Senior Facilities Manager x2
- Employment Type: Full time (35 hours per week)
- Duration: Continuing
- Remuneration: Level 9 $143,007 - $151,745 (depending on experience) + 17% super + leave loading
- Location: Kensington, NSW
- 2x positions available
About UNSW:
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 20 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.
Why Your Role Matters:
The Senior Facilities Manager is responsible for managing the planning, prioritisation and implementation of support services for building maintenance, facilities management, repairs and improvements across a complex and diverse portfolio, including a large number of technical installations, research laboratories and integrated building services. Working as part of a team of experienced building facilities managers, this position will be responsible for the effective delivery of the full range of facility management services to UNSW’s assets under external service contracts. The role provides high level specialist advice to the Building Management team on matters regarding building performance, technical service installations and building services maintenance. Strong communication and customer service skills are essential for effectively addressing and managing the needs and expectations of internal and external stakeholders.
The role of the Senior Facilities Manager reports to the Senior Manager, Building Management and has no direct reports.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the building management and maintenance for the assigned assets to ensure that priorities are met in accordance with agreed management programs and budgets.
- Provide high quality reports on the quality and effectiveness of EM external service delivery in accordance with established Service Level Agreements.
- Provide strategic recommendations to the Senior Manager, Building Management on EM processes, procedures and policy which impact on the business delivery for the area of responsibility.
- Develop minor refurbishment works annual program for the assigned assets to ensure that priorities are met in accordance with agreed building management programs, performance objectives and budgets.
- Take a leading role in the implementation of complex building projects and minor refurbishment works with key stakeholders, from project conception through brief development, design and construction phases, cost control to hand over and transition to ongoing maintenance.
- Manage the external service provider’s contracts, including delivery of services in line with the service providers contractual deliverables.
- Provide a high level of support and management advice to the Precinct Manager on facilities management, maintenance, repairs, and minor refurbishment works for the assigned assets.
- Lead the Building Management and Maintenance team to develop an annual facilities management performance and improvement plan for the assigned assets.
- Support and deputise for the Senior Manager, Building Management as and when required.
- Provide guidance, mentoring and technical building knowledge to new staff as part of on-boarding.
- Coordinate and prioritise maintenance, repairs, minor refurbishment works and emergency response access and shutdown requirements with University stakeholders.
- Build professional relationships with Faculties, Schools, Divisional stakeholders and external stakeholders and ensure that effective channels of communication are maintained.
Skills and Experience:
- Tertiary qualifications or equivalent facilities management qualifications and/or experience with a minimum 7 years’ relevant experience in building management and FM service delivery, planning, prioritisation, budgeting and financial management.
- Extensive experience in contract and contractor management, service contract procurement including developing and maintaining professional working relationships.
- Extensive operational and facilities management experience with building services and infrastructure in a large and complex property portfolio.
- Experience in building services project management, financial management, budget setting, work prioritisation and performance tracking.
- Highly developed leadership qualities, interpersonal, organisational and communication skills with excellent track record in providing high quality customer service.
- Excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills with a proven capacity to exercise initiative and develop solutions.
- Working knowledge of relevant building standards, such as NSW Codes of Practice, Australian Standards, Work Health and Safety Act and Regulations 2011, Building Code of Australia etc.
- Proficiency in MS Office, Excel, MS Project and relevant computer applications applicable to a facilities and building management environment.
- Previous experience in the Tertiary Education Sector, Major Hospital, health system or public infrastructure sectors, is desirable.
Further details can be found in a copy of the Position Description linked below or via JOBS@UNSW.
Benefits and Culture:
People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.
Our benefits include:
- Flexible working options.
- Career development opportunities.
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments.
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period.
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness).
For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits.
To Apply: If this is of interest to you, please submit your application online: CV, Cover Letter and responses to the Skills and Experience outlined in the position description.
Sponsorship is not available for this role, full Australian working rights are required on application.
Contact: Amy Denney -Talent Acquisition Coordinator a.denney@unsw.edu.au
Please apply directly through the website, applications sent to the contact above will not be accepted.
Applications close: 11.55pm, 16th September 2024
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
