Estate Infrastructure Manager

The Estate Infrastructure Manager is responsible for Leading the planning, implementation, and maintenance of all estate infrastructure to support Boschendal’s vision for sustainability, guest experience, and operational excellence, this includes defining, implementing, maintaining and continuously improving infrastructure standards across all infrastructure domains of the estate including but not limited to electrical, roads, water (bulk, potable, plumbing, dam, drainage, sewerage, plumbing, storm water), buildings, perimeter fencing. The Estate Infrastructure Manager ensures that the estate complies with all applicable infrastructure regulatory standards, safety & performance benchmarks. A central part of the role is managing infrastructure teams, coordinating with other functional areas, and using business tools (including Snapfix) to enhance planning, scheduling, productivity, reporting, and quality control.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDES BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Infrastructure Planning & Standards
• Define, document, and maintain technical, safety, performance, environmental and regulatory standards across Infrastructure domains.
• Ensure alignment with national standards such as SANS 10142 for electrical installations; SANS 10252 & 10254 for plumbing installations and relevant building codes, by-laws and municipal regulations.
• Prepare standard operating procedures (SOPs), design guidelines, materials & workmanship standards for each domain.
• Ensure all asset registers and maintenance schedules are digitized and actively managed on approved tools (Snapfix)
• Align infrastructure planning with Boschendal’s sustainability and heritage goals.

Infrastructure Projects and Works Planning & Execution 

• Plan, schedule, and oversee all Infrastructure project and works to ensure compliance: new installations, alteration works, routine maintenance, safety inspections.
• Oversee and optimize preventative maintenance schedules for all estate assets, including periodic audits / inspections to ensure installations comply with safety and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure rapid, effective response to infrastructure emergencies (e.g., pipe bursts, electrical faults) in line with Boschendal’s guest and operational SLAs.
• Collaborate with Hospitality and Rental teams to minimize disruption to guest and tenant experience.

Compliance and Quality assurance 

• Drive Electrical and Plumbing Compliance as a key project across the estate.
• Ensure valid Electrical Certificates of Compliance (CoC) are procured where required (e.g.
• after new installations, alterations) from registered electricians.
• Ensure valid Plumbing Certificates of Compliance (CoC) are obtained from licensed plumbers after relevant works.
• Ensure all works comply with SANS standards, municipal by-laws, and Boschendal’s internal policies.
• Conduct regular audits and inspections; manage non-conformances and drive continuous improvement.
• Maintain up-to-date Certificates of Compliance (CoCs) and maintain registers for all relevant installations.

Resource Management & Leadership 

• Lead infrastructure teams (electrical, plumbing, mechanical, etc.), supervisors / Team leads. Recruit, train & develop.
• Allocate and manage internal teams and specialist contractors, ensuring skills mapping and upskilling are aligned with Boschendal’s evolving needs.
• Foster a culture of accountability, safety, and service excellence
• Ensure each team understands standards & compliance requirements.
• Use Snapfix to allocate work, monitor workloads, productivity, quality adherence.
• Effective SLA Management of specialist contractors for plant maintenance, high voltage, HVAC, specialist works.

Budgeting, Cost Control & Procurement 

• Develop and manage budgets for infrastructure projects and maintenance, ensuring cost efficiency and value for Boschendal.
• Monitor spend vs budget, proactively manage variances, and report transparently.

 Stakeholder Engagement & Communication 

• Collaboration and cross functional management with Maintenance Manager Team to align delivery and cross functional resource requirements.
• Coordinate with other estate functions to align infrastructure works with their operations & schedules.
• Engage external contractors, municipal authorities, regulatory bodies for CoCs and compliance audits.
• Regular reporting to senior management with status on compliance, risk, budget, team performance, via data from Snapfix and inspection reports.
• Operational Readiness & Emergency Response
• Ensure readiness of infrastructure teams to respond immediately to Infrastructure, electrical/plumbing emergencies (e.g. pipe bursts, electrical faults).
• Use Snapfix to log, assign, track and close out emergency tasks.
• Maintain contingency plans for failure of critical plumbing or electrical services.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Structural
• Engineering; or Plumbing/Estate/Facilities Management; or other relevant technical discipline.
• Minimum 5-8 years of experience managing infrastructure in property/estate/hospitality context, with demonstrated expertise in both electrical & plumbing domains.
• Experience ensuring regulatory compliance in electrical & plumbing works, including obtaining CoCs.
• Experience managing technical teams & contractors.
• Strong budgeting, procurement & project management skills.
• Strong regulatory, safety & environmental law knowledge as applicable to electrical & plumbing.
• Familiarity and proficiency with maintenance/business tools (e.g. Snapfix or equivalent work order / scheduling / reporting tool).
• SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES:
• Technical competence in electrical systems (wiring, DB boards, protective devices, earthing etc.)
• Technical competence in plumbing systems (water supply, drainage, sanitary, hot water etc.)
• Strong standards & compliance mindset
• Quality assurance & inspection skills
• Regulatory & safety compliance awareness
• Leadership, team development and mentoring
• Good planning, scheduling, organisation, time management
• Budget & cost control
• Use of digital tools for scheduling, inspections, reporting (Snapfix etc.)
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and leadership skills
• Commitment to Boschendal’s sustainability, heritage, and guest experience values

Closing date: 17 October 2025