Facilities Manager

Allens Corporate Services; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive remuneration

Hybrid and flexible working

Wellbeing programs including EAP & gym

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Allens Corporate Services in Brisbane seeks a Facilities Manager to lead a premium workplace experience for clients, visitors and staff. You will manage tenancy maintenance, safety, and complex workplace projects within our Business Operations team, delivering seamless reception and service.

You will guide a Facilities and Guest Relations team, drive improvements, and foster strong relationships with stakeholders and service providers. This is a permanent, full-time Brisbane-based role.

Qualifications

• Proactive, solutions-focused approach with sound judgement.

Responsibilities

• Manage maintenance of tenancy and equipment via preventative inspections and fault reporting.
• Own workplace safety, risk, and business continuity through WH&S, emergency procedures, building security and car park.
• Lead complex workplace projects including relocations and refurbishments with strong stakeholder outcomes.
• Provide day-to-day leadership to Facilities and Guest Relations teams to ensure high service standards.
• Build networks with internal and external service providers to maintain high service levels.

Skills

Client service mindset

Systems & data leverage

Cross-team collaboration

Organisational skills

Resilience

WH&S knowledge

Facilities management experience

Growth mindset

Job description

Your role At Allens, our business teams are also specialists in their field, using their unique knowledge and expertise to solve critical client and business challenges. You'll be a part of our Business Operations team based in Brisbane. As a Facilities Manager, you'll lead the delivery of a premium workplace experience, that support exceptional service to our clients, visitors and people, balancing operational excellence, stakeholder management and continuous improvement.

As a Facilities Manager in our Business Operations team you will:

• Manage the maintenance of the tenancy and equipment by conducting preventative maintenance inspections and attend to and/or report faults so as to provide a safe working environment
• Take ownership of workplace safety, operational risk and business continuity through proactive management of WH&S, emergency procedures, building security systems and the car park
• Lead complex workplace projects including relocations and refurbishments ensuring excellent stakeholder outcomes, operational continuity and an exceptional workplace experience.
• Provide day to day leadership to the Facilities and Guest Relations team, building capability, driving high service standard and ensuring the delivery of a seamless workplace and reception experience for clients, visitors and employees.
• Build strong networks with internal stakeholders and external service providers so as to maintain a high level of service

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity.

About you

You will bring a proactive, solutions focused approach exercising sound judgement, taking ownership and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. You will have:

• A client service mindset and professional approach, with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with team members, various stakeholders and vendors;
• An ability to leverage systems and data to improve operational efficiency and service delivery;
• An ability to collaborate effectively across teams and build trusted relationships with stakeholders, vendors and service providers
• Strong organisational and time management skills;
• Resilience and enthusiasm, with a strong sense of pride in your work;
• Strong knowledge of WH&S principles;
• Previous experience working in a Facilities Management team within a corporate or professional services environment is high desirable
• A growth mindset, including a willingness to learn, seek feedback, share knowledge and support the development of the team.

Your development

In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.

Our perks

• Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.
• Health and wellbeing: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families.
• Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home.
• Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible parental leave policy – 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.
• Recognition: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.

Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs.

We celebrate our people's differences across gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, and family and caring arrangements.

If you require adjustments to fully participate in our application process, please contact us at [e-mail].

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align,

The right role for you might be just around the corner!

At Allens, we've been building legal careers for 200 years; longer than any other firm in Australia.

The impact of our people extends to almost every sphere of business, government, the judiciary and the wider legal profession.

We continue to provide opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds to build outstanding careers and shape the world around them.

Through our alliance with Linklaters, we work in a global network of 40 offices in 25 countries.

Our size and global reach provide exceptional opportunities for career development, including both on-the-job learning and formal training and development opportunities.

Our commitment to high performance is balanced with a focus on wellbeing, with a culture that's inclusive, supportive and collaborative.

We prioritise connection and value the unique contribution of everyone at the firm.

We're proud to hold some of the world's longest ongoing client relationships, stretching back more than 180 years.