Building Maintenance Manager Student Living

Why youll love it here:

• A brand-new high-quality building work in a defect-free near-new (2023) building with onsite parking.

• All tools and equipment provided - hit the ground running from day one.

• Flexible and Stable - Permanent role with a fast-growing global company thats here to stay.

• Great culture - fun inclusive team that backs each other.

• Perks that matter - birthday leave wellbeing initiatives and a workplace that genuinely cares.

About the role:

This is a varied hands-on leadership role blending technical oversight with people management at our vibrant new Canberra student community home to 720 beds. Youll report to the Community Manager and work closely with regional operations contractors and the wider property team. If you thrive on variety take pride in delivering a high standard of presentation and customer satisfaction and enjoy leading and mentoring a team this is the opportunity for you.

• Oversee all planned and reactive maintenance across the site on time and within budget.

• Develop and deliver preventative maintenance programs including statutory testing (fire alarms HVAC emergency lighting) with accurate records ensuring compliance and ensuring operational functionality.

• Coordinate external contractors and suppliers in line with permits insurance and safety standards.

• Manage the make-ready process for vacant rooms - inspections contractor scheduling and quality checks.

• Support CapEx planning budgeting and project delivery with the Community Manager.

• Lead coach and support a team of Maintenance Technicians - including recruitment training performance reviews and day-to-day supervision.

• Champion WHS across the site providing a safe welcoming and well-maintained living environment keeping the community safe for students staff and visitors.

• Provide ad hoc out-of-hours support for genuine emergencies our onsite Community Assistants handle overnight operations so this is rarely needed.

About you:

You bring a track record in facilities or maintenance management and know how to lead a team manage contractors and keep a building performing at its best. Youre as comfortable with compliance paperwork as you are getting hands-on when it counts.

Youll bring:

• Proven experience in facilities or maintenance management - student accommodation residential hospitality or similar customer facing environments.

• Strong WHS knowledge statutory compliance and preventative maintenance experience.

• CapEx and budget management skills with a cost-conscious outcomes-focused approach.

• Experience supervising contractors and working with teams to maintain high-quality compliant residential buildings.

• Confident people leader who brings out the best in a team.

• Clear confident communication skills with the ability to work effectively across cultures and with students who speak English as a second language.

• Trade qualifications or certifications (electrical plumbing HVAC) highly desirable but not essential.

Requirements:

• Valid drivers licence or relevant national Identification

• Willingness to obtain a National Criminal History Check and Working with Children Check.

About Greystar:

Greystar is a global leader in property management development and investment services. With offices throughout the USA Europe South America and Asia Pacific Greystar operates over $315 billion of real estate across 250 markets globally and more than $78 billion of assets under management within our institutional investments platform.

In Australia were growing fast - with seven student accommodation communities already operating and more in the pipeline alongside exciting Build-to-Rent developments across Sydney and beyond. Joining Greystar means joining a company where growth innovation and people come first.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds identities and abilities. If you have any support or access requirements we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.

If this role excites you but you dont meet every listed requirement we still encourage you to apply we are interested in potential as much as experience!

To find out more about us and working at Greystar visit: is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us youll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity supports charities and environmental initiatives.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.

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