State Facilities Manager
- Lead and develop a high-performing facilities management team.
- Oversee compliance, contractor management, and operational risk across the Queensland portfolio.
- Drive sustainability and continuous improvement initiatives within the facilities management function.
State Lead – Facilities Management
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced leader to join a large and well-established real estate investment manager overseeing a high-performing FM team and a diverse portfolio of assets across Southeast Queensland.
Operating under a fully integrated internal management model, the business manages its assets in-house across property, facilities, asset management, and operations. This structure enables close collaboration across teams, a strong focus on tenant outcomes, and a commitment to delivering operational excellence across the portfolio.
This State Lead role offers the opportunity to influence operational strategy, drive sustainability and continuous improvement initiatives, and lead a high-performing facilities management function within a nationally recognised property platform.
The Role
Reporting into senior leadership, this position is responsible for the overall management and performance of facilities operations across the Queensland portfolio.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading, mentoring, and developing a facilities management team
- Overseeing compliance, WHS, contractor management, and operational risk
- Driving consistency in facilities management standards and service delivery
- Managing contractor procurement, tendering, and vendor performance
- Supporting operational and CAPEX budgeting across the portfolio
- Assisting with acquisitions, onboarding, and transition of new assets
- Collaborating closely with internal property, asset, and development teams
- Supporting ESG, sustainability, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensuring accurate reporting, operational governance, and stakeholder engagement across all assets
About You
You are an influential and people-focused leader who thrives on building high-performing teams and creating strong operational cultures across complex property portfolios.
You bring a proactive leadership style, commercial mindset, and the ability to balance strategic oversight with hands-on operational management.
You will be someone who leads from the front, builds trusted relationships, and can confidently drive performance across a diverse and evolving property portfolio.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Proven leadership experience within facilities or property operations management
- The ability to inspire, mentor, and develop high-performing teams
- Strong stakeholder management skills with a collaborative and solutions-focused approach
- Excellent understanding of commercial building operations, compliance, and risk management
- Experience managing contractors, procurement processes, and service delivery standards
- Strong commercial acumen including operational budgeting and CAPEX exposure
- A genuine passion for operational excellence, customer experience, and team culture
- The confidence to influence outcomes across multiple internal business units and external partners
- Qualifications in Facilities Management, Property, Engineering, Building Services, or a related discipline will be highly regarded, along with exposure to ESG and sustainability initiatives.
Please contact Adrian de la Nougerede – 0401403101 / adrian@capstonerecruitment.com.au
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