Facilities Manager

Legal Aid NSW; Sydney; On-site; AUD 133,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Professional Growth

Wellbeing

Job summary

Legal Aid NSW in Sydney, NSW is seeking a Facilities Manager to lead the statewide delivery of facilities and workplace services across our offices. You will ensure safe, functional, reliable operations and manage service providers to support property and asset services.

You will lead a multi-site team, oversee contracts, minor works and fleet, monitor budgets and risks, and provide practical guidance to improve facilities services for our organisation and clients.

Qualifications

• Hold Australian or NZ citizenship or Australian Permanent Residency.
• Current NSW Driver Licence.
• Willingness to travel to metropolitan and regional Legal Aid NSW offices as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the statewide delivery of facilities and workplace services across Legal Aid NSW to ensure offices are safe, functional, reliable and supported by effective service providers.
• Manage facilities operations, contracts, minor works, fleet and operational assets; lead the facilities team; monitor expenditure and operational risk; provide specialist advice to support property and asset services.

Job description

• • Lead statewide facilities and workplace services across Legal Aid NSW
  • Salary range $133,348 - $146,945 + Super
  • Ongoing, Full-time + Sydney

About Legal Aid NSW

We stand beside people when they need it most.

At Legal Aid NSW, fairness isn’t just a legal principle, it shapes everything we do - our culture, our services, our workplace and our decisions.

Since 1979, Legal Aid NSW has provided legal advice, support and representation in criminal, family and civil law, helping people across NSW navigate hardship and complex legal issues. Our work is challenging, but deeply meaningful.

In partnerships with LawAccess NSW, Community Legal Centres and the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT, we are located throughout the state including our Central Sydney office, 25 regional offices, and satellite and outreach offices.

About the Role

The Facilities Manager leads the statewide delivery of facilities and workplace services across Legal Aid NSW, ensuring offices are safe, functional, reliable and supported by effective service providers. The role manages facilities operations, contracts, minor works, fleet and operational assets, leads the facilities team, monitors expenditure and operational risk, and provides specialist advice to support effective property and asset services.

About You

You are an experienced facilities leader who thrives in complex, multi-site environments. You know how to keep workplaces safe, reliable and running smoothly while balancing competing priorities, operational risks, budgets and projects.

You are a confident people leader with strong experience managing contractors, suppliers and service agreements to deliver quality outcomes and value for money. You bring sound project, procurement and contract management skills and are comfortable making decisions, solving problems and responding quickly when priorities shift.

A strong communicator and relationship builder, you can influence stakeholders at all levels and bring a practical, solutions-focused approach to improving facilities services.

You Belong Here

Here, every role has purpose.

Whether you’re delivering frontline legal services or strengthening our organisation from behind the scenes, you’ll help create fairer outcomes for the people across NSW.

We’re building a workplace where every culture, identity, ability and voice are included and valued. We welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with visible and invisible disability, culturally diverse communities, and LGBTQI+ communities so you can connect and flourish at every stage of career.

You will be part of a diverse and inclusive organisation, working alongside like-minded and values driven people dedicated to justice, community impact, and delivering exceptional support and service through cross collaboration.

Benefits of working at Legal Aid NSW

As an employee of Legal Aid NSW, you will have access to and enjoy a variety of support and benefits so you can thrive professionally and personally. You’ll love our:

• Flexible Working - we are a Flex Ready certified and Carers and Employers accredited organisation. We are leading the way in offering a variety of flexible working options to uniquely support your unique work life balance.
• Professional Growth – as the largest law firm in NSW we offer a variety of opportunities to enhance your career at every stage, through regional graduate programs, Practical Legal Training and work placements, mentoring, training, and secondment opportunities.
• Work Health, Safety and Wellbeing – with dedicated programs, training, resources, and respectful work practices, our Wellbeing Framework ensures your physical, mental and psychosocial wellbeing matters, so you feel supported, safe and holistically well.

We may use this recruitment to create a Talent Pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.

Essential Requirements

• Hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency
• Undertake relevant pre-employment checks such as Criminal Record Check, and Conduct Service Check
• Current NSW Driver Licence.
• Willingness to travel to metropolitan and regional Legal Aid NSW offices as required.

Download the Role Description to explore the role in-depth.

Closing Date: Wednesday 7 October at 11.59pm

We’re here to help

Legal Aid NSW is committed to a recruitment process that is inclusive and barrier free.

For accessibility support, recruitment adjustments and recruitment enquiries, please contact Jayne Nguyen, Senior Recruitment Officer on [e-mail] or call the team on 02 9134 9347.

For information on Recruitment and Workplace Adjustments, visit Adjustments for individual needs | I Work for NSW.

For more information about the recruitment process and working at Legal Aid NSW view our Candidate Information Pack.

For role specific enquiries, contact Alistair Cowie at [e-mail].

Aboriginal candidates are encouraged to connect with the Legal Aid NSW Aboriginal Services Branch for a yarn.

For guidance on preparing for interviews, explore the NSW Public Sector’s interactive Capability Application Tool.

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We look forward to receiving your application!