Facilities Manager

Busy Bees; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1 day working from home per week

Flexible start and finish times

50% childcare gap-fee discounts

Global Talent Exchange Program (UK, CA

Asia

Job summary

Busy Bees is a leading global early learning provider seeking two experienced Facilities Managers to oversee maintenance compliance and capital works across a portfolio of centres in Australia. You will manage day-to-day facilities requirements, supervise contractors, and drive projects to keep centres safe, compliant and well maintained.

Ideal candidates bring multi-site facilities management experience, strong regulatory knowledge, and proven ability to coordinate across departments while

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in multi-site facilities management, ideally within early learning, education, health or aged care.
• Proven experience managing contractors, maintenance and capital works projects.
• Strong knowledge of building compliance, National Regulations and relevant Australian Standards.
• Proven ability to work across multiple departments and effectively engage and manage stakeholders.
• Flexibility to travel interstate regularly across your allocated portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Ensure centres meet Child Safety National Regulations, building requirements and relevant Australian Standards.
• Ensure child safety compliance across the portfolio, identifying and addressing risks to maintain safe, compliant environments for children, families and employees.
• Manage planned and reactive maintenance, prioritising safety, compliance and business continuity.
• Oversee strategic capital expenditure projects across the managed portfolio, from planning and procurement through to delivery.
• Scope, tender, schedule and oversee capital works, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to required standards.
• Manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets, including forecasting, cost control and prioritisation of works across the portfolio.
• Oversee strategic property projects, including solar installations, property condition assessments and other portfolio-wide initiatives.

Skills

Facilities management

Contractor management

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & cost control

Education

Related discipline degree

Job description

Busy Bees is a leading global early learning provider, offering high-quality education in nurturing, purpose-built centres where educators are supported to grow, lead and make a real difference in children's lives. With over 130 centres across Australia and around 3,000 employees, there are plenty of opportunities to make an impact.

Bee Safe: Child safety is at the heart of everything we do. Help us give every child the Best Start in Life.

We're looking for two experienced Facilities Managers to step into newly created positions at Busy Bees, taking responsibility for maintenance compliance and capital works across a portfolio of early learning centres. You'll oversee day-to-day facilities requirements, manage contractors and deliver projects to ensure our centres remain safe, compliant and well maintained.

What you'll do

• Ensure centres meet Child Safety National Regulations, building requirements and relevant Australian Standards.
• Ensure child safety compliance across the portfolio, identifying and addressing risks to maintain safe, compliant environments for children, families and employees.
• Manage planned and reactive maintenance, prioritising safety, compliance and business continuity.
• Oversee strategic capital expenditure projects across the managed portfolio, from planning and procurement through to delivery.
• Scope, tender, schedule and oversee capital works, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to required standards.
• Manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets, including forecasting, cost control and prioritisation of works across the portfolio.
• Manage contractors, landlords, regional maintenance budgets and preventative maintenance schedules.
• Oversee strategic property projects, including solar installations, property condition assessments and other portfolio-wide initiatives.

What you'll bring

• Relevant qualification or degree in a related discipline, preferred.
• Extensive experience in multi-site facilities management, ideally within early learning, education, health or aged care.
• Proven experience managing contractors, maintenance and capital works projects.
• Strong knowledge of building compliance, National Regulations and relevant Australian Standards.
• Proven ability to work across multiple departments and effectively engage and manage stakeholders.
• Strong resilience and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate challenges within a large, multi-site or multinational organisation.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines and demands within a business-critical environment.
• Flexibility to travel interstate regularly across your allocated portfolio.
• A genuine commitment to child safety and wellbeing and alignment with our Busy Bees values.

Why Busy Bees?

• Convenient Nundah location: Street parking, easy access to public transport and plenty of cafes and shops nearby.
• Flexibility that works for you: 1 day working from home each week, plus flexible start and finish times.
• Family-friendly perks: Enjoy 50% childcare gap-fee discounts as a permanent employee.
• National and global connections: Build relationships with leaders across Australia and explore opportunities through our Global Talent Exchange Program (UK, Canada and Asia).
• A supportive team: Work alongside experienced leaders across Property, Operations and Safeguarding.
• Make your mark: Take ownership of your portfolio and play a key role in delivering exciting national projects and improvements.

Employment is conditional on satisfactory pre-employment checks, including WWCC, ID, Qualifications, Gecko Training, Work Rights and References, and completion of child safety training.

We are proud to be a child safe organisation, putting child safety at the heart of everything we do through our Triple Layer Child Safety Framework: trusted, trained and caring people, safe, supervised and supportive environments, and clear, consistent and transparent processes.

Busy Bees does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. Any unsolicited resumes will be treated as a direct application and no fee will be payable.