Job Description

Facilities Manager – Melbourne CBD

Location: Melbourne, VIC

Company: BGIS, Government Client

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent, On-Site

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About BGIS

BGIS is a global provider of integrated facilities management, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to clients across various industries. We pride ourselves on our collaborative and inclusive culture, and on maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and service.

Purpose of the Role

BGIS is looking for an experienced Facilities Manager to oversee the operation, maintenance, and compliance of a State-wide portfolio of government properties across Victoria. Reporting to the General Manager, you will work closely with client and BGIS teams to ensure facilities are managed proactively, safely, and in line with asset management, compliance, and customer service standards.

This is a newly established account with plenty happening, so you'll be joining at a time where your ability to bring structure, consistency, and a steady approach will be genuinely valued. There's real scope to shape how things are done and make a meaningful difference to how the portfolio operates.

The ideal candidate will be calm, capable, and solutions-focused, with strong technical knowledge, excellent stakeholder skills, and a genuine interest in using technology and data to improve the way things work.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations including planned and reactive maintenance, inspections, and site coordination.
• Ensure compliance with statutory maintenance requirements and applicable Victorian legislation.
• Maintain asset registers, condition data, lifecycle plans, and compliance records within BGIS Connect.
• Coordinate major maintenance, minor works, and capital projects alongside Asset Management teams.
• Identify asset risks, failures, and upgrade opportunities proactively.
• Support essential safety measures, emergency systems, and building compliance requirements.
• Act as a key point of contact for building occupants, stakeholders, and service providers.
• Coordinate contractor inductions, permits, access, and safety documentation, and monitor vendor performance.
• Use digital tools and data insights to manage work orders, inform asset decisions, and optimise maintenance strategies.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, accruals, cost tracking, and performance reporting.
• Recommend operational improvements, innovation opportunities, and sustainability initiatives.

Education, Experience & Skills

Essential:

• Qualifications in Facilities Management, Engineering, Building Services, a trade discipline, or a related field.
• Experience managing property portfolios with asset lifecycle and capital planning knowledge.
• Strong understanding of statutory maintenance, essential safety measures, and Victorian regulatory frameworks.
• Experience managing contractors, coordinating site works, and delivering maintenance programs.
• High proficiency using digital systems, FM technologies, and data-driven insights.
• Warm and effective stakeholder engagement and customer service skills.
• Strong reporting, planning, and communication skills.
• Comfortable adapting to change and bringing consistency to a busy environment.

Desirable:

• Experience managing government, civic, or public sector facilities.
• Experience supporting newly established or mobilising contracts.
• Exposure to automation, workflow improvement, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience with sustainability and continuous improvement programs.
• Familiarity with asset management frameworks and capital works delivery.

Workplace Flexibility

This is a full-time, permanent position based on-site in Melbourne CBD, conveniently located close to public transport, cafés, and local amenities. The role includes coordination across a State-wide portfolio, offering variety and genuine exposure to a diverse range of properties.

Why Join BGIS?

Key Benefits Include:

✔ Spot recognition vouchers and $2,000 employee referral bonus.

✔ Access to Flare for discounts across retailers, energy, utilities & much more!

✔ Fitness Passport (access for you and your family to gyms and aquatic centres nationwide), employee discounts, and optional yearly paid flu vaccination vouchers.

✔ AFR Best Places to Work 2024 & 2025.

✔ Winner of Inspiring Workplaces Award 2025.

✔ Endorsed by Work180 as an employer of choice for women.

✔ Career progression through secondments & internal mobility.

✔ Recognised by WORK180 as a Top 5 Employer for career development opportunities.

✔ Health perks including EAP, wellness programs & flu vaccinations.

BGIS is a global provider of facility management, energy and sustainability, project delivery, asset management, and technical services. We employ over 12,000 people worldwide and manage over 50,000 diverse facilities, including critical environments such as data centres. Our clients span sectors including Healthcare, Government, Higher Education, and Utilities.

How to Apply

If you are a proactive, skilled, and engaging Facilities Management professional looking to join a forward-thinking company, we would love to hear from you!

BGIS is an equal opportunity employer and we warmly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Eligibility

To be successful in the role, applicants must have full working rights in Australia.

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