Building Facilities Manager

Ministry for Primary Industries NZ; Auckland; On-site; NZD 103,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Additional MPI leave days

Annual Wellness payment

Bi-annual eye test and lens support

Job summary

Ministry for Primary Industries NZ in Mount Albert, Auckland, seeks a Building Facilities Manager to lead daily facilities operations across complex sites, manage contractors, permits and inductions, and ensure safety and compliance.

You will be the on-site contact for biosecurity and building services, supporting commissioning, transition and readiness while collaborating with technical specialists and site leaders to deliver reliable, compliant facilities for MPI's critical work.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in a similar facilities role.
• Experience managing facilities in a complex regulated environment.
• Strong contractor management and health and safety knowledge.
• Experience with inductions, permits and safety plans.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to assess issues, identify solutions and drive outcomes.
• Experience in laboratory/science/biosecurity facilities highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day facilities operations across complex sites.
• Manage contractors, permits, inductions, and site access.
• Ensure health, safety, compliance and biosecurity standards.
• Build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support facility commissioning, transition and operational readiness.

Job description

Ministry for Primary Industries NZ - Mount Albert, North Island

Salary band & range: General Salary Range D: $102,953 to $120,365 depending on skills and experience

This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of one of MPI's most technically complex facilities environments. As Building Facilities Manager, you'll be the day to day on-site contact responsible for ensuring building services and infrastructure operate safely, effectively, and in compliance with building and biosecurity compliance requirements. You'll support the transition to a new state-of-the-art science and laboratory facility while working closely with contractors, technical specialists, and a wide range of stakeholders.

You will:

• Lead day-to-day facilities operations across complex sites
• Manage contractors, permits, inductions, and site access
• Ensure health, safety, compliance, and biosecurity standards
• Build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Support facility commissioning, transition, and operational readiness

You'll be an experienced facilities professional with a minimum of 3 years in a similar role, who thrives in complex and regulated environments. You're a strong relationship builder who can balance competing priorities, solve problems calmly, and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. Comfortable working with ambiguity, you'll apply sound judgement and practical thinking to keep facilities operating smoothly while maintaining high standards of compliance and safety.

You will have:

• Experience managing facilities in a complex regulated environment
• Strong contractor management and health and safety knowledge
• Experience with contractor inductions, permits, and safety plans
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• The ability to assess issues, identify solutions, and drive outcomes
• Experience in laboratory, science, biosecurity, healthcare, or other critical-environment facilities would be highly regarded.

You'll join MPI's Property & Assets team within Corporate Services. The team is responsible for ensuring MPI's facilities and infrastructure operation support functions across New Zealand. Working within a small and collaborative team onsite, you will partner closely with technical specialists, contractors, and site leaders to deliver safe, reliable, and fit-for-purpose facilities that support MPI's important work.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) partners with New Zealand's food and fibre sector to be the world's most trusted provider of high-value food and fibre products.

• Additional MPI leave days
• Annual Wellness payment
• Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames

Are you ready to make a difference? - Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whānau and hāpori.

We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and