About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

Job Purpose

This Role is to oversee and ensure maintenance strategies are carried out timeously and to manufactures specifications, fault finding and analyses. The delivery is to ensure that Key HVAC systems are operational and associated SLA are adhered to for both Critical and non-critical areas. Additional aspect of this will be required to report on operations, Tracking expenditure against budgets and vetting associated costs, consulting with professionals and Clients, Managing team. Project management of installations and office churns.

Key Outputs May Include But Are Not Limited To

Carry out Maintenance Strategies
- Preventative ensure schedules are drawn up and carried out
- Ensure all Statutory maintenance is carried when required
- Reactive maintenance SLA are adhered to fault finding is done accurately and analyses is done
- condition Based maintenance – carry out required maintenance when required
Financial aspects
- Assist with budgeting expenses and motivations
- Track costs and against budget
- Vetting invoices and quotes
- Capital expenditure motivations, allocations
- Order number submissions for Purchasing
Project management
- Installations
- Office churns
Team management
- Coaching and training
- Taskings
- Skills development of team
- Drive values within the team
Commissioning
- Commission of equipment and new installations
Contractor management
- Manage contractors on site
- Quality control
- Work permit submissions s
- Manage contractor SLA
Safety
- Ensure safety standard, OHS act, regulatory requirements are adhered to
- Appropriate PPE is worn
- Lockout are carried out
- Safety Process are followed
Data Center environment
- Change control processes and Roll back plans
- Monitoring and analyzing trends
- Maintain optimal conditions
- Reporting

Work Experience

Knowledge and work experience in HVAC Field (5 years minimum)
Work with chilled water and direct expansion units
Managing a team

Advantageous

Managing Data center environments (white space and Energy centers)
Working on HVAC Critical equipment (Chillers, Computer Room AC units)

Education

ACCRA level 3
ACCRA level 4 or higher and qualified refrigeration mechanic

Technical Skills Or Knowledge

Work with chilled water and direct expansion units. Understanding operations of the mechanical systems. Installations and commissioning of equipment. Operation and understanding of a BMS systems. Operation and programing of Speed drives. Computer skills in Microsoft packages.

Advantageous

Programing of Rickard, operation of water pumps with chillers and cooling towers. Pressure testing, air and water balancing, read Psychometric charts

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Discovery Limited

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