Technical Facilities Manager – Multi‑Trade Leader, Growth

CBRE Group, Inc.; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity and Inclusion

Career Growth

Work-Life Balance

Team Culture

Job summary

CBRE Local invites you to join a leadership role overseeing a trades team across Tullamarine and Woodend, serving as the contract’s engineering authority. You will drive daily priorities, safety, compliance, and asset reliability within a GMP-regulated environment.

The ideal candidate brings multidisciplinary engineering breadth and a strong focus on root-cause resolution, dual-regulatory compliance knowledge, and effective subcontractor management.

Qualifications

• Breadth across mechanical, electrical, fire, water and utilities to lead diagnosis across trades.
• Working knowledge of GMP-regulated environments and evidentiary standards for audit, validation and regulator scrutiny.
• Ability to operate under dual Comcare and Victorian OHS jurisdiction and reconcile into one practical compliance position.
• Root-cause diagnostic capability to prevent recurring faults.

Responsibilities

• Lead a trades team across Tullamarine and Woodend and act as the contract’s engineering authority.
• Verify licences, training, permits and isolations before work begins.
• Apply multidisciplinary engineering judgement across systems to understand interactions between trades.
• Own the compliance register and reconcile standards for practical outcomes.
• Ensure faults are resolved at root cause rather than patching.
• Test repair quotes, scopes and maintenance frequencies before approval.
• Own specialist subcontractor relationships, inspect work and scrutinise programmes, reports and SWMS.
• Plan major works including shutdowns and lead the asset reliability programme.
• Maintain documentation to withstand audit and regulator scrutiny in GMP environments.

Skills

Engineering breadth

GMP experience

OHS compliance

Root cause analysis

Job description

Opportunity supporting pharmaceutical company

Location based in Tullamarine

Successful candidate will have endless career development opportunities across CBRE

About your new role

Responsible for leading trade team across Tullamarine and Woodend whilst acting as the contract's engineering authority.

What is on offer?

1. Highly competitive salary + 2 days paid leave for volunteer opportunities
2. Stable 37.5 hour working week
3. Access to unlimited learning and training programs
4. Clear career progression to wider Facilities Management or Corporate real estate depending on preference and skill set
5. Certified Family inclusive workplace & paid parental leave
6. Competitive leave offered

Key responsibilities

• Manage trade staff, finalise and approve schedules, assign PPMs, and lead daily pre-start meetings that set priorities, risks and expectations for the shift.
• Verify licences, training, permits and isolations are in place before work begins, rather than relying on after-the-fact checks.
• Apply multidisciplinary engineering judgement across mechanical, electrical, fire, water and utilities systems, so faults and risks are understood in terms of how they interact between trades.
• Own the compliance register, interpret applicable standards, and reconcile the dual Comcare and Victorian OHS jurisdiction into one practical compliance outcome.
• Ensure recurring or significant faults are resolved at root cause rather than repeatedly patched.
• Technically test repair quotes, scopes and maintenance frequencies before approval, so CSL pays for the right fix at the right price.
• Own specialist subcontractor relationships, inspect and supervise their work, and scrutinise programmes, reports, certifications and SWMS.
• Plan major works including shutdowns, define the CBRE and CSL plant boundary, and lead the asset reliability programme.
• Maintain evidence and documentation to a standard that would withstand audit, validation or regulator scrutiny in the GMP-regulated environment.

Skills and experience we are looking for

• Multidisciplinary engineering breadth across mechanical, electrical, fire, water and utilities, sufficient to lead diagnosis and decision-making across trades.
• Working knowledge of GMP-regulated environments and the evidentiary standard required for audit, validation and regulator scrutiny.
• Ability to operate under the dual Comcare and Victorian OHS jurisdiction and reconcile them into one practical compliance position.
• Root cause diagnostic capability

About your team

You will join a high-performing, collaborative on site GWS team who are dedicated to a prestigious client account.

About CBRE

CBRE is the world's leading commercial real estate and facilities management services firm, operating across 100+ countries with 13 Australian offices. We deliver world-class property operations.