Facilities Manager

Busy Bees Early Learning; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1 day work from home per week

Flexible start and finish times

Job summary

Busy Bees is seeking two experienced Facilities Managers to lead maintenance compliance and capital works across a portfolio of early learning centres in Australia. You will oversee day-to-day facilities needs, manage contractors, and deliver projects to maintain safe, compliant environments for children, families and staff.

Join Busy Bees to drive capital projects, manage budgets, and ensure centres meet national regulations and Australian standards while travelling interstate as needed.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification or degree in a related discipline.
• 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 engage and manage stakeholders across multiple departments.
• Strong problem-solving skills in a large, multi-site organisation.
• Autonomous, self-motivated and able to work within a high-performing team.
• Willingness to travel interstate regularly.
• Commitment to child safety and Busy Bees values.

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.
• Manage planned and reactive maintenance, prioritising safety and business continuity.
• Oversee capital expenditure projects across the portfolio, from planning to delivery.
• Scope, tender, schedule and oversee capital works within budget and standards.
• Manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets, forecasting and cost control.
• Manage contractors, landlords, regional maintenance budgets and preventative maintenance schedules.
• Oversee strategic property projects, including solar installations and portfolio-wide initiatives.

Skills

Facilities management

Contractor management

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Problem solving

Autonomous work

Organisational skills

Travel flexibility

Safety compliance

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 complex problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate challenges within a large, multi-site or multinational organisation.
• Resilient and self-motivated, with the ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively within a high-performing, fast-paced team.
• 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.