Property and Facilities Manager

Oranga Tamariki; Wellington; On-site; NZD 106,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Oranga Tamariki, the Ministry for Children, is seeking a Property and Facilities Manager to lead the operation and asset management of a designated portfolio in the lower North Island. The role requires managing maintenance, coordinating minor capital works, and ensuring safety, compliance, and efficient service delivery across sites used for Youth Justice and Care and Protection.

The successful candidate will drive performance, manage contractors, and work with frontline teams while navigating

Qualifications

• Proven experience in property, facilities, asset or infrastructure management across a diverse portfolio.
• Ability to manage reactive and planned maintenance to keep assets safe and compliant.
• Experience delivering minor capital works projects including planning and budgeting.
• Strong resilience in complex operational environments.
• Outstanding communication and relationship management with stakeholders.
• Passion for improving tamariki and rangatahi outcomes in partnership with frontline leaders.
• Ability to present complex ideas clearly.
• Solid understanding of financial data to support recommendations.
• Experience managing multiple contracts, suppliers, and SLAs.
• Confidence in Health and Safety compliance and reporting.
• Understanding of tikanga Māori and Pacific cultures.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the operational delivery and asset management of a designated property portfolio.
• Manage maintenance programmes and coordinate planned and reactive works.
• Oversee minor capital works projects from planning through to completion.
• Ensure facilities remain safe, compliant, secure, and fit for purpose.
• Collaborate with operational teams, contractors, and service providers.
• Identify risks and implement practical solutions to enhance asset performance and longevity.

Skills

Property management

Facilities management

Asset management

Contractor management

Budgeting

Communication

Health and safety

Cross-cultural awareness

Job description

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• Key role within our Infrastructure group supporting the Lower North
• Regular travel required across the motu, Wellington-based preferrable
• Permanent, full-time opportunity

Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children has a commitment to putting tamariki and rangatahi at the heart of what we do. In our work, we aim to demonstrate these values:

• We putTamarikifirst
• We respect theManaof people
• We valueWhakapapa
• We recognise thatOrangais a journey

We are committed to ensuring that New Zealand is the best place in the world to be a child. We are also committed to ensuring Oranga Tamariki partners with hapū, iwi and Māori organisations to find appropriate solutions for tamariki in need.

Mō te ūu| About therole

As a Property and Facilities Manager, you will be responsible for the operational delivery and asset management of a designated property portfolio. This portfolio is within the Secure environment comprising of our Youth Justice and Care and Protection sites in the lower North Island while also providing support across other regions and portfolios as required.

You will drive the operational performance of the portfolio through the effective management of planned and reactive maintenance programmes, ensuring facilities remain safe, compliant, secure, and fit for purpose. Working closely with operational teams, contractors, and service providers, you will oversee service delivery, coordinate maintenance activities, and manage the delivery of minor capital works projects from planning through to completion.

As the Asset Manager for your assigned portfolio, you will be accountable for the condition, performance, and compliance of property assets, ensuring infrastructure investments and maintenance programmes support operational needs and legislative requirements. You will proactively identify risks, resolve property-related issues, and implement practical solutions that enhance asset performance, reliability, and longevity.

This opportunity requires resilience, sound judgement, strong relationship management skills, and the ability to work independently in a complex operational environment. Above all you will be committed to creating safe, secure and functional environments that support our kaimahi, and the tamariki and rangatahi in our care.

Key requirements of the role include:

• Proven experience in property, facilities, asset or infrastructure management, ideally across a diverse property portfolio.
• Demonstrated ability to manage reactive and planned maintenance programmes, ensuring assets remain safe, compliant and fit for purpose.
• Experience delivering minor capital works projects, including planning, contractor management, budgeting and project oversight.
• Excellent demonstrated resilience in complex operational environments
• Have outstanding communication and relationship management skills with internal and external stakeholders
• Passionate about making a real change to the lives of tamariki and rangatahi whilst partnering with frontline leaders on site
• Ability to communicate and present complex ideas in engaging and easy to understand terms.
• Solid understanding of financial data and support recommendations with quantitative data.
• Experienced in managing multiple contracts, supplier, and service level agreements in a live environment.
• Confidence in Health and Safety compliance and reporting
• Understanding and appreciation of cross-cultural practices in particular; knowledge of tikanga Māori, and Pacific peoples' culture

Nōu te rourou | What's in it for you

Oranga Tamariki offer a step-based remuneration package, that offers progression annually for experience through tenure. Annual remuneration for this position starts between $106,416 and $117,782 dependant on experience. We offer a vibrant and supportive team, flexible work options and a genuine commitment to wellbeing. We offer significant training and professional development so that you can thrive and grow. We welcome diversity and are committed to working in an inclusive and respectful way.

This is your opportunity to apply your skills and experience to the wellbeing of tamariki and rangatahi. To see all the benefits of working for Oranga Tamariki, please visithttps://mahi.orangatamariki.govt.nz/working-with-us/employee-benefits/