Facilities And Maintenance Manager

Selection CriteriaSC1 Demonstrated the technical knowledge, experience, and skills to manage the work of staff and contractors, and to develop procedures and guidelines relating to the work area including adherence to OH&S.
SC2 Demonstrated high level oral, written, and electronic communication skills to develop specifications required by for small to medium contracts with budget parameters set by School Council.
SC3 Demonstrated capacity to provide expertise and leadership in policy development that guides the work of others, including other school staff, and provide support to management in respect to the work area.
SC4 Demonstrated commitment to formulate and supervise professional development programs for self and colleagues in the work area, including OH&S procedures.
RoleKambrya College would welcome an experienced and suitably qualified person to assume the role of Facilities Manager with responsibility to maintain and develop the school facilities so that they are consistently safe, functional and attractive.
The Facilities role includes, but is not limited to, buildings, furniture and fittings, utility services, infrastructure, cleaning, annual contracts, OHS, grounds.
A willingness and ability to learn new skills, and where appropriate, undertake further training would be required.
The Facilities Manager is responsible to the Business Manager, is a member of the Facilities subcommittee of School Council and works under the guidance of relevant school committees.

ResponsibilitiesThe successful candidate will be able to:
Demonstrate an ability to develop excellent rapport with students, staff, tradespeople and visitors.
Work effectively as part of a team, providing mutual support, sharing expertise, managing the equipment/tools/resources and cooperatively implementing new ideas.
Demonstrate a commitment to the concept of continuous improvement by reference to successful examples from her/his own experience.
Manage the facilities budget ensuring that the work done is appropriate, timely and cost effective with due consideration given to Department of Education policy, school priority setting and OHS issues.
Use ICT effectively to negotiate with suppliers/contractors, generate orders, verify invoices, maintain records and prepare reports using dedicated Departme