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Sydney Facilities Lead

On-siteSydney, New South Wales, Australia

Full TimeSenior LevelLarge

Job Summary

Lead end-to-end facilities readiness for 8 Kippax, embedding FM requirements into the handover process, building the vendor roster, and implementing the 52-week PPM schedule. Own day-to-day operations at 8 Kippax, managing post-opening stabilisation, reactive maintenance, and vendor performance against SLAs. Simultaneously, oversee business-as-usual facilities operations across the wider Sydney campus portfolio, including minor works, moves, and refurbishments. Establish compliance frameworks, maintain asset registers, and lead the on-site maintenance team while collaborating with Workplace Experience, IT, Security, and People. Report directly to the Global Facilities Lead. Full-time on-site in Sydney with flexibility to work from home.

Required Qualifications

  • Solid experience in facilities management within a commercial or tech environment
  • Proven ability to stand up FM operations from scratch
  • Vendor mobilisation
  • PPM implementation
  • Compliance frameworks
  • Strong knowledge of WHS
  • Statutory compliance
  • Building systems
  • Vendor governance
  • Experience managing building handovers
  • Working closely with construction or project delivery teams
  • Ability to flex across multiple Sydney sites
  • Provide cross-site support when priorities demand it
  • This role is based full time on site in Sydney

Desired Qualifications

  • Ideally with exposure to building openings or major fit-out handovers
  • Comfortable owning a building as if it were your own
  • High bar for quality, safety, and the day-to-day experience of everyone who uses the space
  • Comfortable managing a multi-site portfolio
  • Holding 8 Kippax and the wider Sydney campus to the same standard
  • Giving each the attention it needs

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