Title:  National Facilities Manager

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do.

We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

Are you up for the challenge?

We’re offering a unique opportunity for a National Facilities Manager to lead John Holland’s office portfolio in a newly created role based at our Flinders Gate office in Melbourne. This position calls for a strategic thinker ready to set a new benchmark in Facilities Management for a Tier 1 contractor.

In this role you will lead a team of facilities managers and receptionists, responsible for corporate offices across the east coast of Australia. This role will aim to deliver a strategy that uplifts the management of our offices to ensure our people have the best place to work.

About the Role

• Leadership of the national facilities portfolio, including corporate offices, facilities managers and receptionists
• Identify improvement opportunities across offices nationally (i.e. consistency of communications, desk booking systems, office standards)
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the office (facilities management, contractors etc), delivering consistency where possible nationally
• Oversee and coordinate the effective day-to-day running of the reception and administration functions and provide support and training to the staff nationally
• Establish, build and maintain relationships with the property managers, office suppliers and subcontractors to ensure deliveries and works are scheduled and completed
• Design and implement office policies nationally
• Ensure all John Holland subcontractors and visitors follow the appropriate processes and are inducted in the building
• Ensure basic office requirements including seating allocations, tender space management, and reception staff are coordinated and managed
• Perform all duties in accordance with John Holland policies, processes, systems and procedures

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have a relevant tertiary qualification, along with:

• Experience in office management, leasing and contractor management
• Substantial experience in an office environment, including management of an office 
• Basic knowledge of accounting, data and administrative management practices
• Proficient computer skills and knowledge of relevant software such as Microsoft Office Suite
• General understanding of the technology and systems associated with records management
• Knowledge of administrative practices and procedures
• Knowledge of document management procedures and processes

Your exceptional organisational skills and ability to juggle competing priorities, along with your confidence in providing support at a senior level, will see you succeed in the role.

As part of the team, you can help us transform lives.

Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

What’s in it for you

We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer:

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.

Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.

Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.

Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.

Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.

Flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.