Facilities Manager

Greystar Worldwide, LLC; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Greystar is seeking a hands-on Facilities Manager to own maintenance, compliance, and presentation across two premium South Yarra communities. This full-time role offers stable Monday–Friday hours, with on-call but minimal after-hours work.

You will lead a team, manage reactive and planned maintenance, oversee CapEx projects and budgets, ensure WHS standards, and maintain high resident satisfaction in a Build-to-Rent environment.

Qualifications

• Proven facilities/maintenance leadership experience.
• Strong WHS, statutory compliance, and CapEx/budget management.
• Trade qualifications (electrical, plumbing, HVAC) highly regarded but not essential.
• Strong communication and customer service skills with resident focus.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to obtain required clearances.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and grow a maintenance team across both sites.
• Own reactive, planned, and statutory maintenance end-to-end.
• Manage work orders end-to-end; diagnose, repair, close defects on time and on budget.
• Deliver preventative maintenance and statutory testing (fire alarms, HVAC, emergency lighting).
• Oversee make-ready process for vacant apartments with inspections and scheduling.
• Manage CapEx projects and budgets with autonomy.
• Champion WHS and safety standards across two premium communities.

Skills

Facilities leadership

Maintenance leadership

WHS compliance

CapEx budgeting

Communication

Customer service

Job description

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $350 billion of real estate in more than 260 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $34 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

Why work for Greystar?

We don't just manage buildings, we build communities. At Greystar, our onsite teams shape exceptional living experiences from day one. If you love hands-on facilities work with real ownership and variety, this is your next move.

About the site:

Haiku The Yarra and Haiku The Claremont are two of Greystar's flagship Build-to-Rent communities in South Yarra - quality, resident-focused assets sitting side by side. One base, zero travel between sites.

About the role:

This is a hands on, full time permanent role where you will take full ownership of maintenance, compliance, and presentation, while building and leading your own team along the way.

Enjoy stable Monday-Friday hours with no weekend work. On-call is part of the role, but call-outs are minimal and most issues are handled during business hours.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and grow a maintenance team across both sites
• Own reactive, planned, and statutory maintenance end-to-end
• Manage work orders end-to-end; diagnosing, repairing, and closing out defects on time and on budget
• Deliver preventative maintenance and statutory testing (fire alarms, HVAC, emergency lighting)
• Oversee the make-ready process for vacant apartments - inspections, contractor scheduling, quality checks
• Manage CapEx projects and budgets with real autonomy
• Champion WHS and safety standards across two premium communities

About you:

You've led facilities or maintenance operations in residential, student accommodation, or hospitality settings, and you're just as comfortable with compliance paperwork as you are getting hands-on.

To be successful, you'll bring:

• Proven facilities/maintenance leadership experience
• Strong WHS, statutory compliance, and CapEx/budget management skills
• Trade qualifications (electrical, plumbing, HVAC) highly regarded but not essential
• Strong communication and customer service skills with genuine care for the resident experience
• A valid driver's licence and ability to obtain a National Criminal History Check and Working with Children Check

Greystar is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you'll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.

Important Notice:

Greystar will never request your banking details or other sensitive personal information during the interview process. Greystar does not conduct any interviews via text or messaging, and all communication will come from official Greystar email addresses (@greystar.com). If you receive suspicious requests, please report them immediately to [e-mail].