Asset and Maintenance Manager

**Asset And Maintenance Manager**:
**Position Number**:0065137
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time, Continuing
**Department**:Business Services
**Salary**:Senior Manager salary package with up to 17% super
- **Lead strategic asset management and maintenance operations for a diverse and complex portfolio valued at over $500M.**:

- **Ensure operational excellence and compliance across critical infrastructure, including laboratories, theatres, and workshops.**:

- **Investing in you — a benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.**

**The University of Melbourne**

We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.

**Your next career opportunity**

As the Asset and Maintenance Manager, you will oversee the management and maintenance of the University’s physical assets, including mechanical, electrical, fire protection, vertical transport, and general building maintenance. You will play a pivotal role in developing and implementing a comprehensive asset management system, ensuring data accuracy, lifecycle planning, and compliance across all University campuses.

Reporting to the Associate Director, Facilities Management, this role will lead a team of contract supervisors, manage a $10M budget, and oversee 100+ contractors. You will provide expert guidance on asset lifecycle management, performance monitoring, contract governance, and compliance while fostering strong relationships with stakeholders, including internal service teams, procurement specialists, and external contractors.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Lead the Facilities Asset Management Strategy: Develop and implement a whole-of-life Asset Management Plan, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
- Optimise Maintenance Operations: Oversee scheduled and reactive maintenance works, ensuring optimal asset performance and longevity.
- Stakeholder and Contractor Engagement: Manage relationships with contractors, suppliers, and internal teams, ensuring seamless service delivery.
- Contract Management & Compliance: Monitor contractor performance, ensuring adherence to KPIs and resolving performance gaps to drive operational excellence.

**You may be a great fit if**:
You are an experienced asset and facilities management professional with a strong background in asset lifecycle planning, contract governance, and compliance management.

**You should have**:

- Tertiary qualification in a relevant field or equivalent experience in asset management, facilities management, or engineering.
- Extensive experience in contract management and procurement, particularly in large-scale infrastructure maintenance.
- Strong commercial acumen with expertise in negotiating and managing supplier/contractor relationships.
- Proficiency in asset management systems, data collection, and reporting to drive decision-making.
- Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of managing multidisciplinary teams.

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.

**Your new team - Business Services**

Business Services provides class-leading facilities management, IT, finance, HR, and health and safety services across the University. The Campus Management team is responsible for managing the University’s assets and infrastructure, ensuring that facilities support research, teaching, and innovation at a world-class level.

As part of the Chief Operating Officer Portfolio, you will collaborate with teams across the University to drive transformation and operational excellence while ensuring that the University’s physical assets are optimally managed.

**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

**The University of Melbourne**
We’re tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.

**Be yourself**
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages,