Western Precinct Lead

**Western Precinct Lead**:
**Position no**: 0065135
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time; Continuing
**Department**:Business Services
**Salary**:UOM 8 - $119,742 - $129,607 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
- **Ensure reliable facility operations and engineering support in Parkville.**:

- **Provide expert advice and service in a world-class medical precinct.**:

- **Brilliant benefits and a flexible work environment**

**About the Role**
The Western Precinct Lead provides facilities support and engineering expertise to ensure the reliable operation of complex buildings within the Parkville Campus Medical Precinct (including the Western Precinct, Melbourne Brain Centre, Howard Florey Laboratories and Medical buildings). This role delivers technical guidance, trusted advice, and exceptional service to a diverse range of stakeholders, supporting teaching and research activities. Operating within University policies and compliance requirements, the position ensures facilities are maintained to their full potential.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Coordinating engineering activities and building infrastructure operations to support core teaching and research requirements while minimising disruptions.
- Leading a small team of Operations Officers, ensuring site coverage, strong stakeholder engagement, and high-quality customer service.
- Identifying, prioritising, and mitigating infrastructure risks to maintain safety, compliance, and business continuity.
- Managing asset monitoring systems, preparing building operations and asset replacement budgets, reviewing and updating the Asset Management Plan, and ensuring facilities services comply with University policies, including OHS and contract management.
- Representing Campus Management at a range of stakeholder meeting forums and delivering on responsibilities under relevant building management agreements.

**Who we are looking for**
You will provide effective leadership, mentorship, and direction to a small facilities team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability. With excellent stakeholder management skills, you will work closely with engineers, researchers, and various levels of management across a range of external partners, tenants and University faculties in relation to building operational matters. Leveraging both quantitative and qualitative data the role will aim to drive improved organisational outcomes.

You will also have:

- Degree qualifications in a relevant engineering discipline or extensive experience in a related field.
- Strong project management skills and experience in operational risk management.
- Experience diagnosing faults in mechanical, electrical, and essential services infrastructure across various building and laboratory environments.
- Expertise in facilities management, including PC2 laboratory and bioresource facilities, with knowledge of compliance, regulatory requirements, and health & safety standards.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.

**Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position**. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

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Business Services provides a full range of class leading information technology, facilities management, finance, HR and health and safety services to all operating entities of the University. The Campus Management team manages the University’s assets and infrastructure across all campuses and provides facilities services to all operating entities of the University. Campus Management also delivers the University’s construction projects.

**What we offer you**
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out our benefits page

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