Director Presentation and Assets

SHK Asia Pacific; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoos Victoria, a world-leading conservation organisation and Victorian Government statutory authority, is seeking a senior executive to lead asset presentation, capital projects and facilities management across four properties.

Reporting to the CEO, you will shape long-term asset strategy, master planning and precinct development, ensuring safety, function and alignment with each site’s character while supporting daily visitor engagement, animal welfare and conservation outcomes.

Qualifications

• Executive track record leading complex infrastructure portfolios.
• Experience managing maintenance operations and large capital works across multi-site environments.
• Experience implementing asset management frameworks and lifecycle planning.
• Strong commercial acumen and infrastructure risk management.
• Coaching leadership style with a strategic vision.
• Excellent communication with Board, Government and industry stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead asset presentation, capital projects, and facilities management across four properties.
• Develop long-term asset strategy, master planning and precinct development.
• Advise Executive and Board on asset risk, condition and capital investment priorities.
• Ensure assets support daily visitor engagement, animal welfare and conservation outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Asset management

Capital projects

Facilities management

Strategic planning

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Asset management qualification

Job description

• Key people leadership role, capital delivery and asset renewal
• Shape presentation and customer experience
• Enhance animal welfare and conservation

About the organisation

Zoos Victoria is a world-leading conservation organisation and Victorian Government statutory authority operating Melbourne Zoo, Werribee Open Range Zoo, Healesville Sanctuary and Kyabram Fauna Park. Welcoming more than three million visitors annually, a paid membership base of over 390,000 and caring for over 5,500 animals, the organisation combines a powerful conservation mission with significant commercial scale and community impact. With ambitious plans for growth and a commitment to creating a future rich in wildlife, Zoos Victoria is enhancing its conservation outcomes, visitor experiences and long-term sustainability.

About the role

Reporting to the CEO as a member of the senior executive team, you will lead a central portfolio of more than 130 staff spanning asset presentation, capital projects, and facilities management across four properties. This role brings together long-term asset strategy, master planning, and precinct development to ensure the built and natural environments across all sites are safe, functional, and aligned with each location's character. You will also act as property champion for one zoo, overseeing its operations while advising the Executive and Board on asset risk, condition, and capital investment priorities. Ultimately, your leadership will ensure that physical assets effectively support daily visitor engagement, animal welfare, and core conservation outcomes.

About you

You are tertiary qualified in engineering, asset management, construction, or a related field, and bring an established executive track record leading complex infrastructure, facilities, or property portfolios. You have successfully managed both maintenance operations and large capital works across multi-site environments and have a proven hand in implementing asset management frameworks, systems, and lifecycle planning. Strong commercial acumen, a tight grip on infrastructure risk, and the ability to steer substantial budgets and contractor networks are essential. Beyond technical depth, you lead with a coaching mindset and a clear, strategic vision. You bring the communication skills and political nous needed to advocate credibly at Board, Government, and industry levels, as well as the capability to steer large-scale change. Backgrounds in the public sector, non-profits, or high-visitation public destinations will be well regarded, alongside a genuine appreciation for balancing commercial realities with a conservation-led mission.