Leasing and tenant acquisition encompasses the development and execution of leasing strategies and initiatives that ensure the portfolio is leased out to potential tenants. To deliver on their mandate, our leasing personnel keep abreast with property market developments and market trends as well as conduct periodic market and competitor analysis. Service offerings include:
Preparing periodic leasing strategies across the portfolio, negotiating and managing end-to-end process of lease renewals and concluding new leases, this includes the non-GLA portfolio (outdoor advertising), coordinating the marketing and advertising of vacancies on various media channels to attract potential tenants, and lease administration

Portfolio Management oversees operations, control, maintenance and general oversight of real estate portfolio. Portfolio Management oversees a portfolio of properties which includes externally tenanted properties along with owner-occupied properties. Service offering includes:
Management and scrutiny of portfolio utilities and related service providers, billing, collection and arrears management, tenant and stakeholder interface, annual budget formulation and management of income and costs against approved budget, and providing operational support and alignment to asset management strategies

The Energy Portfolio is a specialist function that supports Transnet Property in reaching its energy security, carbon mitigation, and net-zero targets through energy efficiency measures and advanced special knowledge. The Energy portfolio offers a comprehensive range of services, including:
Energy Cost Savings, Energy Auditing and Management, Energy Efficiency, Alternative and Renewable Energies, Measurements and Specialised Services – all customisable to suit customer needs, our services are provided by qualified experts such as Certified Energy Managers, Certified Energy Auditors, and professional engineers.

The purpose and primary objective of the Transnet Property Marketing Department is to develop and implement pro-active and coordinated marketing, communication and reputation management as well as to build Transnet Property’s Brand reputation, using multiple channels (radio, print, online, social media, direct marketing), in order to improve Transnet Property’s competitiveness in the marketplace. Arising from this mandate, Marketing aims to activate programmes which build investor confidence and contribute towards attracting new leases and commercial developments for revenue generation.
Through our Digital Suite we aim to intensify our digital footprint and create a new sales funnel. This will be achieved by bringing in the requisite creative skills to tell a compelling brand story.

Transnet Property Facilities Management is a multidisciplinary department consisting of three functions - The Facilities Management function, the Project Management Office (PMO) and the Engineering Office. The Facilities Management function, supported by the Engineering Office, is assembled to coordinate, and execute on all OPEX property maintenance related services for our internal and external clients at a strategic, tactical, and operational level to ensure compliance to relevant standards and regulations. Our primary function is to ensure functionality, sustainability, comfort, safety, and efficiency of our people and assets, ultimately optimizing the portfolio’s performance. Our service delivery is premised on the smart combination of integrated planned preventive maintenance solutions as well as a roving mobile maintenance solution (RMD) designed to be the rapid first responder for day-to-day repairs and maintenance.

The Asset Management mandate is to maximise the returns from the Transnet property portfolio and to grow the asset base using best practice asset management principles. Our portfolio of properties which is spread across South Africa lends itself to development through joint investment partnerships between Transnet and external partners. To that end, various precincts are continuously identified and included in the pipeline of future private sector partnership (PSP) developments, mainly in the retail, industrial and commercial space, and taken out to the market. Service offerings within the Asset Management function include:
Property asset management, new business development, property development management, property disposals, property valuations, Geospatial services, Property inventory management, Land surveys and registration