Maintenance Officer

Cushman & Wakefield; Frankston; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Maintenance Officer to support Alkira Secondary College in Cranbourne North. This hands-on role covers general maintenance, minor repairs, and contractor coordination to ensure a safe, well-presented environment for students and staff.

You will perform grounds upkeep, basic handyman tasks, and administrative duties while working closely with school leadership and facilities teams. A Victorian driver’s license and mechanical/electrical qualifications are required.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining school grounds or critical facilities is required.
• Ability to perform handyman tasks and basic repairs.
• Must have Word, Excel and Outlook proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Perform general grounds and gardens maintenance around the school site.
• Carry out handyman tasks such as door adjustments and light bulb changes.
• Coordinate contractors and monitor on-site activities.
• Complete administrative duties and update work orders.
• Maintain safety by identifying hazards and reporting defects.
• Work with school leadership, staff and contractors; participate in on-call roster.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Handyman tasks

Autonomous work

Attention to detail

Education

Technical qualifications in mechanical/electrical fields

Victorian Driver’s license

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Job Title

Maintenance Officer

Job Description Summary

You will deliver and supervise all facilities maintenance duties at Alkira Secondary College

Job Description

Maintenance Officer

Cranbourne North, VIC | Full-Time

Are you a hands-on maintenance professional looking for a stable role where you can make a real impact within a school environment?

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Maintenance Officer to support a secondary college in Cranbourne North. This is a diverse, site-based role responsible for general maintenance, minor repairs, contractor coordination, and facilities support, helping to ensure a safe, functional, and well-presented environment for students, staff, and visitors.

What You Will Do

• Perform general grounds and gardens maintenance duties including general gardening duties including sweeping/blowing debris from pathways and synthetic turf etc.
• Complete broad maintenance tasks as required (handyman duties) e.g., adjusting doors, changing light globes, emptying recycled paper bins around the school to the skip etc.
• Collect mail for the school from local Post Office
• Using hand and power tools safely and effectively

• Identifying and reporting hazards, defects and safety risks

• Managing maintenance requests through internal systems
• Coordinating contractors and monitoring their activities on site

• Assisting with grounds and outdoor maintenance as required

• Completing administrative duties, reports and work order updates

• Working collaboratively with school leadership, teachers, administration staff and contractors

• Participating in a rotating on-call roster as required

About you

• You would have an interest in a mixture of outdoor grounds work and indoor handyman work.
• Demonstrated experience working at critical sites/grounds.
• A common-sense approach and initiative
• Standard experience with Word, Excel and Outlook
• Strong decision-making skills and the ability to think in an autonomous fashion when needed.
• Self-motivated to enhance the school and business with a great attention to detail.
• Quality and continuous improvement focus.
• Victorian Driver’s license and technical qualifications in either mechanical or electrical fields.
• Working with Children’s Check and Police check – Mandatory

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status. As part of our ongoing commitment to RAP, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island Islanders are highly encouraged to join us! (For AUS only) We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please apply using the link, have a wonderful festive season!

As an equal opportunity employer, Cushman & Wakefield encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates to apply. Cushman & Wakefield promotes safety at all times.INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”

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