Global Facilities Strategy Leader (Asset & Resilience)

Mfat; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 130,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Rainbow Tick accreditation

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) seeks a lead technical direction specialist for its global portfolio of 350+ properties. You will steer facilities management, building services and asset strategies, balancing risk, performance and stakeholder needs.

You’ll manage complex vendor networks, provide strategic technical advice, and influence across posts and capital teams to protect New Zealand’s international presence.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in facilities management, building services and asset operations.
• Deep expertise in asset lifecycle planning and maintenance strategy.
• Experience providing strategic technical advice on complex facilities management.
• Strong supplier performance management and service delivery oversight.
• Outstanding relationship management and influencing skills.
• Understanding of The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction across facilities management practice.
• Lead maintenance planning and asset lifecycle management.
• Oversee supplier performance and service delivery.
• Collaborate with managers, contracts, capital programmes and posts.

Skills

Facilities management

Building services

Asset management

Property operations

Asset lifecycle planning

Maintenance strategy

Operational resilience

Building systems

Strategic advice

Supplier management

Stakeholder management

Influencing skills

Treaty of Waitangi awareness

Tools

none

Job description

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) seeks a lead technical direction specialist for its global portfolio of 350+ properties. You will steer facilities management, building services and asset strategies, balancing risk, performance and stakeholder needs.

You’ll manage complex vendor networks, provide strategic technical advice, and influence across posts and capital teams to protect New Zealand’s international presence.