Facilities Manager - Melbourne, Australia - UniLodge

UniLodge

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Permanent full-time position, based at UniLodge Melbourne Central

Opportunity to grow your career with a progressive property management company
Foster a positive, productive, and accountable work environment

WHY UNILODGE
UniLodge is the leading provider of student accommodation across Australia and New Zealand.

We have a growing portfolio of over 118 properties, encompassing over 37,000+ managed beds; and a team of over 1200 employed staff across our business.

Across our workforce we have built an enviable culture of

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_fun_. Our residents come from diverse backgrounds, and we want our teams to reflect this. Our people are the heart of our business, and their contributions are valued and celebrated. We invest in the wellbeing and professional development of our team, offering access to ongoing training and professional development, career progression, development reviews, and employee assistance program (EAP) services. We acknowledge that everyone leads unique lives, and therefore offer various leave options including study leave, parental leave entitlements, etc.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experience Facilities Manager to join our team at UniLodge, Cedar Pacific properties in Melbourne Central.

WHO YOU ARE
You are a natural leader with a proactive approach and demonstrated technical knowledge of property assets.

You are committed to maintain properties to the highest level of cleanliness and presentation as would be expected of a professional property management company.

Key to your success will be your proven facilities management experience and demonstrated ability to coordinate all OH&S issues and systems, including emergency management planning and contractor management.

Ideally you will have experience in one of the property sectors, preferably in a senior operations management role.

It's important that you're a strong communicator, and shall actively champion fostering a safe, secure and healthy living environment for all students.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Your responsibilities as Facilities Manager will include but not be limited to:

Accountable for managing the delivery of all Facilities Management services; stakeholder and service contractor management across Cedar Pacific properties
To provide exceptional service to all Customers
Maximise the financial return to UniLodge and the Owner
Assist the General Manager Portfolio (GMP) in a variety of tasks including but not limited to business planning for all buildings
Conduct tenders, negotiate and implement service agreements, on behalf of the owners
Contractor management to ensure organisational and legislative health, safety and environment obligations are met
Manage risk management, OH&S procedures and policies and undertake sustainability initiatives
Assist GMP to train and be responsible for the Handyman team within the Cedar Pacific Portfolio
Administration and accounting, including budgeting and reporting

Our mandatory requirements include: