Facilities Manager

**About Us**

Court Services Victoria provides corporate services and facilities to support the performance of the judicial, quasi-judicial and administrative functions of Victoria's courts and tribunal, Judicial College and Judicial Commission.

Collectively, Victoria's Supreme, County, Magistrates', Children's, and Coroners courts, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), the Judicial College of Victoria, the Judicial Commission of Victoria, and Court Services Victoria (CSV) are referred to as the 'Courts Group'.

Our people enable the Courts Group to deliver on each jurisdiction's own strategic priorities while also pursuing strategic opportunities that are interconnected and deliver benefits more broadly.

The Bendigo Law Courts Development Project is a significant infrastructure project that was funded in the 2019/2020 Victorian State Government Budget to deliver a fully operational contemporary Bendigo Law Court precinct in 2023.

The Project provides an opportunity for the significant transformation of the greater Bendigo community and the Victorian justice system.

The Asset Management branch is comprised of Facilities Management (FM) and Contracts. The FM team delivers scheduled, preventative and reactive repairs and a range of ancillary hard and soft facility services to ensure continuity of building operations. The FM team also manages services to achieve compliance under Essential Safety Measures. The FM team provides internal technical advice and delivery of projects relating to facility fabric, structure and supporting facility infrastructure. Built Environment works with jurisdictions to construct, maintain, and repair Victoria's Courts and facilities.

**About the Role**

The Facilities Manager, Bendigo Law Courts (BLC) as a member of the FM team based in Bendigo will oversee a range of operational services and processes that support the ongoing physical and strategic operations of the new BLC. This includes the provision of high-level support and advice to internal and external clients, coordination of procurements, management of property services contracts, and implementing approved projects and programs.

A key function of this role is to provide facility maintenance services for the BLC. This role will work closely with Senior Registrar, CSV Major Projects, Jurisdictions, building tenants, stakeholders, specialist contractors and other services to ensure the BLC facilities and office accommodation remain fit for purpose and meet the functional and operational requirements of court users and tenants. The role requires an understanding of facilities and property management, the ability to manage contractor services, and both soft and hard facility services.

Key accountabilities include:

- Creating, monitoring and delivering Work Orders using asset management tools to ensure timely progress of scheduled and reactive maintenance works, ensuring completion, and escalating as appropriate, identifying key areas of risk, particularly in relation to repeated failure or repair, and non-compliance.
- Providing technical input relating to maintenance issues and making recommendations on how best to resolve.
- Ensuring appropriate accommodation services are provided and liaising with stakeholders, tenants, judiciary and court users, ensuring good governance and documentation is maintained.
- Providing advice and direction related to Contractor Management to ensure delivery is in accordance with Safe Systems of Work and relevant standards.
- Planning, monitoring, and following up to ensure repair and maintenance programs are fit-for-purpose, represent value for money, and are conducted in a manner that minimises disruption to Courts and building operations.
- Providing high quality support and advice to both set and monitor performance standards for external service providers and contractors and assist with FM initiatives. Assisting and advising on the development of FM contract documentation.
- Oversight of relevant services contracts and maintenance activities including appropriate inspections to confirm delivery and receipt applicable certification and warranty documents upon completion.
- Ensuring relevant OH&S, environmental and emergency management obligations are met in the delivery of maintenance programs and provide guidance to stakeholders when and as required

**About you**

A relevant tertiary qualification in facility management, technical trade qualification or extensive equivalent experience is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Building Code of Australia, Essential Safety Measures and relevant Australian Standards regarding building system maintenance and compliance. and relevant experience.
- Working knowledge and experience with an ability to interpret Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004, and other relevant legislation.
- Demonstrated experience in service delivery, contract management and an ability to utilise maintenance management systems to respo