Workplace Manager

Want to bring ideas to life?

You’re in the right place. If you’re looking for a fresh challenge, why choose Aurecon? It comes down to one, crucial question. What kind of world do you want to create for the next generation? Truth is, the decisions being made right now will determine the future of everything - from the local community to the entire planet. One of those decisions is: who do you decide to work for?

How will your ideas contribute to shaping what’s next?

As our new Workplace Manager for Western Australia and Northern Territory, you will be working alongside the Australia and New Zealand Workplace Team and the WA & NT Leadership team in managing the delivery of the Aurecon Workplace Strategy, including Operations and Experience supporting the Aurecon Blueprint across WA & NT. In this role you will provide advice and support to management and office users in all aspects of the workplace and lead a small team. You’ll be a vital part of the Workplace team who are changing the way we deliver Workplace experience to our clients and employees.

We strive to provide the Workplace of the future, and continually seek to improve how we support our wider business. Here are the key things you will do to ‘bring ideas to life’:

- Manage the Aurecon WA & NT property portfolio covering office, residential and storage leases
- Manage facilities projects as required, such as office builds, moves/churns, resourcing plans, minor fit out works etc.
- Lead the Workplace Team to deliver seamless office operations and workplace experience, including key facilities services (security, energy, cleaning etc), front of house operations, events, and client/ employee experience
- Manage facilities, compliance, and maintenance plans, ensuring all workplaces run smoothly and legal compliance activities are met across all sites.
- Supplier Account management (including managing operational budgets) across WA & NT monitoring vendors to seek performance improvement and value where possible
- Work with procurement (vehicle fleet), IT (computer hardware), and finance (budgets and costings) teams to ensure Aurecon has the tools it needs to do the job
- Work with the Workplace Experience Business Partner and other key stakeholders to deliver the client strategy and people value proposition in the workplace
- Engage and build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business, including senior leadership, technology and H&S. Challenge and influence decisions while still achieving the best outcome for the business. Deliver on commitments while ensuring delivery of affective communication.

How will your future be shaped by us?

Joining Aurecon means you will be at the award-winning edge of innovation and sustainability. AFR ranked us Top 5 among sustainability leaders and Top 3 of all innovative companies in professional services. One Consult awarded us an innovative design award. Plus, we were Consult Australia’s large firm of the year.

You really can bring your whole self to work and be confident your voice will be heard. We don’t just claim we’re inclusive and innovative, as proven by the independent awards and accreditations we’ve gained. We’ve been recognised for our innovation culture, gender equality and our LGBTI+ inclusion. Plus, we have a robust Reconciliation Action Plan - our fourth edition since 2014.

On a personal level you’ll have access to flexible work hours, remote work, working holidays, part-time and job share options. You’ll continue to grow, thanks to learning and development opportunities that further your eminence, leadership, and professional accreditations. Outside of work, you’ll be further supported with competitive paid parental leave, cultural public holiday swaps, plus wellbeing support programmes.

What are we looking for from you?

You’ll have a genuine passion for re-imagining problems and continuous learning to help shape the future.

We value that each of our team members brings something different to Aurecon. We look for people who have had a broad range of experiences throughout their career and can demonstrate how they have worked as part of a team to bring ideas to life.

As well as experience in a similar Workplace Management role. Specifically, you will:

- Bring enthusiasm and energy to the Workplace team and will be able to develop strong relationships across the business with your professional and friendly manner. This role will suit an independent self-starter, who knows how to put our people and clients first and able to manage multiple competing priorities. You will be unflappable when solving problems for people.
- Be a technical master in managing a high functioning Workplace including Experience in managing assets including compliance, maintenance, and budgets, have strong knowledge of what good Workplace Experience looks like and passionate in driving process improvement initiatives.
- Bring strong leadership experience to the role and will be