Engineering Authority & Trade Team Lead

CBRE; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and upskilling

Diversity and Inclusion

Career Growth

Work-Life Balance

Team Culture

Job summary

CBRE Local is seeking a Technical Manager to lead a trades team across Tullamarine and Woodend, acting as the contract’s engineering authority. You will manage schedules, verify licences and safety measures, and apply multidisciplinary engineering judgment to maintain GMP-compliant operations.

Based at Tullamarine, you will own the compliance program, drive root-cause analysis, and supervise specialist subcontractors, ensuring audits and regulator scrutiny are met with robust evidence and safe,

Qualifications

• Leading a trades team across multiple sites.
• Strong diagnostic capability for complex systems.
• Ability to interpret standards and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage trade staff, schedules, and daily pre-start meetings.
• Verify licences, training, permits and isolations before work begins.
• Apply engineering judgement across mechanical, electrical, fire, water and utilities systems.
• Own the compliance register and reconcile Comcare and Victorian OHS requirements.
• Plan major works including shutdowns and asset reliability programmes.

Skills

Leadership

Multidisciplinary engineering

Root cause analysis

Job description

CBRE Local is seeking a Technical Manager to lead a trades team across Tullamarine and Woodend, acting as the contract’s engineering authority. You will manage schedules, verify licences and safety measures, and apply multidisciplinary engineering judgment to maintain GMP-compliant operations.

Based at Tullamarine, you will own the compliance program, drive root-cause analysis, and supervise specialist subcontractors, ensuring audits and regulator scrutiny are met with robust evidence and safe,