Building Facilities Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Additional MPI leave days

Annual Wellness payment

Eye test & eyewear support

Job summary

Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) seeks a Building Facilities Manager in Auckland, Mount Albert. You will lead daily facilities operations, oversee contractors, and ensure health, safety, and biosecurity compliance while overseeing a transition to a new state-of-the-art facility.

The role requires at least 3 years in a similar facilities role within a regulated environment, with strong stakeholder engagement and practical problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in a facilities role within a regulated environment.
• Experience managing contractors, inductions, permits and safety plans.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

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.

Skills

Facilities management

Contractor management

Health & safety knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Job description

Job Description

Job title: Building Facilities Manager

Role type: Permanent, full time

Location: Auckland, Mount Albert

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

About the Role - Kōrero mō te Tūranga

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.

• 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

About You - Mōu

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.

About the Team - Mō tō mātou Rōpū

You will 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'll partner closely with technical specialists, contractors, and site leaders to deliver safe, reliable, and fit-for-purpose facilities that support MPI's important work.

About MPI - Mō Te Manatū Ahu Matua

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.

Benefits of working at MPI - Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua

• 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 identities. As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatū Ahu Matua Ministry for Primary Industries a great place to work for all.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes, and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every requirement.

You must hold a current full New Zealand driver licence and have the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it.

Applications close at 11:59pm on 17 September 2026.

If you have any questions about the role, please email [e-mail]