We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Facilities Manager to join our management team.
In this role, you will be responsible for the operation, upkeep, and building services of all buildings located at the Baker Institute (Melbourne and Alice Springs), the Alfred Research Alliance precinct partners including Monash University, Burnet Institute, Alfred Health, and AMREP AS, and its tenants Exopharm, Nucleus Network, Northwest, and 360 Biolabs, as well as any additional buildings, facilities, and services which the Institute may from time to time acquire.
A key component of this role is to provide a safe and secure working environment conducive to productive research and associated activities, and one that is user-friendly to clients and other users of the buildings.
Duties
In this role, you will be expected to:
Manage the site's maintenance team; ensure adequate resources, equipment, and personnel are in place to meet the maintenance and engineering needs of the precinct.
Ensure the reliability and uptime of plant equipment and facilities through supervision of maintenance technicians, contractors, and trade assistants — planning, implementation, and oversight of preventive maintenance and reliability programs, coordination of shutdown activities, and BAS.
Maintain and oversee the repair of all assets, equipment, plant, and lab machinery on an ongoing basis, including, but not limited to, HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and general maintenance.
Deliver equipment reliability through vendor-based maintenance solutions and predictive/condition monitoring systems.
Manage work orders in Computer Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
Be responsible for safety and environmental compliance, including reporting and performing safety and environmental investigations and near misses.
Conduct regular equipment and infrastructure inspections to maintain optimum equipment operation and achieve performance targets.
Assist with setting, negotiating, and defining budgets to deliver the engineering strategies successfully. Drive the process that identifies areas for improvement that help the engineering operations to be more effective, efficient, and reliable, utilizing available data on site and the latest industry-wide technologies and best practices.
Skills and experience
You will have:
A minimum of five years of experience in a similar position, preferably in the Health sector.
Demonstrated experience in managing Critical Infrastructure including HVAC, Chillers, Fire, and BAS systems.
A strong maintenance/operational background.
An electrical/mechanical background is preferred.
Excellent interpersonal skills to ensure effective and courteous interaction with colleagues, contractors, visitors, and scientists.
Computer skills (Word, email, and strong in Excel).
Working at the Baker Institute offers flexibility, professional development, and the opportunity to contribute to a research centre of world renown. Benefits include generous salary packaging, an employee assistance program, as well as modern offices and laboratories adjacent to the Alfred Hospital and within walking distance to St Kilda Road, Chapel Street, and Fawkner Park.
Applications should include a current resume with details of two professional referees, quoting
DD02 . We are reviewing applications as they are received, so if you think you're the right person for this role, we'd love to hear how your capabilities, achievements, and experience set you apart.
To be eligible to apply for this position, you must hold appropriate Australian work rights and be immunised with the COVID-19 vaccination in accordance with COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Directions (No 4) and a current influenza vaccination in accordance with mandatory vaccination of health care workers directions. More details of the role can be found in the
position description . For further information, please contact the person listed below.
At the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, we are committed to creating a workplace that encourages diversity, inclusiveness, and equal employment opportunity for all employees. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
We will close this job ad as soon as we have enough applicants, so please apply without delay.
If you have any queries or would like any more information on the role, please contact us.
We value gender equality and diversity and are a proud recipient of an inaugural Athena SWAN Bronze Award from Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE).
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