Senior Facilities Manager– Northern NSW - 4 Month Contract
Location:
Northern NSW Region (Hybrid HQ in Newcastle)
Travel:
Regular travel between Brookvale to Tweed Heads, work vehicle provided
About the Role:
Join a leading government department
as a Senior Facilities Officer, managing the operations of approximately 40 facilities (retail centres)
across Northern NSW. This hands-on role ensures sites are safe, fully operational, and well-maintained to support essential public services.
This role is ideal for candidates with facilities management experience in retail or high-traffic public settings, such as shopping centres, commercial buildings, or government service sites. You will oversee maintenance, minor refurbishments, energy and environmental management, security, compliance, and more, while providing strategic advice and ensuring statutory compliance.
What You'll Do:
- Service Provider Coordination: Manage external contractors across multiple sites to ensure timely, high-quality service delivery.
- Project Management: Deliver essential capital and maintenance works to maximise annual funding.
- Compliance & Safety: Conduct safety audits, review SWMS, risk assessments, and inductions to ensure contractor compliance.
- Strategic Advice: Provide expert guidance on space management, sustainability, risk, and compliance.
- Procurement & Risk Analysis: Ensure compliance, value for money, and risk mitigation in decision-making.
- Contract Management: Build strong supplier relationships, monitor performance, and ensure quality and compliance.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues efficiently.
- Over 5 years’ experience in facilities management, ideally in retail or public-facing environments such as shopping centres.
- Proven ability to deliver quality outcomes under tight timeframes and competing priorities.
- Skilled in multi-tasking and resolving high volumes of facilities service requests.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and customer service skills.
- Current driver’s license and willingness to participate in the after-hours on-call roster.
