Job Description

Closing Date: 2025-08-08
Job Type: Permanent
Job Level: Management
Experience: Between 5 - 7 Years
EE/AA: No
Summary
Maintenance Manager - Luxury Safari Lodge - Hoedspruit, Limpopo
Join a prestigious Big 5 property and lead vital infrastructure operations
Our client, a luxury Big 5 Safari Lodge located in the Greater Makalali Private Game Reserve near Hoedspruit, Limpopo, is seeking a highly capable Maintenance Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to manage and maintain the infrastructure of a 5-star bush property in one of Limpopo's most scenic and biodiverse areas.
Description
The Maintenance Manager will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations and preventative maintenance of the lodge's infrastructure, ensuring that all facilities and equipment are kept in peak condition. This includes electrical systems, plumbing, air-conditioning, water purification, vehicles, and general building upkeep.
The role requires someone with hands-on technical skills, strong organisational ability, and the leadership capacity to manage a small team. You will liaise with lodge management and contractors, implement systems and schedules, and uphold high standards in health and safety. Experience in a remote lodge or bush environment is essential.
If you are solution-driven, mechanically minded, and enjoy the challenges of remote property maintenance, this could be your ideal next step.
Package: R25,000 per month + live-in accommodation + meals
Start date: ASAP
Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar role, ideally in a lodge or remote property setting
• Strong skills in electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and structural maintenance
• Knowledge of solar systems and generators advantageous
• Good working knowledge of vehicles and preventative maintenance systems
• Sound understanding of health and safety regulations
• Experience managing maintenance staff and contractors
• Highly organised, practical, and proactive
• Must be able to live and work in a remote bush environment

Benefits
Live in with accommodation. All meals