Facilities Manager - NSW

The Role

As the Facilities Manager, you will coordinate facilities and maintenance activities across a diverse portfolio of operational sites, including:

• Workshops
• Welding bays
• Truck bases
• Vehicle and equipment yards
• Operational work areas
• Offices and meeting facilities
• Rest-house accommodation
• Supporting property infrastructure

This is not a traditional office-based Facilities Manager position. We are looking for someone who is comfortable being hands-on, visible and actively engaged across practical, industrial and operational environments.

You will work closely with Site Managers, Area Managers, contractors, tradespeople and other stakeholders to ensure facilities are maintained safely, efficiently and to the required standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate planned and preventative maintenance activities
• Manage reactive and corrective maintenance requirements
• Issue, monitor and follow up maintenance work orders
• Engage, coordinate and manage contractors and trades
• Monitor completion of scheduled maintenance activities
• Follow up outstanding maintenance and corrective actions
• Liaise with Site Managers, Area Managers and operational stakeholders
• Build and maintain strong contractor relationships
• Act as an escalation point for facilities-related issues
• Review upcoming maintenance requirements and plan works in advance
• Assist with warranty, supplier and contractor issues
• Support the safe and efficient delivery of maintenance activities
• Undertake mandatory regional travel as required
• Undertake interstate travel from time to time
• Maintain a strong focus on safety, compliance and quality

About You

We are looking for an experienced Facilities Manager who brings a practical and hands-on approach to facilities and maintenance management.

Experience in one or more of the following areas would be highly regarded:

• Facilities Management
• Maintenance Management
• Building or Property Maintenance
• Trade Supervision
• Maintenance Coordination
• Asset Maintenance
• Industrial Facilities
• Transport Infrastructure
• Rail
• Construction
• Government
• Blue-collar operational environments

A trade background would be highly advantageous but is not essential.

What We're Looking For

• Strong practical facilities and maintenance knowledge
• Demonstrated experience managing contractors and trades
• Experience coordinating planned and reactive maintenance
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent safety awareness
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of outcomes
• Confidence managing competing priorities
• Professional judgement and accountability
• Ability to build strong relationships with operational stakeholders and contractors
• Willingness and ability to undertake mandatory regional travel
• Availability to travel for approximately 1-3 days per month
• Willingness and ability to undertake interstate travel from time to time
• Ability to work effectively across operational and corporate environments

Experience with CMMS, SAP or similar maintenance management systems would be beneficial; however, advanced systems experience is not essential, with training available on internal systems and processes.

Working Arrangements

The role offers a degree of flexibility, including:

• Flexible start and finish times
• Work-from-home flexibility
• Mandatory regional travel
• Typically 1-3 days of travel per month
• Interstate travel required from time to time
• Travel to regional and remote locations as operationally required

Candidates must be comfortable with travel as an essential requirement of the position.

Career Opportunity

This is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity with the potential for longer-term or permanent employment depending on performance, suitability and ongoing business requirements.

This opportunity would suit an experienced Facilities Manager, Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Supervisor, Facilities Coordinator or Maintenance Coordinator looking to take ownership of a diverse operational facilities portfolio and progress their career within a large-scale operational environment.

How to Apply

If you have a strong facilities or maintenance background, excellent contractor management skills and enjoy working in practical operational environments, we want to hear from you.

Candidates must be comfortable undertaking regional and occasional interstate travel as part of the position.

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Who we are

As one of Australia's largest employers, we work with great companies all around Australia and New Zealand to give you the best opportunities to work when and where you want to.

At Programmed, we are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment which values and respects diverse styles, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

We welcome and encourage women, people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and people from diverse backgrounds to apply.

So it's over to you. If you would like to join our team, APPLY now.

To learn more about working with Programmed, we encourage you to visit our website.

Consultant

david.shore@programmed.com.au

Reference number: 210393940
Profession:Facility ManagementFacility Manager

Company: Programmed Skilled Workforce
Date posted: 18th Aug, 2026