Building Manager - live on

Seabreeze Resorts; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Live onsite 2-bedroom apartment

Career development opportunities

Supportive leadership team

Job summary

Seabreeze Resorts on the Gold Coast is seeking a hands-on Building Manager to maintain quality of a premium apartment hotel and lead a small maintenance team. You’ll manage repairs, coordinate contractors and oversee preventative maintenance to preserve guest comfort and asset value.

This role requires practical skills in painting, carpentry and general maintenance, plus experience with pool/spa water quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in hotel, resort, strata, retirement living or commercial building maintenance.
• Strong skills in painting, carpentry and general maintenance.
• Experience supervising a small team.
• Experience maintaining commercial pools and spa water quality.
• Ability to coordinate contractors and obtain quotations for maintenance projects.
• Understanding of preventative maintenance, WHS and building compliance.

Responsibilities

• Perform general repairs and maintenance across the property.
• Lead and coordinate a small maintenance team including contractors.
• Oversee room refurbishments and capital improvement projects.
• Maintain pools and spas and monitor water quality.
• Coordinate external contractors and obtain quotes.
• Manage preventative maintenance schedules and compliance documentation.
• Assist with WHS inspections and risk reporting.
• Provide after-hours emergency support.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Team leadership

Contractor coordination

Water quality management

Preventative maintenance

Education

Carpentry or building trades (trade qualifications)

Job description

Build more than a career. Help shape one of the Gold Coast's iconic apartment hotels.

Seabreeze Resorts is an Australian-owned hotel and management rights operator with a growing portfolio of premium apartment hotels across South East Queensland.

We're seeking a hands-on Building Manager to join our team on the Gold Coast. This is an opportunity for an experienced maintenance professional who enjoys being on the tools while taking ownership of the presentation, upkeep and long-term care of a large accommodation property.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Resort Manager, you'll be responsible for ensuring the property is maintained to an exceptional standard for both owners and guests.

This is a diverse role that combines hands-on maintenance with the coordination of contractors, preventative maintenance, compliance and improvement projects. You'll also provide day-to-day leadership and support to a small team, including contractors and Maintenance Assistant, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

No two days are the same. One morning you may be repairing a guest room, the next coordinating contractors, overseeing pool and spa water quality, obtaining quotations for refurbishment projects or planning preventative maintenance across the property.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete general repairs and maintenance throughout the property.
• Carry out painting, patching, carpentry and minor building repairs.
• Lead, mentor and coordinate a small maintenance team, including contractors and Maintenance Assistant.
• Assist with room refurbishments and property improvement projects.
• Maintain swimming pools and spas, including water quality testing, chemical balancing and plant equipment.
• Coordinate and supervise external contractors.
• Obtain and assess quotations and tenders for minor and major maintenance and capital works projects.
• Manage preventative maintenance schedules across the property.
• Monitor building services and compliance requirements.
• Assist with WHS inspections, risk management and hazard reporting.
• Maintain maintenance records, asset registers and compliance documentation.
• Be part of the management team to identify opportunities to improve the presentation, efficiency and long-term performance of the property.
• After hours emergency support

About You

You'll be someone who enjoys solving problems, takes pride in your work and has a proactive approach to property maintenance.

You'll ideally have:

• Experience in hotel, resort, strata, retirement living or commercial building maintenance.
• Strong practical skills across general building repairs.
• Good knowledge of painting, carpentry and general maintenance.
• Experience supervising or leading a small team.
• Experience maintaining commercial pools and spas, with a sound understanding of water quality management and plant equipment.
• Experience coordinating contractors and obtaining quotations for maintenance projects.
• An understanding of preventative maintenance, WHS and building compliance.
• Strong organisational, communication and time management skills.
• The ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative management team.

Trade qualifications (particularly carpentry or building-related trades) and pool operator qualifications will be highly regarded but are not essential.

What We Offer

• Full-time permanent position.
• Live onsite in a 2bdrm apartment in one of Gold Coasts best suburbs included

• Supportive and experienced leadership team.
• Variety of work across maintenance, projects and property improvements.
• Opportunity to influence the presentation and long-term performance of a well-established resort.
• Career development within a growing Queensland hospitality group.
• Competitive salary package of approximately $85,000 plus superannuation, based on experience.