Maintenance Officer (Buildings)

University of Southern Queensland; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba is seeking a Maintenance Officer (Buildings) to join the Facilities Management team across the Toowoomba campus and satellite facilities. You will perform routine building and facilities maintenance, minor repairs and support planned maintenance programs.

With a hands-on approach, you will ensure safety, compliance and efficient operation of teaching and research spaces, coordinating with trades, keeping accurate records and responding to urgent

Qualifications

• Completion of a post-trades certificate or advanced certificate together with extensive relevant experience.
• Extensive experience within a maintenance, facilities or operational support environment.
• Ability to effectively use a work order management system and maintain records.
• Sound understanding of safety principles and safe work practices.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine building and facilities maintenance, minor repairs and general handyperson tasks.
• Undertake operational maintenance activities and minor installations.
• Conduct regular inspections to identify maintenance requirements.
• Log, action and complete work requests in the facilities management system.
• Respond promptly to urgent and emergency maintenance requests to minimise disruption.
• Support development and delivery of planned and preventative maintenance schedules.
• Coordinate access with contractors and ensure safe works are undertaken.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Safety-focused

Organised

Communication

Team player

Education

Post-trades certificate

Advanced certificate

Tools

Work order management system

Job description

University of Southern Queensland – Toowoomba QLD

This is an exciting opportunity to join Facilities Management within the Corporate Services portfolio at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), a team that plays an important behind-the-scenes role in creating safe, functional and welcoming environments for our students, staff and visitors.

Based at our Toowoomba campus, you’ll be part of a practical and collaborative maintenance team providing essential building and facilities support across the campus and satellite facilities at Ravensbourne and Mt Kent. From everyday repairs and preventative maintenance to responding to urgent issues, your work will make a visible difference to the University community and help keep our teaching, research and operational spaces running smoothly

Who you are

You’re a hands-on and dependable maintenance professional who takes pride in keeping buildings safe, functional and well-presented. With experience in building maintenance, facilities or operational support, you’re comfortable undertaking minor repairs, identifying faults and helping resolve maintenance issues before they become bigger problems.

Safety is central to how you work. You understand the importance of identifying hazards, assessing risks and following safe work practices, whether you’re working independently, alongside trades teams or coordinating with contractors.

Organised, adaptable and solutions-focused, you enjoy a varied workday where priorities can change quickly. You communicate well with others, keep accurate records and bring a practical, service-focused approach to supporting the people who use our facilities every day.

What you'll do

As a Maintenance Officer (Buildings), you’ll provide day-to-day building and facilities maintenance that helps keep the Toowoomba campus and its satellite facilities safe, functional and operating effectively.

Your work will include:

• performing routine building and facilities maintenance, minor repairs and general handyperson tasks, including minor installations, patching and painting, and door and lock adjustments;
• undertaking operational maintenance activities such as drain clearing and recharging, gutter maintenance, water isolation and transfer, pest removal and meter readings;
• conducting regular inspections of buildings and facilities to proactively identify, report and address maintenance requirements;
• logging, actioning and completing work requests through the Facilities Management work order system, including documenting risk assessments;
• responding promptly to urgent and emergency maintenance requests to minimise disruption to University activities;
• supporting the development and delivery of planned and preventative maintenance schedules;
• working with contractors and vendors to support specialised repair works, including coordinating access and ensuring works are undertaken safely;
• maintaining accurate records of maintenance activities, labour, materials and facility conditions, and escalating safety or compliance concerns when required;
• safely operating and maintaining tools and equipment;
• monitoring maintenance supplies and consumables and supporting the collection and distribution of parts;
• providing practical operational support to internal trade teams, including LV spotter and rescue works where required; and
• working collaboratively with the Health, Safety and Wellbeing team to proactively identify hazards and ensure risks are appropriately assessed, controlled and monitored.

In your first 6 to 12 months, you’ll develop strong knowledge of the campus and its facilities, build effective relationships with trades teams and contractors, and contribute to preventative maintenance activities. Most importantly, you’ll become a trusted member of the team who can be relied upon to keep maintenance issues moving and help ensure our facilities continue to perform at their best.

What will help you succeed

To thrive in this role, you’ll bring practical maintenance experience, a strong commitment to safety and a proactive, solutions-focused approach. You enjoy hands-on work, take pride in delivering quality outcomes and understand the importance of responsive service within a busy operational environment.

Essential requirements

• Completion of a post-trades certificate or advanced certificate together with extensive relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education and training.
• Extensive experience within a maintenance, facilities or operational support environment, with the ability to identify faults, undertake minor operational repairs and support preventative maintenance activities.
• Ability to effectively use a work order management system, including logging, updating and completing tasks and maintaining accurate maintenance, risk and compliance records. Sound understanding of work health and safety principles and safe work practices, including hazard identification and risk assessment.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing priorities and operational requirements.
• Current driver's licence.

Experience that will set you apart

• A Construction Industry White Card.
• Experience within a higher education, public sector or similarly complex facilities environment.
• Experience supporting planned and preventative maintenance programs.
• Familiarity with facilities management or computerised maintenance management systems.

Travel to other UniSQ locations will be required as part of the role.

For further information about this role, please contact Mr Nigel Forrest, Senior Manager (Maintenance) via 07 4631 2*** or *************@unisq.edu.au.

Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional university, UniSQ partners closely with its communities to drive innovation and create opportunity through education and research. Guided by our values of respect, integrity, and excellence, UniSQ’s Strategic Plan 2026–2030 sets a clear ambition: to be Australia’s most transformative university by embracing our regional identity, fostering inclusive learning and research environments, and delivering globally relevant outcomes with strong local impact.

The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.

Find out more about UniSQ at www.unisq.edu.au.

To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.

For UniSQ Employees - Prior to submitting your application, please ensure you have discussed this opportunity with your current supervisor as the role will be initially offered as either a secondment or a fixed-term appointment depending on the successful candidate’s current employment arrangement.

Reference Number: 0209_10/26

Location: Toowoomba campus

Term: Full-time, fixed-term appointment until 2 April 2027 (36 hours/week)

Salary: Total remuneration range $89,952 to $95,555 pa (includes salary range of $75,861 to $80,586 pa, employer super contributions of 17% and annual leave loading)

Closes: Day, Date Month Year at 11:30 pm (AEST)

At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making. UniSQ is a child safe organisation.

As part of the University of Southern Queensland's commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and rewarding work environment and in compliance with ourlegal obligations, we require candidates to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender Based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender Based Violence, during the course of their previous employment or in any legal process.

This information helps us meet our legal obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence, and will be considered when determining a candidate's suitability for employment, so that we can keep our University community safe.