Facilities Manager

Company Description

At Colliers, we are enterprising. What sets us apart is not what we do, but how we do it. Our people are passionate, take personal responsibility and always do what’s right for our clients, people and communities. We accelerate their success by empowering them to think and act differently to drive exceptional results.

With circa 9,000 experts in Asia Pacific, our enterprising culture and decentralised operating model allows us to act with speed in local markets, seizing opportunities to innovate and accelerate the success of our clients and our people.

Our collaborative culture sets us apart. We help experts become true specialists and provide the long-term structure and platform to accelerate their success.

**Job Description**:
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced facilities professional to join our rapidly growing Real Estate Management team in Canberra working within a portfolio team for a single client across A Grade Assets. We are looking for an individual who takes pride in contributing to exceptional building operations and presentation standards.

As part of our wider Real Estate Management division, you will manage key relationships with customers and service providers, whilst also making recommendations to improve the environmental and operational performance of our clients’ assets. Your ability to manage budgets effectively and contribute to investment plans to maximise asset values will also be key, as will the ability to control costs and expenditure.

Other key accountabilities include:

- Ensuring building compliance, drive initiatives on engineering standards across the business
- Developing and enhancing the team’s portfolio of services
- Managing the presentation and day-to-day operations of allocated properties, including operational maintenance and WHS
- Developing strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, clients, contractors and colleagues
- Assisting in delivery of minor works capex
- Reviewing the monthly operating expenditure against budget
- Working with Property Managers to produce monthly client reports as required
- Managing data within the facilities management software
- Ensuring all planned preventative maintenance is executed in accordance with the contract schedules
- Ensuring each asset remains compliant within the required standards
- Monthly reporting on the operation of each asset

**Qualifications**:
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who combines knowledge and experience of engineering and building operations across a range of asset types, with the commercial awareness to build a profitable, high performing business and the people leadership skills to create a unified team culture across the portfolio.

Further skills and experience you will bring to the role include:

- Facilities, Engineering or Building Management role, in a commercial environment.
- Strong time management skills, including the ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritise
- Experience using computer-based building maintenance and management systems
- Ability to build trusted relationships with all stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication

Your strong understanding of building services and systems will be evident, as will your ability to communicate effectively and build positive and productive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

Additional Information

We foster an environment in which everyone at Colliers feels respected and comfortable bringing their authentic selves to do their best work. It’s our people who set us apart and we actively recruit people who represent the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We take great pride in doing what’s right and operating in ways that benefit the business, our people, our clients, our communities, and the environment.

Experts join experts, and we welcome you to join us as we lead the industry into the future.