Job Description

Your opportunity

Join our collaborative Facilities team as a Building Optimisation Engineer and take the lead in identifying and delivering new operational efficiency opportunities across Scentre Group destinations.

This role combines engineering expertise, data analysis & technology to inform business decisions, improve system performance & support the application of the Integrated Environmental Plan to achieving our Net Zero & water efficiency goals.

Day-to-day you will be required to:

• Analyse and interpret data across building systems (e.g. BMS, HVAC, analytics, vertical transport, contractor systems) to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
• Prioritise, triage, and communicate actionable insights aligned to organisational objectives to drive operational outcomes
• Partner closely with operational teams and contractors to ensure insights are practical, understood, and effectively implemented on-site
• Identify and escalate critical issues requiring deeper investigation or cross-team resolution
• Build and uplift data literacy across teams to improve asset performance and system reliability
• Provide detailed management reporting at all levels including exception-based reports and alerts
• Manage and maintain large, complex datasets, ensuring accuracy, structure, and integrity in collaboration with IT
• Develop a strong working knowledge of building systems and their operational limitations
• Support the delivery of capital projects that impact site performance with adherence to relevant AUS/NZ Standards and industry best practice.

This role is a permanent, full-time role.

What sets you apart:

• Relevant tertiary or trade qualifications in Building Services, Engineering, Building Automation, Design & Construction Management, or Facilities Management
• 3+ years’ experience within the retail or property industry, with an understanding of operational environments
• Strong database management capability, including advanced MS Excel skills
• Exposure to cloud and edge computing, machine learning, and IoT technologies is highly regarded, along with experience using analytics tools in the built environment
• A collaborative mindset, with the ability to build strong relationships and work effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving skills, with a strategic and analytical approach to identifying and addressing issues

About us

Scentre Group owns 42 Westfield destinations across Australia and New Zealand. We create extraordinary places and experiences that connect and enrich communities.

We are focused on our customers and creating more reasons for more people to visit our Westfield destinations more often and for longer.

With approximately 75 professions within our business, our team has the expertise to design, construct, operate, manage and market our Westfield destinations and platforms.

We want to be the place where talent thrives. To support you thriving with us, we promise to respect, inspire and develop you, and that you will do work that matters.

Diversity, equity and inclusion underpins our culture, and our vision is that ‘Everyone Belongs’. We foster a workplace experience where everyone feels valued, supported and motivated to realise their full potential.

We aspire to create a workforce reflective of the communities in which we operate and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or life stage. If you require support or adjustments during the application process, please contact us confidentially at scentregroupcareers@scentregroup.com

We offer a range of unique benefits designed to support your wellbeing, career development and lifestyle, including five days paid Life Leave on top of your four weeks annual leave (pro-rated for part-time), 18 weeks gender neutral paid parental leave for primary carers, with no qualifying period and super paid for the duration of the leave period and free parking at your local Westfield destination.

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Applications close: Friday, 17th July 2026