Facilities Manager

Sharp and Carter; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp and Carter is seeking a seasoned Facilities Manager to own the maintenance and operations of a major distribution centre in the Western suburbs of Sydney. You will lead maintenance delivery, essential services, contractors, and site infrastructure in a 24/7 business-critical environment.

Reporting to the National Operations Manager, you will balance preventative and reactive maintenance with financial performance and continuous improvement, ensuring safe, efficient operations and minimal

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' experience in a dedicated Facilities Management position.
• Experience managing facilities within distribution centres, logistics, industrial, manufacturing or similarly complex operational environments.
• Proven leadership of maintenance teams, contractors and specialist service providers.
• Strong financial acumen, including budget management, forecasting and P&L accountability.
• Experience managing both hard and soft facilities services.
• Strong knowledge of WHS, statutory compliance, contractor management and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee preventative and reactive maintenance across building services, plant and critical infrastructure.
• Lead and coordinate maintenance personnel, specialist contractors and external service providers.
• Manage hard and soft facilities services, ensuring consistent service delivery and compliance.
• Take ownership of maintenance budgets, expenditure, forecasting and cost optimisation.
• Ensure statutory compliance, contractor safety and adherence to WHS requirements.
• Coordinate responses to critical breakdowns, minimising downtime and operational disruption.
• Build strong working relationships with site leadership, operational teams and service partners.
• Identify opportunities to improve asset reliability, maintenance practices and lifecycle performance.
• Support capital works, infrastructure upgrades and ongoing site improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Contractor management

WH&S knowledge

Communication

Job description

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a critical operational facility and make a tangible impact on asset performance, service delivery and operational efficiency.

Reporting to the National Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the overall facilities management of a major distribution centre. Operating within a business-critical, 24/7 environment, you will oversee maintenance delivery, essential services, contractors and site infrastructure, ensuring the facility operates safely, efficiently and with minimal disruption.

Working closely with site leadership and operational stakeholders, you will balance preventative maintenance, reactive works, financial performance and continuous improvement.

Location: Western suburbs of Sydney

Key responsibilities

• Oversee preventative and reactive maintenance across building services, plant and critical infrastructure.
• Lead and coordinate maintenance personnel, specialist contractors and external service providers.
• Manage hard and soft facilities services, ensuring consistent service delivery and compliance.
• Take ownership of maintenance budgets, expenditure, forecasting and cost optimisation.
• Ensure statutory compliance, contractor safety and adherence to WHS requirements.
• Coordinate responses to critical breakdowns, minimising downtime and operational disruption.
• Build strong working relationships with site leadership, operational teams and service partners.
• Identify opportunities to improve asset reliability, maintenance practices and lifecycle performance.
• Support capital works, infrastructure upgrades and ongoing site improvement initiatives.

Why should you apply?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a critical operational facility and make a tangible impact on asset performance, service delivery and operational efficiency.

Reporting to the National Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the overall facilities management of a major distribution centre. Operating within a business-critical, 24/7 environment, you will oversee maintenance delivery, essential services, contractors and site infrastructure, ensuring the facility operates safely, efficiently and with minimal disruption.

Working closely with site leadership and operational stakeholders, you will balance preventative maintenance, reactive works, financial performance and continuous improvement.

Location: Western suburbs of Sydney

Key responsibilities

• Oversee preventative and reactive maintenance across building services, plant and critical infrastructure.
• Lead and coordinate maintenance personnel, specialist contractors and external service providers.
• Manage hard and soft facilities services, ensuring consistent service delivery and compliance.
• Take ownership of maintenance budgets, expenditure, forecasting and cost optimisation.
• Ensure statutory compliance, contractor safety and adherence to WHS requirements.
• Coordinate responses to critical breakdowns, minimising downtime and operational disruption.
• Build strong working relationships with site leadership, operational teams and service partners.
• Identify opportunities to improve asset reliability, maintenance practices and lifecycle performance.
• Support capital works, infrastructure upgrades and ongoing site improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate for this position will have experience in the following:

• Minimum five years' experience in a dedicated Facilities Management position.
• Experience managing facilities within distribution centres, logistics, industrial, manufacturing or similarly complex operational environments.
• Proven leadership of maintenance teams, contractors and specialist service providers.
• Strong financial acumen, including budget management, forecasting and P&L accountability.
• Experience managing both hard and soft facilities services.
• Strong knowledge of WHS, statutory compliance, contractor management and risk mitigation.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical issues into clear operational outcomes.
• A proactive, collaborative and solutions focused leadership approach.

A trade or technical background would be advantageous but is not essential. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong commercial awareness, sound judgement and the ability to manage competing priorities within a business critical environment.