About the role
Lead the day-to-day facilities repair and maintenance operations for an organisation, ensuring buildings, grounds, equipment, and supplies remain safe, functional, compliant, and well maintained. The role oversees a team and coordinates operational activities, specialised projects, vendors, and contractors while driving improvements to facilities processes and service delivery.
Key responsibilities
- Schedule and coordinate repairs, renovation projects, waste reduction initiatives, and safety inspections.
- Negotiate with external vendors and contractors for supplies, repairs, services, and capital purchases.
- Oversee electrical maintenance, mechanical, hydraulic, carpentry, and masonry services.
- Coordinate the replacement, modification, cleaning, repair, and installation of building components, equipment, and systems.
- Ensure operating requirements, building codes, safety regulations, and organisational standards are met.
- Manage short-term activities within the team and make operational decisions within an established scope.
- Supervise and provide professional guidance to less experienced team members, taking accountability for completed work.
- Identify and implement improvements to day-to-day facilities activities and processes.
- Plan and prioritise workloads independently while maintaining professional and operational excellence.
What we're looking for
- Comprehensive knowledge of facilities repair and maintenance or a related discipline.
- Experience coordinating building, grounds, equipment, and service maintenance activities.
- Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, carpentry, and masonry maintenance practices.
- Ability to manage vendors, contractors, supplies, repairs, and capital purchases.
- Understanding of building codes, safety regulations, operating requirements, and workplace compliance.
- Strong planning, workload management, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience supervising a team and providing technical or professional expertise.
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects, improve processes, and deliver outcomes within a defined operational scope.