Building Maintenance Coordinator

Council Jobs; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 131,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Banyule City Council is seeking a skilled Building Maintenance Coordinator to lead a team responsible for a diverse portfolio of buildings and facilities. This senior role focuses on safety, compliance, risk management and excellent service delivery.

You will drive planned, preventative and reactive maintenance, oversee contractors and budgets, and provide clear operational leadership to ensure buildings remain safe, accessible and sustainable for the community.

Qualifications

• Leadership and team development experience.
• Ability to set clear expectations and manage performance.
• Experience planning and overseeing planned, preventative and reactive maintenance.
• Experience managing contractors and procurement with budget oversight.
• Ability to analyse complex building issues and make evidence-based decisions.
• Strong written and verbal communication, report writing and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Building Maintenance team to deliver scheduled and reactive maintenance safely and efficiently.
• Oversee building compliance, risks, contractors and budgets.
• Provide technical and operational advice and report on program performance.
• Plan and oversee maintenance across a complex building portfolio.
• Identify, manage and report on safety, compliance, financial and service risks.
• Procure and manage contractors and service providers for value and quality.
• Leverage asset data to improve planning and continuous improvement.
• Build relationships with internal teams, users, regulators and partners.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Maintenance planning

Contractor management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification in building/engineering/facilities management

Job description

Lead the people, programs and partnerships that keepCouncil’s buildings safe, compliant and ready to serve the community

Banyule City Council is seeking an experienced andpeople focused Building Maintenance Coordinator to lead the teamresponsible for maintaining Council’s diverse portfolio of buildings andfacilities. This is a senior operational leadership role with genuine scope toinfluence service quality, strengthen compliance and risk management, and leada capable, accountable and customer focused team.

About the role and what you’ll do

Reporting to the Manager Delivery and Assets, you will provideclear operational leadership across planned, preventative and reactivemaintenance; essential safety measures and statutory compliance; contractorperformance; budgets and resources; building-related risk; and responsiveservice delivery. Your leadership will help ensure Council buildings remainsafe, accessible, sustainable and serviceable. You’ll support the delivery ofvital Council and community services by:

• Lead and support the Building Maintenance team to deliver Council’sscheduled and reactive building maintenance programs safely, efficientlyand with a strong customer focus.
• Maintaining oversight of building compliance, operational risks,contractors, budgets and service priorities.
• Providing clear technical and operational advice, support effectivedecision-making, and keep the Manager Delivery and Assets informed ofemerging issues, priorities and program performance.
• Planning andoverseeing planned, preventative and reactive maintenance across a complexbuilding portfolio.
• Identify andmanage building-related safety, compliance, operational, financial andservice risks.
• Procure andmanage contractors, consultants and service providers, driving strongperformance, quality, safety and value for money.
• Use asset andservice information to strengthen planning, reporting, prioritisation andcontinuous improvement.
• Build trustedrelationships with internal teams, facility users, communityorganisations, regulators and service partners.

This role is part of Banyule’s Leadership Network– you’ll have opportunities to grow your skills and experience ofleadership and develop your skills as an organisational leader beyond yourrole-based expertise.

About you

You are a practical, credible and collaborative leader whocan balance day-to-day service demands with longer-term asset, safety andcompliance priorities. You communicate complex matters clearly, make soundevidence-based decisions and create the conditions for your team and servicepartners to perform at their best. You will have:

• 1. A relevant tertiaryqualification in building, engineering, construction, facilities management,asset management or a related discipline, or substantial relevant experience ina senior building maintenance, facilities or infrastructure coordination role.
• 2. Demonstrated ability tolead, support and develop a technical or operational team, including settingclear expectations, managing performance, building capability and fostering asafe, inclusive and accountable workplace culture.
• 3. Demonstrated experiencecoordinating planned, preventative and reactive maintenance across a complexbuilding or facilities portfolio, with sound knowledge of essential safetymeasures, relevant building compliance requirements, occupational health and safetyand risk management.
• 4. Demonstrated experiencemanaging contractors, consultants, procurement activities and servicecontracts, together with strong financial management capability, includingbudget planning, forecasting, expenditure monitoring and cost control.
• 5. Demonstrated ability toanalyse complex building and service issues, manage competing priorities, makesound evidence-based decisions and develop practical responses that balancesafety, compliance, service continuity, customer impact, cost and value formoney.
• 6. Highly developed written,verbal and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to provide clear andimpartial advice, prepare high-quality reports and recommendations, manageexpectations and build constructive relationships with technical and non-technicalstakeholders.

Pre-employment requirements

• Driverslicence
• PsychometricAssessment

We offer:

• A permanent, full time, role.
• Salaryfrom $131,199.83 to $146,633.76 per annum (dependent on experience), plus super.
• A supportive workplacewith great flexibility and a focus on wellbeing, with hybrid working and amonthly RDO.
• Professionalgrowth and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
• Accessa range of flexible work options to support work–life balance, includinghybrid working.
• Purchasedleave options to provide additional flexibility.
• Generousleave entitlements, including: 26 weeks paid parental leave (primarycarer), 4 weeks paid parental leave (partner), gender affirmation leave,and gendered health leave.

Equal Opportunity and Accessibility:

Banyule City Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer; we valuediversity and inclusion, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds. If youhave a reasonable adjustment, support, or access requirement, we encourage youto inform us through your application or email**********@banyule.vic.gov.au

Our Values:

AtBanyule, our values of respect, integrity, responsibility, initiative andinclusion guide how we work with each other and the community. We are lookingfor someone who shares these values and is passionate about creating positiveoutcomes for our people and the community we serve.

Community Vision:

Wein Banyule are a thriving, sustainable, inclusive and connected community. Weare engaged, we belong, and we value and protect our environment.

Diversity Statement:

Ourcommunity is made up of diverse, cultures, beliefs, abilities, bodies,sexualities, ages, and genders. We are committed to access, equity,participation, and rights for everyone: principles that empower, fosterharmony, and increase the well-being of an inclusive community.

Acknowledgment of the Traditional Custodians:

Banyule City Council is proud to acknowledge the WurundjeriWoi-wurrung people as Traditional Custodians of the land and we pay respect toall Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present and emerging,who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the region’shistory.Banyule City Council endorses the Uluru Statement from the Heartin full and accepts the invitation to walk with First Nations peoples, to abetter future for us all.

Child Safe Standards Statement of Commitment

Banyule City Council is a child-safe organisation committed tothe safety and well-being of children.

Council has a zero tolerance for child abuse. All allegationsand safety concerns will be treated seriously and acted upon. As a child-safeorganisation we are committed to providing a child-safe environment wherechildren feel safe, are empowered, valued and protected. Council will activelylisten to children, ensuring their voices are heard and considered in decisionsthat affect their lives.