GRANT ABRAHAMSE

• Coordinating and overseeing regular building maintenance and repairs
• Managing and directing cleaning and security staff and activities

• Preparing and carrying out emergency protocols and procedures

• Maintaining a safe environment for building occupants and visitors

• Preparing and monitoring maintenance budgets

• Negotiating and liaising with third-party service providers and the SLAs performance

• Conducting regular building inspections and preparing reports

• Ensuring facilities are in compliance with applicable policies, regulations, and building codes

• Responding to inquiries and requests by building tenants and resolving any problems or issues

• Overseeing the BWOF process and compliance in collaboration with the relevant IQP/service providers

• Supervise electrical, plumbing, mechanical and general carpentry works.

• Supervise renovation and repairs including painting, plastering, electrical and plumbing repairs.

• Maintain cleanliness of common spaces; including garbage/recycling removal and snow removal.

• Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs to buildings and facilities including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, drywall and painting.

• Inspect, review and monitor compliance with building and safety codes and adherence to OSHA standards and regulations

• Ensuring the building’s security by monitoring security systems and hiring security guards when necessary

• Coordinating repairs and maintenance of all building systems, including plumbing, electrical, ventilation, heating and cooling, elevators, roofs, windows, doors, floors, walls, etc.

• Coordinating with architects, contractors, engineers, and other consultants to ensure compliance with building codes and other regulations

• Managing the day-to-day operations of the building, including hiring staff, scheduling maintenance work, and responding to tenant concerns

• Monitoring energy use in order to reduce costs and conserve resources

• Managing relationships with tenants, including collecting rent and addressing requests for repairs or maintenance

• Overseeing building operations to ensure efficient use of resources and compliance with regulations

• Working with insurance companies to evaluate claims and ensure that repairs are completed in a timely manner

• Coordinating with fire departments to ensure that fire safety codes are being met

• Liaise with all stakeholder (tenants, owners, contractors, property managers, body corporation committees) to ensure the building/assets is managed effectively and efficiently

• planning and supervising building maintenance activities

• receiving reports of breakdowns or damage and planning repairs

• maintaining building safety to protect occupants and visitors

• overseeing fire prevention and security systems

• planning and executing emergency procedures

• hiring, training, supervising, evaluating and disciplining maintenance, security and cleaning staff

• preparing budgets and monitoring costs

• liaising with external contractors and service providers and negotiating prices

• performing routine building inspections and producing condition reports

• recommending preventative building works and refurbishments

• ensuring buildings and facilities comply with relevant codes and regulations

• responding to enquiries from tenants or the general public

• maintaining records relating to maintenance, costs and building occupants

• Overseeing building maintenance and support services such as cleaning, catering, hospitality, security or parking

• Ensuring buildings function smoothly throughout their operational life

• Inputting into the design stages of a project and identifying future maintenance issues

• Liaising with clients and contractors

• Creating a strategic management system, for the benefit of an organisation’s infrastructure and people

• Coordinating refurbishments and renovations

• Ensuring buildings meet health and safety and energy efficiency standards

• Managing budgets and accounts

• Fostering a professional working environment.

• Inspecting and repairing electrical and plumbing services.

• Managing janitorial duties.

• Ensuring adequate catering and vending services.

• Undertaking building and grounds maintenance.

• Ensuring facilities are always clean.

• Installing and managing air conditioning services.

• Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

• Managing waste disposal systems.

• Ensuring a constant security presence.

• Installing and maintaining adequate communications infrastructure.

• Managing parking facilities and ensuring space.

• Overseeing refurbishments and renovations

• Recruitment of Servco/ Mandated/ Tied Agents (alternative distribution)

• Marketing of Old Mutual to 'hostile brokers/ consultants'

• Contracting new brokers and re-contracting with existing brokers for Old Mutual and marketing all products of Old Mutual to them

• Marketing Invest and Life products to both retail and corporate brokers

• Promotion of Life, Investment and RA's to bank clients and assisting in the drawing up of wills

• Assisting financial advisers in carrying out a 'financial needs analysis' for their clients and then putting forward recommendations, in terms of specific products

• Marketing and Business Consultant

• Exceptional sales and marketing achievements, as well as contribution to the Cape Town branch