Facilities Manager

Facilities Manager – Owned Properties | Melbourne CBD, VIC

Location: Melbourne CBD, VIC
Company: BGIS, State Government Client
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent, Onsite, Core Business Hours with some Flexibility for Start/Finish Times

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About BGIS

BGIS is a global leader in integrated facilities management, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions across government, healthcare, education and critical infrastructure sectors. We pride ourselves on operational excellence, safety, and creating environments that support people and performance.

Purpose of the Role

This is a newly created position following BGIS’s successful acquisition of a government services contract. The Facilities Manager – Owned Properties will manage and maintain a State-wide portfolio of owned buildings (including some leased), ensuring assets are safe, compliant, and optimised for long-term performance.

Reporting directly to senior operational leadership, you will work collaboratively with BGIS teams and stakeholders to deliver high-quality, customer-focused services, drive asset lifecycle planning, capital forecasting, and implement innovative maintenance strategies.

The ideal candidate is proactive, organised, and customer-focused, with strong technical knowledge and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations, planned and reactive maintenance, inspections, and site coordination
• Ensure compliance with statutory maintenance, essential safety measures and Victorian regulations
• Maintain asset registers, lifecycle plans, and condition data in BGIS Connect
• Oversee delivery of major maintenance, minor works, and capital projects with Asset Management teams
• Proactively identify asset risks, failures, and upgrade opportunities
• Supervise contractors and monitor vendor performance, ensuring safety and induction compliance
• Act as primary contact for building occupants and stakeholders, maintaining strong relationships
• Use digital tools and data insights to optimise maintenance strategies and workflow efficiencies
• Support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and long-term capital planning

Education, Experience & Skills

Essential

• Qualifications in facilities management, building services, engineering, trade or related discipline
• Experience managing owned property portfolios with strong asset lifecycle and capital planning knowledge
• Knowledge of statutory maintenance, essential safety measures and Victorian regulatory frameworks
• Contractor management, site coordination, and delivery of maintenance programs
• High proficiency in FM technologies, digital systems, and data-driven insights
• Strong stakeholder engagement, customer service, reporting, planning and communication skills
• Passion for continuous improvement, adopting technology and optimising workflows

Desirable

• Experience in government or large-scale facilities environments
• Knowledge of sustainability initiatives or innovation in FM practices

Workplace Flexibility

Based onsite at Melbourne CBD or client sites. Full-time permanent with flexible start and finish times. Some ad hoc additional hours may be required.

Why Join BGIS?

Key Benefits Include:
✔ AFR Best Places to Work 2024 & 2025
✔ Winner of Inspiring Workplaces Award 2025
✔ Endorsed by WORK180 as an employer of choice for women
✔ Flexible hybrid working arrangements
✔ Career progression through secondments and internal mobility
✔ Health and wellbeing support including EAP and wellness programs
✔ Paid volunteer days and community initiatives
✔ Inclusive, values-driven workplace culture

BGIS manages over 50,000 facilities globally, providing services across government, healthcare, education and utilities, with a focus on safety, governance and operational excellence.

How to Apply

If you are an organised, proactive facilities professional with a strong understanding of asset lifecycle management, and enjoy delivering high-quality service and operational excellence, we would love to hear from you!

BGIS is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Eligibility

Applicants must have full working rights in Australia.

Apply now to join a workplace that values collaboration, innovation, safety and operational excellence.

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