Property Services Manager

Eldercare Aged Care Services; Newthorpe; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

On-site parking

Ongoing training and development

Variety of locations

Family-like team culture

Job summary

Eldercare is seeking a Property Services Manager to lead maintenance and facilities operations across its head office and sites. You will supervise a team, coordinate trades and contractors, and ensure services meet high standards and regulatory requirements.

The role focuses on budgeting, planning, and continuous improvement, leveraging data to optimise delivery and performance. Travel between sites and a SA Driver’s Licence are required.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing teams, ideally in the maintenance industry.
• Relevant trade or construction qualifications, or equivalent industry experience.
• Strong working knowledge of compliance, accreditation and safety requirements (preferably within aged care or similar regulated environments).
• Proven ability to manage budgets and resources effectively.
• Experience managing construction projects in occupied buildings.
• High-level problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape maintenance and facilities operations across multiple Eldercare sites.
• Oversee a team of Senior Property Services Officers and a broader network of trades staff and contractors.
• Deliver end-to-end maintenance and facilities services, planning preventative and reactive works and allocating resources.
• Drive compliance with accreditation standards, legislative requirements and fire safety obligations.
• Develop and manage maintenance budgets, forecast works programs and monitor spend for cost efficiencies.
• Provide technical guidance, lead workforce planning, and manage contractor engagement and performance.

Job description

Location : Eldercare Head Office, Eastwood

Remuneration: $140,000 base salary + salary packaging & super

About the Role

Due to the continued growth of our property services portfolio, an opportunity has been created for a Property Services Manager to lead and shape maintenance and facilities operations across multiple Eldercare sites.

Reporting to the General Manager Property, you will lead a team of Senior Property Services Officers and oversee a broader network of trades staff and contractors, ensuring all sites are maintained to an exceptional standard. You will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of maintenance and facilities services, including planning and prioritising preventative and reactive works, allocating resources, and ensuring timely completion across a diverse property portfolio.

A key focus of the role is driving compliance and governance, ensuring all sites meet aged care accreditation standards, legislative requirements, and essential fire safety obligations. You will lead property-related accreditation activities, conduct audits, and ensure maintenance records, systems and reporting are accurate, up-to-date and support compliance outcomes.

You will play a critical role in financial and operational performance, developing and managing maintenance budgets, forecasting works programs, monitoring spend, and identifying opportunities for cost efficiencies without compromising quality. Working closely with Site Operations Managers and Corporate Services, you will ensure sites are appropriately resourced and maintenance services are aligned to operational needs.

This role also oversees contractor engagement and performance, including sourcing quotes, managing service agreements, and inspecting completed works to ensure quality and value. In addition, you will provide technical guidance and support to your team, drive workforce planning activities such as rostering and leave management, and lead performance, training and development initiatives.

With a strong focus on continuous improvement, you will use property systems and data insights to optimise maintenance delivery, improve response times, and embed a proactive, contemporary facilities management approach across the organisation.

What You Will Bring

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated experience managing teams, ideally in the maintenance industry
• Relevant trade or construction qualifications, or equivalent industry experience
• Strong working knowledge of compliance, accreditation and safety requirements (preferably within aged care or similar regulated environments)
• Proven ability to manage budgets and resources effectively
• Experience managing construction projects in occupied buildings
• High-level problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines

Proactive, systems-savvy with strong attention to detail

Self-motivated, and able to work both independently and collaboratively

• A current South Australian Driver’s Licence and flexibility to travel between sites as required

Why Choose Eldercare?

• Be part of apurpose-driven organisationthat values compassion and community
• Salary packaging optionsto increase your take-home pay
• Ongoingtraining and development opportunities
• Work inmodern facilitieswith on-site parking
• Enjoy thevarietyof working across different locations
• Join a team that feels more like family

To work for Eldercare, you are required to hold an acceptable National Police Clearance and comply with relevant vaccination requirements as per Eldercare policy which includes vaccination for both seasonal influenza and COVID-19.

Eldercare is proud to be a Rainbow Tick accredited organisation. We are committed to supporting our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) residents, employees and volunteers to ensure they feel included and safe. Regardless of their culture, religion, spirituality, age, gender, sexuality, disability, socio-economic background or personal experiences, our people are welcomed, included and respected.

Eldercare encourages respectful relationships and does not accept any form of gender based violence in the workplace. Eldercare is committed to preventing violence against women and is proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace to support victims of abuse.

All employees can expect to receive fair and equal treatment and to be free from discrimination in all aspects of their life with Eldercare.