Senior Facilities Coordinator: Operations & Safety Leader

Cochlear Limited; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cochlear Limited in Sydney is seeking a Senior Facilities Coordinator to oversee daily facilities operations, maintenance, and contractor safety across Cochlear sites. Supporting the Facilities Manager, this role is based at our Macquarie University and Lane Cove locations.

You will lead on-site contractor oversight, drive cost-effective improvements, ensure safety and quality standards, and manage SLAs while supporting major projects and 24/7 facility readiness.

Qualifications

• Extensive facilities management in commercial, industrial, or manufacturing environments.
• Tertiary or recognised trade qualifications relevant to FM, Mechanical/Electrical Services, or Building Operations.
• Strong understanding of BMS, CMMS platforms (Corevision/SAP), high-risk permit-to-work systems and contractor safety compliance.
• Proven analytical and technical troubleshooting, vendor management, and escalation for site leadership.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day planned and reactive maintenance activities, ensuring safety and site quality standards.
• Assist with workstation changes, minor office reconfigurations and day-to-day operational setup needs.
• Serve as daily site escalation point for general building services, contractor access and maintenance inquiries.
• Participate in on-call roster for 24/7 response to critical facilities alarms and emergencies.
• Oversee on-site contractors, verify work to specification, and manage vendor SLAs.
• Lead site coordination meetings and maintain records on shared drives.
• Support major building projects to deliver on time and on budget.
• Conduct routine building inspections and safety walks, recording hazards in risk tools.
• Enforce contractor safety compliance (SWMS, JSA, PTW) and inductions.
• Identify local cost-saving opportunities across routine facilities expenditure.

Skills

Facilities management

Contractor coordination

BMS knowledge

CMMS systems

Safety compliance

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

FM qualification

Building Ops cert

Tertiary qualification

Tools

BMS

Corevision

SAP

Job description

Cochlear Limited in Sydney is seeking a Senior Facilities Coordinator to oversee daily facilities operations, maintenance, and contractor safety across Cochlear sites. Supporting the Facilities Manager, this role is based at our Macquarie University and Lane Cove locations.

You will lead on-site contractor oversight, drive cost-effective improvements, ensure safety and quality standards, and manage SLAs while supporting major projects and 24/7 facility readiness.