Description:
We currently have an opportunity for a Facility Manager QLD. Join our Base and Estate Management team and play a key role in the management and delivery of the hard services across all the sites in each state. You will oversee preventative and reactive maintenance tasks, ensuring all contractual obligations around safety, performance, quality and communications are achieved. Reporting to the National Client Services Manager, you'll help deliver high-quality outcomes that support our essential services.
What You’ll Do
This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:
- The single escalation point for sites where by Downer does not have a dedicated site representative.
- Accountable for the monthly reporting and KPI regime.
- Accountable for contract variations and scope management in alignment with expectations, contract reporting coordination and present at periodic meetings.
- Manage the daily provision of preventative and reactive maintenance works across all facilities under the contract via the delegation of work tasks to the Facilities Coordinators (if in place) or appropriately skilled trades people.
- Oversee the administration of maintenance works associated with the contract and ensure timely completion and update of all work orders into the relevant reporting systems.
- Plan, program and scope any minor works projects at any facilities within the contract, in consultation with the client and any in house support resources.
What You’ll Bring
- Experience within Operations Management or a similar role, dealing with the delivery of reactive and planned maintenance works.
- Experienced trades profession or exposure working closely with trades and subcontractors.
- Experience in monitoring and evaluating the performance of subcontractors and in house staff.
- Knowledge of OHS regulations.
- Familiarity and understanding of building statutory obligations, codes of practice and Building code of Australia.
More than anything, you’ll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.
Why Downer?
At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.
What It Means to Belong at Downer
We’re proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:
- Training and development to support and diversify your career.
- With 30% of vacancies filled internally you’ll find real opportunities to advance your career.
- Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
- Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.
Downer Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, including First Nations people and those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
At Downer we plan, create and sustain. Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Through trusted relationships and world leading insight we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure, and facilities.