Health Space Manager – Multi-Campus Planning

Western Health Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 97,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Salary packaging

Job summary

Western Health is seeking a Space Manager to optimise non-clinical office accommodation across Melbourne sites. The role focuses on triaging requests, maintaining precise space inventories, and providing strategic guidance to ensure efficient occupancy.

You will lead space planning, audits, and data analysis to support master planning and capital works, while engaging senior stakeholders and driving continuous improvement across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in space planning, utilisation analysis or facilities management within a complex organisation.
• Sound understanding of space management principles, building codes and regulatory requirements.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Teams, Outlook, SharePoint) and hold a current Victorian driver’s licence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement space utilisation strategies aligned with organisational goals, leading long-term planning for future space needs across all Western Health campuses.
• Maintain an accurate space inventory and utilisation data, and coordinate space audits and occupancy reviews to maximise the efficient use of facilities.
• Triage and manage space allocation requests, working with Logistics Coordinators to deliver relocations and reconfigurations that meet occupier needs.
• Act as the primary point of contact for space-related enquiries, advising senior leaders, project managers and planning committees and resolving space conflicts.
• Analyse utilisation trends and prepare reports that identify optimisation and cost-saving opportunities, supporting master planning and capital works initiatives.

Skills

Space planning

Utilisation analysis

Facilities management

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Communication

Microsoft 365

Education

Architecture qualification

Service planning qualification

Business qualification

Tools

AutoCAD

Archibus

Revit

Job description

Western Health is seeking a Space Manager to optimise non-clinical office accommodation across Melbourne sites. The role focuses on triaging requests, maintaining precise space inventories, and providing strategic guidance to ensure efficient occupancy.

You will lead space planning, audits, and data analysis to support master planning and capital works, while engaging senior stakeholders and driving continuous improvement across the organisation.