Site Operations Manager

Job no: 914767

Work type: Full time

Location: Adelaide Metro Southern

Categories: Administration, Business and Management, Corporate Services, Public Health

• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre– Corporate & Support Services
• Salary $108,109 - $116,864 p.a. (Pro Rata) ASO7 | Ongoing Full Time Contract, 37.5 Hours Per Week

Senior Site Operations Manager - ASO7 - Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

Join SA Health as a Site Operations Manager and lead critical healthcare operations across Adelaide's southern region, where you'll drive strategic initiatives and ensure seamless service delivery for our diverse communities. This senior ASO7 position offers the opportunity to make a tangible impact on patient care while managing complex projects, overseeing resource allocation, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in a dynamic healthcare environment. Be part of South Australia's largest employer and advance your career while contributing to our mission of delivering world-class healthcare and building healthier communities.

About the role:

Reporting to the Strategic Asset Manager, this role is responsible for the operational coordination and support for practical and innovative facilities management and planning functions, particularly those associated with the Across Government Facilities Management Arrangement (AGFMA). The position manages the development and implementation of a range of innovative business improvements and provides a range of specialist technical and procedural advice that is specific to the requirements of health stakeholders and contractors in the performance of their facilities management responsibilities within a complex health service.

Duties for the role will include:

• Ensure the effective management of human, financial and physical assets through appropriate planning and allocation of resources to achieve agreed Division/ Service and strategic plans,
• Expert contribution is made to best practice Facilities Management planning, implementation and reporting across the agency, which ensures the continual achievement of team objectives and goals,
• Contributing to the development of an Asset Management Plan, including maintaining up to date condition assessments of all built assets through the application of the SA Health 'traffic light' report and AGFMA condition of asset reports,
• Coordinating, or contribution to, the provision of a range of expert advice on a range of complex and critical asset and facility related matters, including in relation to the Whole of Government Facilities Management Contract, and other relevant organisational requirements and standards,
• Identify, manage and treat all risks by applying treatments to reduce threats to staff, clients and general business operations

About you:

• Trade Qualifications,
• Proven ability to recognise problems, formulate and implement clear and effective solutions and proven ability to set priorities to achieve agreed outcomes, targets and initiatives,
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and direction to a team of staff and function effectively as a manager within a semi-autonomous management framework,
• Ability to plan, lead, implement, manage and evaluate goals, objectives and strategies which recognise organisational priorities in the context of resource constraints and a continually changing social, economic and political environment,
• Managing physical, human and budgetary resources,
• Development of and monitoring of financial allocations, reporting and auditing using computerised software to manage, forecast trends and paint an accurate financial snapshot,
• Experience in undertaking the management/implementation of maintenance related building projects

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Bradwyn Van der vyver, Manager Infrastructure Services, ,

Application Closing Date:11.55 pm Sunday 14 September 2025

Attachments:

• Site Operations Manager- Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 914767

Advertised: 29 Aug 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 14 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time