We currently have an opportunity for a Building Maintenance Manager.  Join our Government and Integrated Facilities Management team and play a key role in operational delivery for hard services and building maintenance to achieve all contractual obligations around safety, performance, quality, communications, and any other obligations required by the Contract. Reporting to the Facilities Manager, you'll help deliver high-quality outcomes that support our essential services.

 

What You’ll Do

This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:

Accept ownership of processes, systems and compliance requirements for the contract.Ensure subcontractors working on the contract are inducted and training up to date. This includes both, Downer and the Customer’s specific training requirements.Producing all the necessary reporting required by the Contract including Monthly Performance, incident Investigation and ad/hoc reports. Ensuring the compliance of all Service Delivery Partners working on site.Maintaining detailed records of all tasks and activities undertaken on site including any planned and reactive maintenance, Incidents and near misses.

 

What You’ll Bring

Relevant trade qualifications or equivalent experience in building services. Additional certifications related to safety, asset management, or facility management will be advantageous.Proven experience in building services management, specifically hard services (carpentry, plastering, flooring, test and tag, lift maintenance, rapid doors).Experience in a GxP environment is desirable.Comprehensive understanding of OH&S regulations and commercial building statutory requirements.Strong knowledge of the Building Code of Australia and associated codes of practice.

 

More than anything, you’ll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.

 

Why Downer?

At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

 

What It Means to Belong at Downer

We’re proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:

Training and development to support and diversify your career. 

With 30% of vacancies filled internally you’ll find real opportunities to advance your career.

Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.

Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.

 

You want your work to matter and so do we.  With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

 

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals.  Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

 

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

 

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.