At our core, RSL LifeCare provides care and services to veterans and seniors who live in our communities or are receiving support at home. Our vision of creating proud communities living their best lives is at the heart of everything we do as we continue to build upon our legacy of supporting veterans and their families for more than 100 years.
This is an opportunity for you to join a large social purpose organisation where your skills and compassion will be valued and enable you to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives.
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Facilities & Contract Manager to ensure our Narrabeen retirement village operates safely, efficiently, and to a high standard. This role is essential in maintaining an environment where residents feel confident, comfortable, and supported.
In this role you will:
Oversee the full lifecycle of facilities operations across the village.
Ensure buildings, grounds, and communal areas are well maintained, compliant, and aligned with the Asset Management Plan.
Partner closely with the Regional Manager, Village Managers, Property, Finance, and contractors to deliver safe, sustainable, and cost‑effective services.
Our expectations are that you have:
Strong experience in facilities management, contract management, or asset operations—ideally in a multi‑site or community‑based environment.
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in site or facility management, with a demonstrated ability to implement change and lead a high‑performing team.
Experience managing maintenance schedules, compliance requirements, and operational budgets.
High‑level interpersonal skills and the ability to engage with people from diverse backgrounds.
Strong organisational skills, with the ability to priorities, delegate, and meet tight deadlines.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a track record of building and maintaining strong relationships.
Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise, delegate, and meet tight deadlines.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a track record of building and maintaining strong relationships.
Sound financial acumen and experience performing effectively against operational budgets.
Experience navigating complex issues and stakeholder relationships.
Strong decision‑making capability, balancing commercial outcomes with customer experience and risk mitigation.
Experience leading and motivating teams, managing performance, supporting wellbeing, and delivering on key accountabilities.
A leadership style grounded in integrity, care, and a solutions‑focused mindset.
RSL offers the following benefits:
Not-for-profit tax benefits - salary packaging of up to $15,900 per year. This allows you to reduce your taxable income by receiving part of your salary as tax-free benefits like super contributions, car leasing, and more.
Staff discounts across 700 select retail stores through Maxxia Rewards
Fitness Passport
Leave Loading - 17.5% pay top up on paid leave
Our commitment to diversity:
We are proud to stand for our unique values: Do the Right Thing, Aim Higher, Care from the Heart, and Act as One team.
We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Veterans, current serving ADF personnel, their families and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.
It is a mandatory requirement for a team member working in the Aged Care sector to have a valid Police Check or a valid National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) check, or potentially both, to undertake the inherent requirements of the role. Clearances must be verified prior to commencing employment with RSL LifeCare.
Narrabeen
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
