Facilities, Maintenance and Operations Manager

Daniel Wiese (Jaco) Mobile: 082*******

Email: ************@*****.***

Bio

● Languages: Afrikaans and English

● Nationality: South African.

● Place of Residence: Cape Town, RSA

● Drivers License: Yes, EB

Professional Profile

Experienced Operations, Facilities and Engineering Head with a demonstrated history of working in the corporate, leisure, health, wellness, and fitness industry with over 20 years’ experience. Skilled in Negotiation, Budgeting, HVAC, Electrical, Operations Management, Health and Safety, Utilities Management and Building Maintenance.

Passionate about sustainability with a track record of reducing utilities costs and improving efficiency. Strong engineering professional with an Advanced Diploma in Applied Electrical Engineering and Nebosh Certificate. Managed over 140 facilities across Southern Africa. Reduced utility consumption by 30%.

Trained and upskilled a staff complement of over 250 people. Member of Engineers Australia and a Certified Water Efficiency Professional with AEE. Key Skills and Knowledge

● Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

● Sustainability – Utilities

● Health and Safety Management

● Management: Operations/ Facilities / Strategic / Performance / Time / Financial

● New Installations, Preventive Maintenance, and Repairs

● Water and Solar Geyser Systems, Photovoltaic Systems

● HVAC, Evaporative Cooling, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Wind Turbines

● Building Management Systems

● Occupational Health and Safety

● Project Management

● Team Development Training

Current Role

2022- Current Facilities and Operations: Brickfield Group

● Currently managing the facilities and operations for the Brickfield Group which has R400 million worth of assets. The portfolio consists of 3 commercial Buildings in Cape Town and 4 in Sandton. Focus currently is resolving HVAC, latent defects, preventive maintenance implementation and Utilities across the portofolio. We have managed to resolve the BMS and HVAC at the new Brickfield Canvas building, and utility consumption has dropped by 40%. Discrepancies with metering at one of the call centre buildings have been resolved with the City of Cape Town, we are due a credit of R425k. Health and Safety is currently being implemented across the portofolio. Team upskill is in progress with a strong focus on development.

Career History

2021-2022 Facilities Manager: The President Hotel

Managed all facilities and related functions for the 4 Star President Hotel. The facilities consisted of 349 rooms with a centralized HVAC plant. We managed to reduce energy costs by R300 000 per year and water consumption by 50%. Health and Safety was part of the role. A strong focus was on team development and upskilling.

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2019-2021 Technical Manager and Owner: Rentek Solar Western Cape

● Ensuring the supply and installation of solar geysers, photovoltaic systems, turbine ventilators and heat pumps, for residential and small commercial businesses; consulting on energy efficiency and sustainability plans; retrofitting existing hot-water systems to solar water heating; developing a sustainability market in the Western Cape; and approved as an Installer and Supplier for the City of Cape Town. 2016-2019 Head of Maintenance and Engineering: Virgin Active South Africa

● Overseeing engineering and maintenance-related functions, which covered 140 facilities across Southern Africa (South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia); developed and implemented key strategies; ensured sustainability and energy management; and reduced energy consumption - consumption to baseline by 30%, and water consumption by 10%. 2011-2016 National Maintenance and Engineering Manager: Virgin Active South Africa

● Oversaw engineering and maintenance-related functions for each of the 113 clubs in Virgin Active South Africa; developed and implemented key strategies; ensured continued energy efficiency; developed and managed staff; and maintained organisational functions.

2011 Area Maintenance and Engineering Manager – Cape Area: Virgin Active South Africa

● Managed and ensured the preventative maintenance of the air-conditioning plants, pools, equipment, and premises at various clubs in the Western and Eastern Cape regions, and Namibia; launched and developed new and efficient energy strategies; trained and developed staff; and ensured that energy, water hygiene, HVAC, and pool management functioned optimally (managed these systems).

Earlier roles

2008-2011 Regional Maintenance Manager – Cape Area: Virgin Active South Africa 2005-2008 Regional Maintenance Manager – Port Elizabeth: Virgin Active South Africa 2004-2005 Installation Technician: Fresh Air Environment and Temperature Control CC.

(George)

2002-2004 Machine Operator: Premier Foods (Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England) Education

Adv. Diploma Applied Electrical Engineering, Institute of Technology, 2016 Diploma Aircon and Refrigeration, Intec College, 2008 National Diploma Fine Art, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 1999 Matric Nico Malan High School (Humansdorp), 1994

Certificates and Short Courses (CPD)

2021: First Aid Level 1

2019: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair of Domestic Heat Pumps (Kwikot); Installation, Maintenance, and Repair of Solar Geyser Systems (Kwikot); DGS Solar Designer Backup for PV Systems (Maxx Solar Academy); and DSG Solar Power Technician (Maxx Solar Academy)

2018: Certified Water Efficiency Professional (ENTF) 2017: Control of Legionella within Water Systems and Evaporative Cooling Systems - WH010 (City and Guilds)

2010: NEBOSH International certificate in Health and Safety (NOSA); Facilitate the Learning course (Grey Training); and GCX Certified Carbon Footprint Analyst (Intec College) 2009: Certificate in Electrical Maintenance and Repair (Intec College) 2007: Incident Investigation Training course (International Risk Control Academy); and Management of Contractors Training course (International Risk Control Academy)

2006: SHEQ Awareness Training course (International Risk Control Academy); SHEQ Representative Training course

(International Risk Control Academy); and Incident Investigation Training course (International Risk Control Academy) 2005: Pastel Short Learning program (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University); and Fundamentals of Refrigeration and Air-conditioning (Merseta Approved)

2003: Foundation certificate in Health and Safety in the Workplace (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health); and Foundation certificate in Food Hygiene (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health) 1990: Openwater 1 (NAUI)

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Additional Information and Achievements

Memberships: Energy Australia (AMIEAust) and Association of Energy Engineers (CWEP). Virgin Active SA: Formed part of the VASA team that won the SAEE Energy Patron of the Year Award (2011); and managed an annual Capex budget and projects of R50 million, and handled an R300 million operational budget. Member Vice President BNI Northern Lights Chapter – 2020 National Sea Rescue Institute – Member and Donor - Current References Available on Request

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