers, attorneys and other role players.

To manage the day to day running of the buildings.

To compile a 5 year maintenance plan.

To initiate, monitor and control Preventative Maintenance Programs.

To ensure that safety procedures on property is followed by all staff (including access to the property, CCTV, access to the units

To enforce and monitor the compliance relating to the rules and regulations of the buildings

To oversee the planning, management and execution of capital expenditure projects on individual properties

To complete monthly reports.

To provide monthly valuations related to the property portfolio.

To draw up budgets and managing thereof.

To manage all Property Management staff and ensure regular feedback and communication, relating to queries.

To produce relevant reports for senior managers.

To define and drive proper tender processes and procedures.

To attend to the designing and planning the facilities layout.

To oversee the project by means of project management.

To coordinate routine maintenance and repairs.

To ensure that the staff members are up to date in terms of any amendments to the rules pertaining to Occupational Health and Safety.

Staff Management Ensure direct subordinates for ensuring adherence to Standards for: advice, guidance and technical support to subordinates, for development of subordinates, for HSE maintenance, for administration of staff and appropriate record keeping. · For ensuring relevant procedures and work instructions are up to date, thereby maintaining a system of internal control. To comply with the relevant requirements.

Interact with planners, architects and other external service providers, suppliers and vendors

To train new staff members on safety procedures.

To ensure proper building security strategy through relevant CCTV cameras, alarm systems and/or physical security guards, for the entire Company.

To oversee the management of all the buildings.

To attend and oversee to the waste management

To ensure that the air conditioners, fridges, freezers are fully working.

To set service level agreements with the service providers, contractors and sub contractors.

Ensure that all the maintenance activities and systems adhere to the standards / efficiency / productivity levels that have been set for the unit

To ensure that the work undertaken meets health and safety standards in line with company H&S audit standards

Organise all projects in a manner that does not disturb guests

Oversee all aspects of projects -the coordination and completion on time within budget and within scope

Set deadlines, assign responsibilities and monitor and summarize progress of projects

Act fast to resolve emergency issues

To oversee the security & safety controlled traffic access control

Find ways to reduce operating costs and conserve energy

Manage relationships with contractors and service providers.

Maintain budgets, expenses and activity logs.

To arrange for the materials to be delivered.

To make payment to the various suppliers.

To handle all hr matters.

To make payment of the municipal accounts.

To attend Trustees meetings.

To draw up interim reports.

Managing and leading change to ensure minimum disruption to core activities

To audit and compile reports on the status of existing buildings.

To review the performance targets for individual buildings with regard to tenants, vacancy factors, financial performance, debtor`s recoveries and operational expenses.

To scrutinize building income and expense budgets prepared by the Property managers and to add value to these budgets by altering assumptions in order to produce enhanced performance

To deliver the agreed annual & longer terms plans.

To compile a 5 year maintenance plan and to stipulate what upgrading of

existing buildings will be necessary and projected cost.

To identify trends in the markets in the region, thereby sourcing and motivating specific areas for new investments

To develop and implement computerized preventative maintenance measures.

To implement project time lines and research expected costs.

Project management and supervising and coordinating work of contractors.

Marketing of the properties.

Tenant Relations.

Drawing up of lease agreements

Reason for leaving: Family Responsibility

February 2002 - October 2005

Property and Facilities Manager

Circle Solutions - K.L.Malaysia

Job description: Liaise as a mediator between the company and the clients. To drawing up of the lease agreements. Attending to HR issues, drawing up of the KPA’S of the staff members and monitoring thereof. Liaising with contractors.

Responsibilities:

To keep building plans and blue prints filed.

To assist with the collection of the monthly rentals.

To oversee that the shopping complexes are run accordingly to a profit.

To develop and implement computerized preventative maintenance measures.

To implement project time lines and research expected costs.

To request, assemble and analyzes the contracted quotations.

To evaluate and submit cost reduction ideas to the board members.

To order and pick up the appropriate supplies needed for repairs & renovations.

To oversee the contractor`s repairs as needed.

To keep records and prepare monthly reports.

To perform mandatory safety tests.

To ensure that the contractors are abiding by the safety rules.

To track facility work projects unfinished and finished.

Respond to emergency requests for facility and equipment repairs.

To make sure the tools and equipment are properly organized and stored.

To ensure all maintenance work areas are clean and organized

Reason for leaving: I was head hunted by Eswiss Investment Fund

March 1997 – Jan 2002

Team Leader Old Mutual Investment

Cape Town

Responsibilities: Seeing to the supervision, training, motivation and time management of the staff. Ensuring that the SLA’s were adhered to. Handling difficult client queries.

Reason for leaving: I was offered a position abroad.

April 1994 – Feb 1997

Loss Adjuster Associated Loss Adjusters

Cape Town

Responsibilities: Assessing claims. Reporting on the moral risk of the client. Liaising with the police on merits of the claim. Advice on preventative measures relating to security measures. Settlement of claims.

Reason for leaving: I had acquired all the short term knowledge and I now wanted to gain the investment and long term insurance experience in order to have the complete package.

Feb 1990 – March 1994

Claims Department Head Mutual & Federal

Cape Town

Responsibilities: Managing HR issues, ensuring claims were processed timeously, attending to the KPA’s of staff members and performance appraisals, and authorizing of payment of claims.

Reason for leaving: I was offered the chance to become an Insurance Loss Adjuster

EDUCATION

1985 National Senior Certificate Cape Technical College – Cape Town

1986 Business Management Cape Tech College – Cape Town

1987 – 1989 National Service South African Navy – Cape Town

Sub Lieutenant

ACHIEVEMENTS

1983 - 1985 Western Province Water-Polo Trials

1983 - 1985 1st Team Water-Polo Captain

1990 – 1993 Unions water polo captain

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