Hermé Goosen has over 25 years of experience in facilities management, property development, and project management. He has worked for various companies managing portfolios, developments, and consulting. Currently, he lectures at the University of Pretoria and acts as a built environment consultant. Hermé has extensive expertise in project management, facilities management, asset management, property valuations, leasing, and property development. He holds degrees from the University of Pretoria and memberships in related professional organizations.

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SUMMARISED PROFILE: HERMé GOOSEN
083-797-4715 / hgoosen@vodamail.co.za
Professional Experience:
Hermé Goosen commenced his career in 1991 as business manager for smaller affiliates of
a holding company and managed independent cost centres such as plant hire, plumbing,
paving and landscaping and contract paintwork. He then acted as project manager on
large scale residential developments and completed more than 500 units within a period of
three years.
Hermé then joined a marketing agency on the West Rand and managed the Project
Department (Residential) for a period of two years.
He then joined Telkom Properties and gained extensive experience in the areas of churn
management and space utilization, managing the refurbishment of Telkom Towers in the
Pretoria CBD. This project entailed leasing of temporary and permanent space, relocating
personnel, space planning and refurbishment of premises for large numbers of personnel.
Hermé was then appointed as the National Project Manager for Telkom’s AUP (Annual
Upgrading Project) which entailed determining the national asset status for Telkom
Portfolio, together with planning and implementing of upgrading projects in the property
portfolio.
He then joined TILCA (the former Infracom which delivered professional services to
Telkom) where he was responsible for property development in a subsidiary named
Infraplex, as well as for the unwinding and liquidation of several non-profitable ventures in
the holding company. His tenure with Infracom was combined with lecturing on under-
graduate and masters level in the department Construction Economics at the University of
Pretoria.
He then joined TFMC (Telecommunications Facilities Management Company, the previous
Telkom Properties which had since been privatised under Rebserve). He was initially
appointed as National Project Manager for the Property Portfolio Optimisation Project. This
entailed establishing the status of all properties in the portfolio (excluding masts), and
compiling and implementing a Portfolio Optimisation Plan for the portfolio. After 24-
months, this plan had already returned results as anticipated. Hermé was then appointed
in the Property Services Department where he was responsible for managing the
department’s IT systems, Leases and Asset Disposals in addition to Portfolio Optimisation.
During this period he also served as team leader for the bid compilation for the dti
(Department of Trade and Industry) campus in Sunnyside, where he represented TFMC in
the Facilities Management component of the bid. Finally, he also led a due diligence team
on the Transnet/Spoornet/NPA portfolio for TFMC, aimed at implementing a private
Property Management Company to manage this specific portfolio.
During his tenure at TFMC Hermé also project managed two Unit Verification (similar to
Asset Verification-) projects.

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Hermé then decided to return to the private sector and joined MidCity, which specializes in
Facilities Administration, Utilities Management, Property Valuations, Property Development
and Commercial Marketing. He served as director of the company and was specifically
responsible for managing the Property Valuations Department, Utility Management- and
Property Development departments. He also finalised the ten-year government lease for
the VIP building in the Pretoria CBD (located on the old put-put course site c/o Park and
Jeppe). He then project managed this landmark project for MidCity until occupation.
During this same period, he tendered for, negotiated the lease and project managed to
occupation an office development for the DOPW in Erasmuskloof.
During his tenure with MidCity, Hermé also submitted and won the bid for Asset
Verification on 1200 properties for the GPG Department Public Transport Roads and
Works. He then project managed the project as a private consultant to completion. The
project expanded to include the compilation of a national maintenance budget as well as
an asset utilization strategy.
Hermé also assisted Andy Grudko (Grudko Associates) in a national survey for Department
of Justice properties with the aim of establishing the status quo on physical- and technical
security and to recommend remedial work.
In 2007, he extended this client base of private clients to Pro Arnan, which delivers project
management services to prominent property developers such as Atterbury, RMBP (now
ERIS), Momentum and PIC. During this period he delivered the following projects:
1) New auditorium and school for Doxa Deo Hartebeespoort – Doxa Deo church group
2) Additions and alterations – Wonderpark Shopping Centre - Eris
3) New Builders Express – Wonderpark Shopping Centre - Eris
4) New Caltex filling station – Wonderpark shopping centre – Eris
5) Riverwalk Office Park – construction of three new office blocks, Menlyn - PIC
6) Additions and alterations – Market Square shopping centre, Plettenberg Bay - Eris
7) Nebank Kingsmead – new office block - Nedbank
8) Boitekong Mall – Rustenburg – new shopping centre – Benhaus Group
9) Mtuba Mall – Mtubatuba – new shopping centre – Benhaus Group
10) Additions and alterations – Momentum head office, Centurion - Momentum
11) Castle Walk shopping centre – revamp - PIC
12) New classrooms – Doxa Deo East church – Doxa Deo church group
13) New auditorium – Doxa Deo Midstream – Doxa Deo church group
14) New auditorium – Lewende Woord Centurion – Lewende Woord church group
15) Moreletta Dutch Reformed Church 300 pupil pre-school – Dutch Reformed Church
16) MTN national store build rollout – MTN
17) Kameeldrift cross – community project
18) Facility Management transaction advisor for the Departmental Environmental Affairs
and Tourism Oumashoop Public Private Partnership
19) Department of Justice – security audit - DOJ
20) Tshwane House PPP – independent value for money assessor - Tshwane
21) Iparioli Office Park – revamp, Pretoria - PIC
22) Development viability study – Crookes Brothers Limited Natal – Deloitte
23) Development viability study – Dube Tradeport, Natal – Deloitte
24) Preliminary development viability study – Pannar (East Rand) – Deloitte
25) Royal Victoria Lifestyle Estate feasibility review, Modimole – Deloitte
26) Ritz development feasibility, Sandton – CNH Eagle Investments - Deloitte
Hermé resigned from Pro Arnan as director end 2013 after a seven year tenure. He now
lectures on a semi-permanent basis at the University of Pretoria department Construction
Economics and act as built environment consultant.

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Key capabilities
Hermé has broad built environment experience, but more specifically
 Project-, program- and portfolio management
 Facilities management
 Asset management
 Property valuations
 Space planning, tenant fit out and tenant migration
 Property portfolio optimisation
 Asset verification, data analysis and reporting
 Leasing and brokering
 Market research and feasibility studies
 Property development
 Management consultancy
 Built environment training
Education:
Hermé holds a BComm (Law)(Cum Laude) and a BSc (Building Management)(Cum Laude)
from the University of Pretoria. In addition he has attended various management,
leadership, consulting, property, FM and general business related courses in his career.
Memberships:
 SACPCMP – Professional Construction Project Manager - D/1922/2010
 PMSA – Member – 7352
 ACPM – Associate Member – A284