Operations Manager - Retail Shopping Centre, Soweto

Ability Executive Recruitment | Full time

Operations Manager - Retail Shopping Centre Eastrand, South Africa | Posted on 05/05/2026

We are seeking an Operations Manager to manage inspection of buildings, management and control of service and maintenance contractors, management and control of tenant installations and execution of building relevant activities as predetermined by Property Manager and Centre Manager.

In this role, you will lead efforts in budgeting and expense control, building management and administration, facilities maintenance, and tenant installations. Some of the most important tasks include the following:

Budgeting&Expense Control

Input on annual expense budget

Control Monthly expense budget

Manage&Create purchase orders on system

Maintain stock register

Building Management&Administration

Manage and execute emergency and running maintenance

Manage aspects like cleaning, security and allocation of building sites.

Housekeeping inspections in accordance with inspection programme

Vacancy inspections

Monitoring of adherence to house rules and reporting transgression of User Clause

Key Control

Issue parking access permits&Auditing of access permits

Energy Management (including meter readings)&Municipal Accounts (including electrical recoveries)

Liase with internal and external parties on aspects of good housekeeping

Attend to logged calls

Register feet-counts in shopping centers daily (Rental only)

Populate and update on records

Risk Management, example access control

Implementation of emergency plans

Implementation&Monitoring of statutory requirements

Coordinating and processing Public Liability and Property Damage Claims

Coordinating and chairing OHSA Meetings

Act as on-site project manager

Manage smaller TI as well as smaller projects, including specifications

Project Management of Revamps and Upgrading in conjunction with Centre / Property Manager

People Management

Performance Management

Training&Development

Requirements

Between 3– 5 years of relevant experience in Facilities or Operations Management

Electrical, mechanical, or construction background, as well as technical skills

Experience in overseeing daily operations and coordinating team efforts

MUST HAVE RETAIL CENTRE MANAGEMENT/ FACILITIES/ OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE

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