School Facilities Lead - Maintenance & Team Growth

Brisbane Boys' College; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Employee Assistance Program

Gym access & library resources

Job summary

Brisbane Boys’ College in Brisbane, QLD, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Team Leader to oversee day-to-day maintenance across the campus. You will lead the maintenance team, coordinate requests, and ensure safe, reliable buildings for students and staff while driving service quality and continuous improvement.

Key duties include supervising maintenance assistants, planning work, managing contractors, budgeting, and reporting on progress and risks for campus operations and events.

Qualifications

• Three years' experience in building maintenance or facilities operations with leadership responsibilities.
• Experience supervising employees, contractors or trade-based work activities.
• Trade, building maintenance or facilities qualifications are highly regarded.
• Experience working in a school or other occupied operational environment is desirable.
• Current driver's licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support and develop the Maintenance Assistants through daily coordination and coaching.
• Coordinate reactive and preventative maintenance across the campus.
• Manage work requests, prioritise activities and escalate issues as needed.
• Support preventative maintenance programs and accurate work order records.
• Coordinate approved contractors and service providers.
• Promote safety culture and ensure compliance with policies.
• Assist with budgeting, reporting and project coordination for minor works.

Skills

Team leadership

Planning & prioritisation

Communication skills

Problem solving

Safety awareness

Budgeting & reporting

Contractor management

Tools

Microsoft 365

Work order systems

Asset management

Job description

Brisbane Boys’ College in Brisbane, QLD, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Team Leader to oversee day-to-day maintenance across the campus. You will lead the maintenance team, coordinate requests, and ensure safe, reliable buildings for students and staff while driving service quality and continuous improvement.

Key duties include supervising maintenance assistants, planning work, managing contractors, budgeting, and reporting on progress and risks for campus operations and events.