Area Facilities Manager

Number of Positions Available:

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Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding role in Property Facility Management with a motivated, high energy and passionate team?

We are looking for a highly organized and proactive Area Facilities Manager to join our Property Facility Management Team in Blackburn on a permanent, full-time basis.

Reporting to the National Leasehold Facilities Manager, you will be responsible to provide strategic oversight to 350 Salvos stores with a further 200 Family/ Thrift stores to ensure that our tenant & landlord FM obligations are being adhered under the terms & conditions of lease.

As Facilities Manager your responsibilities will include:

- Provide strategic facilities management and other general property advice and support to other core property functions to support overall optimisation of the portfolio
- Ensure delivery of best valued FM services that accommodates the needs of our retail stores whilst maintaining key relationships (internal/external) statutory & legislative compliance requirements
- Identify property portfolio risks and capital expenditure requirements to ensure properties are safe & legally compliant and meet the needs of TSA from a leasehold perspective
- Manage operational rhythm of all planned and reactive maintenance ensuring landlord commitments are being satisfied
- Ensure compliance around tenant FM contractual obligations and landlord responsibilities - substantial interaction/negotiations with Landlords
- Implement cost & avoidance savings strategies within our expenditure lease portfolio - consolidation of Planned & Preventative Maintenance
- Drive the implementation of the transition program of Family & Thrift stores to Salvos Stores over the next 2-3 years

ABOUT YOU

The ideal person will be a proactive, collaborative team member who adopts a hands-on approach. You will be comfortable with multi-tasking and problem solving and adopt a strong client focus. You are a people person with high engagement levels and excellent stakeholder relationship building capacity to support the portfolio.
- 7+ years facilities or property management experience of a state or multi state portfolio of similar scale of property portfolio, including Retail, social housing, social programs, commercial, religious and other properties
- Qualification in Building, Engineering or Property related management or a related Business discipline
- Experience in establishing and refining facilities management service for a geographically dispersed national retail property portfolio
- Strong background with FM or Property Management - strong understanding of general FM lease interpretation
- Excellent communication, influencing of outcomes & negotiation skills - non adversarial environment
- Strategic and results focused approach with the ability to adapt within a diverse range of stakeholders (i.e. Landlords and external managing agents)
- Experience in regularly analysing actual costs looking for ways to maximize savings and reduce reactive work, including national or regionally based procurement activities

WHY WORK FOR US?

In return we offer our employees real and meaningful benefits such as;
- NFP salary packaging ($15,900 tax free) plus meals and entertainment benefits
- Flexible working conditions, paid parental leave
- Financial, retail and lifestyle discounts and benefits
- Employee Assistance Program - Independent counselling service

HOW TO APPLY
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- We are committed to providing a safe environment for our people. _
- Please note that The Salvation Army has a mandatory vaccination procedure._
- We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration_