Sandy Matiwana

• Developing long-term strategies and plans for the management and optimisation of the facilities.
• Managing the lifecycle of physical assets, including acquisition, maintenance, utilisation, and disposal
• Developing and implementing maintenance programs to ensure the reliability, safety, and functionality of facilities and equipment
• Optimising the utilisation of physical space within facilities to support organisational objectives and accommodate changing needs
• Ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, health, and safety standards to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
• Manage budgets, expenditures, and financial resources related to facilities management activities
• Establish and maintain relationships with external vendors, suppliers, and service providers to support facilities management activities
• Leverage technology and digital tools to enhance facilities management processes and operations
• Addressing the needs and requirements of internal stakeholders, tenants, occupants, and other customers who interact with facilities
• Developing and implementing emergency preparedness plans and procedures to mitigate risks and respond effectively to emergencies such a natural disaster, security threats and other disasters

National Facilities Manager 

Lusapho Facilities Management Services (Santam portfolio), Sep 2023 - Current

• Developing long-term strategies and plans for the management and optimisation of the facilities.
• Managing the lifecycle of physical assets, including acquisition, maintenance, utilisation, and disposal
• Developing and implementing maintenance programs to ensure the reliability, safety, and functionality of facilities and equipment
• Optimising the utilisation of physical space within facilities to support organisational objectives and accommodate changing needs
• Ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, health, and safety standards to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
• Manage budgets, expenditures, and financial resources related to facilities management activities
• Establish and maintain relationships with external vendors, suppliers, and service providers to support facilities management activities
• Leverage technology and digital tools to enhance facilities management processes and operations
• Addressing the needs and requirements of internal stakeholders, tenants, occupants, and other customers who interact with facilities
• Developing and implementing emergency preparedness plans and procedures to mitigate risks and respond effectively to emergencies such a natural disaster, security threats and other disasters

Senior Operations Manager 

Lusapho Facilities Management Services (Sanlam portfolio), Sept 2022 - Aug 2023

• Maintained a daily logs and supplement inspection records with photographs
• Inspected and monitored sites to ensure adherence to safety standards, building codes
• Reviewed maintenance plans for leased-out premises and monitor compliance using maintenance plans
• Compiled maintenance plans for client-owned building and ensure execution of the maintenance plans
• Recorded and report any contraventions of statutory requirement and safety regulations
• Manages and monitored helpdesk calls assigned to operations teams and ensuring closure on time and within SLA
• Responsible for the overall team management, staff development and planning. Execute staff succession and growth plans 
• Managed the national portfolio through both direct employees and third-party service providers to ensure that all KPI’s and SLA are met or exceeded
• Developed and enhance metric/key performance indicators for department performance and ensure continuous improvement
• Co-ordinated with development of budget and managed expenditures accordingly
• Responsible for managing the entire process of building improvement projects and providing technical assistance during scoping of project

Facilities Management Analyst

Engen Petroleum Limited, Jan 2012 - Dec 2019

• Determined cost of operations by establishing standard costs,
• Collecting operational data
• Identified financial status by comparing and analysing actual results with plans and forecasts
• Guided cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures; providing trends and forecasts; explaining processes and techniques; recommending actions
• Improved financial status by analysing results, monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management
• Reconciles transactions by comparing and correcting data
• Maintains database by entering, verifying, and backing up data
• Ensuring Facilities Managers following the procurement strategic process involving the purchasing of goods or services, raising of requisitions, bidding process
• Co-ordinating the entire budgeting process CAPEX and OPEX for the department with input from managment 

Finance and Facilities Manager 

Quest Staffing Solutions, May 2005 - Dec 2011

• Developed and implemented a facility management program including preventative maintenance and life cycle requirements
• Oversaw finances and made recommendations to reach or exceed budget in unforeseen circumstances
• Led facility management staff and third parties in producing business plan that focused on facility operations
• Conducted regular inspections of physical assets, identifying areas for repair or replacement before issues escalated into costly problems.
• Prepared reports and schedules with accuracy 
• Drove continuous improvement of processes and systems operation.
• Maintained regulatory compliance by staying up to date on relevant laws, codes, standards, such as OHS requirements

EDUCATION/COURSES

CPUT|Cost and Management Accounting | Cape Town, ZA