Manager – Property, Facilities & Fleet

Taituarā; Invercargill City; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Relocation support

Job summary

Invercargill City Council invites applications for a Manager – Property, Facilities & Fleet to unite property, facilities and fleet into a single, commercially astute function that supports Council services and the community.

You will lead a team spanning facilities management, property and fleet operations, focusing on safety, compliance, lifecycle planning and value delivery while fostering a service-oriented culture across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Substantial facilities management experience with exposure to property, asset management and maintenance programmes.
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary function and managing a diverse asset portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cohesive, high-performing function across property, facilities and fleet assets.
• Oversee facilities management, property asset management and fleet operations.
• Provide trusted strategic advice to senior leadership on priorities, risk and investment.

Skills

Facilities leadership

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial judgement

Asset management

Contractor management

Strategic thinking

Education

Tertiary qualification in property, facilities management, engineering, asset management or related

Job description

• Transform facilities andproperty performance
• Build a genuine service culture

Lead the assets that help a city work

Invercargill City Council (ICC) manages adiverse portfolio of property, facilities and fleet assets that support Councilservices and the wider community every day.

ICC is now looking for an experienced Manager –Property, Facilities & Fleet to bring these activities together as acohesive, high-performing function – strengthening asset performance, liftingfacilities management practice and building a culture focused on service,collaboration and partnership.

This is an opportunity to influence not onlyhow ICC looks after its assets today, but how they are planned, invested in andpositioned for the future. Sound like you?

About the Role

Reporting to the Group Manager – CorporateServices, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across ICC’sproperty, facilities and fleet portfolio, leading a team spanning facilitiesmanagement, property and fleet operations and property asset management.

The portfolio is broad. It includes corporateand community facilities, investment property and surplus land, commercial andleasing arrangements, community housing and Council’s vehicle fleet.Your focus will be on creating an integratedand commercially astute function – ensuring assets are safe, compliant, fit forpurpose and financially sustainable while balancing Council’s service,financial and community objectives.

You will lead improvements in facilitiesmanagement and maintenance planning; strengthen asset management and lifecycleplanning; oversee property and investment decisions; improve fleet managementcapability; and provide trusted advice to senior leadership on priorities, riskand investment.

Just as importantly, you will lead a culturalshift within the function – creating a team that sees itself as an enabler andpartner to the wider organisation and delivers responsive, practical andcustomer-focused support.

About you

We are looking for an experienced property orfacilities leader with the breadth, judgement and people leadership capabilityto bring several interconnected functions together.

Your background is likely to includesubstantial facilities management experience alongside exposure to property,asset management, maintenance programmes and contractor management. You maycurrently be leading a function within a larger organisation or operating atmanager level within a smaller, asset-intensive environment.

You will bring:

• Significantexperience across facilities, property or asset-intensive environments.
• Strongfacilities management capability, including maintenance, compliance andcontractor performance.
• Provenpeople leadership and the ability to build an engaged, collaborative andservice-focused team.
• Commercialjudgement and an understanding of lifecycle planning, investment and assetperformance.
• Theability to manage a diverse property portfolio and balance commercial,community and service outcomes.
• Strongstakeholder management, influencing and problem-solving capability.
• Arelevant tertiary qualification in property, facilities management,engineering, asset management or a related discipline.
  

Experience in the wider public sector would beadvantageous but is not essential.Above all, you will be someone who can bringpeople with you – setting clear expectations, challenging established ways ofworking and creating a function that the wider organisation values and trusts.

Why Invercargill City Council?

Invercargill is changing, investing and lookingto the future. As the commercial hub of Southland, the city offers meaningfulprofessional opportunities alongside an enviable lifestyle, affordable livingand easy access to some of New Zealand’s most spectacular landscapes.

For someone who enjoys seeing the tangibleimpact of their work, this is a rare opportunity to lead a significant andvaried asset portfolio while helping shape how Council delivers for itscommunity.

Flexible working arrangements and relocationsupport are available for the right candidate.

Applicationsclose: Monday 21 st September 2026.