Facilities Manager

seek.com.au; Sydney; On-site; AUD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Job summary

Seek is seeking a seasoned Facilities Manager to join its Sydney-based operations team. This hands-on role focuses on managing contractors, coordinating maintenance works and ensuring tasks are completed safely and to a high standard.

Key responsibilities include coordinating reactive and planned maintenance, negotiating quotations, and maintaining compliance and documentation. Strong contractor management and client service skills are essential, with a practical, solutions-focused approach.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management or property maintenance.
• Experience managing reactive and preventative maintenance.
• Strong contractor and supplier management skills.
• Excellent communication and client service abilities.
• Proficient with work-order management systems.
• Ability to prioritise urgent works and manage competing deadlines.
• Commercial awareness when reviewing quotations and maintenance costs.
• Practical, solutions‑focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage reactive and planned maintenance work orders from receipt through to completion.
• Allocate and coordinate subcontractors and service providers.
• Obtain and review quotations for maintenance and repair works.
• Monitor contractor performance, response times and completion of works.
• Ensure SLA and KPI requirements are achieved.
• Maintain compliance documentation, contractor records and service reports.
• Review completed works, supporting documentation and contractor invoices.
• Liaise with clients, site managers, contractors and internal stakeholders.
• Identify recurring maintenance issues and recommend practical solutions.

Job description

An established and growing Australian facilities management and property services business is seeking an experienced Facilities Manager to join its Sydney-based operations team. This is a hands‑on operational role suited to someone who enjoys managing contractors, coordinating maintenance works and ensuring jobs are completed efficiently, safely and to a high standard.

Key responsibilities

• Manage reactive and planned maintenance work orders from receipt through to completion
• Allocate and coordinate subcontractors and service providers
• Obtain and review quotations for maintenance and repair works
• Monitor contractor performance, response times and completion of works
• Ensure SLA and KPI requirements are achieved
• Maintain compliance documentation, contractor records and service reports
• Review completed works, supporting documentation and contractor invoices
• Liaise with clients, site managers, contractors and internal stakeholders
• Identify recurring maintenance issues and recommend practical solutions

About you

• Previous facilities management, property maintenance or similar operational experience
• Strong contractor and supplier management skills
• Experience managing reactive and preventative maintenance
• Good understanding of commercial property maintenance
• Strong communication and client service skills
• Good computer and work-order management system skills
• Ability to prioritise urgent works and manage competing deadlines
• Commercial awareness when reviewing quotations and maintenance costs
• A practical, solutions-focused approach

$95,000 + Superannuation

Opportunity to grow with an established Australian facilities management business