Principal Facility Officer

**Principal Facility Officer**:
Excellent opportunity to join this supportive and established team as our new Principal Facility Officer.

Permanent Full-time

Closes next week

Closes Sun 23 February 2025

Closes

Sun 23 February 2025

Category

Facility Management

Location

Maroochydore

Type

Permanent Full-time

**$123K - $130K Total Remuneration Package**

**$109K - $115K Base Salary**

**Location: Maroochydore**

**Vacancy No: 5872**

**Permanent - Full-time**

**Applications close: Wednesday, 23rd February 2025 11:59pm AEST**

**Why work with us?**

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future - you’ll want to join our team

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region - Healthy, Smart, and Creative, council is at the forefront of delivering a number of region-shaping projects that will see the region become a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, along with opportunities and a lifestyle for all to enjoy.

**About the Role**

The Property Management branch develop and implement a “whole of Council” approach to the management of Council’s property portfolio to ensure that the use of the property assets are optimised, centrally managed and supports Council’s objectives.

This role will provide leadership and technical expertise to the branch and organisation in relation to facilities asset management, and to ensure that Council’s buildings and facilities are proactively maintained to planned standards.
- Key responsibilities will include:_

Provide leadership of the Knowledge and Performance Team to support the delivery of Branch Operational Plan required to deliver on Council’s corporate plan and its vision for the region and the community.

Lead and contribute to the ongoing development and operation of the Asset Management System, retention and updating of technical documentation, condition assessment and asset performance reporting to inform empirical lifecycle CWP forecasting and Asset Management Plans for buildings and facilities.

Lead and oversee the preparation and continuous management of a rolling 10 year Capital Works Program for the Property Management building and facilities portfolio inclusive of the network planning of facilities to meet community and regional needs (Public Amenities).

Provide support and assistance in the development of masterplans and strategies for implementation across the building portfolio.

Manage the Workplaces Accommodation and upgrade/refurbishment programs to ensure fit for purpose contemporary office facilities for Council.

Manage the organisation wide building security management system, inclusive of the access control platform, optical survelliance network, key management and cyber security requirements in accordance with the Optical Surveillance Operational Policy.

**About you**

As a professional in the business you will hold relevant formal qualification (Degree) in asset management, facilities management, project management, contract management or building and construction and/or extensive relevant experience in the discipline. Post graduate qualification desirable.

You will possess extensive experience in asset management, with a focus on Capital Works planning within a large and diverse portfolio of buildings, facilities and community infrastructure.

You will have extensive experience working within the relevant legislation, preferably with a technical background or otherwise demonstrated ability to operate effectively between the trade industry and local government business processes.

It is essential to possess strong leadership skills to successfully lead a team of senior facility officers, with demonstrated decision making ability with the capacity to develop goals, plans, systems and projects to achieve team objectives and aspirations consistent with Council’s corporate values.

**Our Culture & Employee Benefits**

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

- ** Wellbeing**: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities.
- ** Flexibility**: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
- ** Extras**: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices. We also pay you 17.5% leave loading and generous Superannuation where council will contribu