Operations Manager

GPT Group; Perth; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Parental leave 22 weeks

Learning & Development

Wellbeing programs

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

GPT Group is seeking an Operations Manager to join the Karrinyup Shopping Centre management team in Perth. You will lead the Integrated Services Team, drive safety and environmental compliance, and oversee operating budgets and long-term capital forecasting to optimise centre performance.

The role requires strong leadership, contract management experience, and the ability to engage with stakeholders from council to community groups, with a focus on delivering exceptional customer experiences.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a similar role within large retail-focused assets.
• Experience in contract management and administration.
• Familiarity with NABERS, NGERs and sustainability reporting obligations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Integrated Services Team and contract to ensure prioritised, high-quality activities with a strong focus on customer service.
• Drive the safety culture across the asset, ensuring OH&S compliance and incident reporting is completed and closed.
• Ensure Environmental and OH&S compliance including contractor induction and risk management planning.

Skills

People leadership

Contract management

Health & safety

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Sustainability

Job description

We shape leading experiences across office, retail, logistics and student accommodation.

We're one of Australia's largest property groups, managing $40 billion worth of assets across the country.

Our sustainable returns from investments come from focusing on what matters most to customers — a great experience and doing good. Every day, our people are driving positive impact for people, place and planet. They're inquisitive, pioneering industry firsts and pushing new ideas to deliver exceptional outcomes.

This passion and expertise creates an employee experience that puts wellbeing, flexibility and opportunity first.

The role

Due to a recent promotion, we are currently looking for an Operations Manager to join the celebrated Karrinyup Shopping Centre's management team. Join the best in the West!

The Operations Manager is accountable for the soft services for the asset ensuring that the Centre is safe, secure and meets presentation standards to achieve desired customer and tenant satisfaction levels.

A strong people leader, you will provide leadership to the Integrated Services Team and broader Centre Management Team, by assisting the Senior Operations Manager in setting the vision and strategies for the team to deliver upon, whilst driving a culture of high performance and constant improvement.

What you will be doing

• Managing the Integrated service team and contract, providing leadership and guidance to ensure that activities are prioritised and efficiently completed, with a strong focus on customer service and high standards.
• Driving the safety culture across the asset, ensuring compliance with health and safety procedures and that safety incident reporting is completed, actioned and closed out.
• Ensuring compliance with Environmental and OH&S requirements including contractor induction, the preparation of site specific risk management plans and review of contractor supplied Safe Work Method Statements.
• Assisting with managing the operational and non-recoverable expenditure budget and short/long term capital forecasting, incl. setting annual budgets, reforecasting as required and presenting asset plan updates.
• Providing guidance to the Capital Works and the Operations team in the compilation and delivery of the centre's expense budgets in line with targets set.
• Participating in sustainability forums and tenant engagement strategies as well as establish relationships with key stakeholders to drive social sustainability including city council networks, community groups and WA Police.
• Nominating for approval and implementing projects and programs to improve the property's performance and assuming accountability for delegated projects, ensuring they are integrated and completed with minimum interruption to the building.
• Maintaining compliance with all relevant statutory authorities and enact sound engineering practices in relation to maintenance of the asset.
• Taking accountability for all emergency, crisis and risk management training programs including emergency evacuation procedures and other crisis management situations.
• Driving overall property presentation standards including cleaning, security, customer service and maintenance.
• Participating in the late night/weekend shift roster

What makes you stand out

You will have had significant experience in a similar role within a large, retail focused assets, managing "multi project" programs of work of varying levels of complexity and be comfortable providing guidance to diverse teams.

You will have vast experience in contract management and administration and be able to form effective working relationships across varied stakeholder groups.

With experience in the critical analysis of building performance, you will be able to manage OPEX budgets and general P&L and have familiarity with NABERS, NGER's and other related sustainability related measurement and reporting obligations.

This role would suit a proactive Operations/Facilities Manager who has worked within the retail sector who is solution oriented and wishes to grow their career within a leading property management company.

What makes us stand out

• Enjoy flexible working arrangements and generous leave options.
• Experience market-leading parental leave benefits including 22 weeks paid leave for either carer and childcare allowance once you return to work.
• Embrace diverse and challenging career opportunities, supported by our dedicated Learning & Development Team committed to your growth.
• Engage in comprehensive Wellbeing programs and benefit from market-leading policies and support tailored to diverse needs.
• Be recognised by peers through nomination awards and take part in our generous Employee Referral Program.

We know the power of a great experience

• Ranked 5th in the 2025 Gender Equality Global Report released by Equileap.
• Placed 1st of real estate investment trusts in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2025 Yearbook.
• Earned a silver ranking in Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) for LGBTQIA+ inclusion.
• Awarded our fifth consecutive Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) in 2023-2025.
• Committed to our second Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

GPT offers an inclusive workplace culture and embraces people with diverse perspectives, skills and backgrounds. We welcome applications from First Nations candidates, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, people living with disability and people of diverse ages, cultures and backgrounds.