Job Description
Lead building performance, safety, compliance and asset outcomes across sites
Apply strong technical expertise to manage assets and drive cost effective work
Manage contractors, challenge scope, and ensure quality and safe delivery
We are looking for a Facilities Manager to make a real impact: Keep environments safe. Ensure assets perform. Support teams to thrive.
At Guardian, everything begins with one purpose: keeping children safe and ensuring they thrive. Our environments play a critical role in that mission; and we’re looking for a hands-on, technically strong Facilities Manager to ensure our centres operate safely, efficiently, and to the highest standard.
The opportunity
You’ll join our Property team as the technical expert across a diverse portfolio of centres, responsible for building performance, maintenance, and compliance. This is a highly visible role where your expertise will directly influence safety, asset longevity, and operational excellence.
Working closely with Property, Compliance, and Centre teams, you’ll take ownership of building condition, lead maintenance and minor works, and ensure all assets are fit for purpose, compliant, and well maintained.
What you’ll do
Lead building performance and asset oversight:
Conduct regular site inspections, assess asset condition, and proactively identify defects, risks, and maintenance requirements across buildings and external spaces.
Apply technical expertise:
Provide informed, practical guidance across building systems including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire, and structural elements, ensuring solutions are appropriate, effective, and aligned to operational needs.
Manage contractors and works delivery:
Oversee contractors to ensure all works are delivered safely, compliantly, and to a high standard. Review scope, validate solutions, and ensure quality outcomes prior to approval.
Drive cost-effective solutions:
Take a commercially informed approach to maintenance and repairs, ensuring proposed works are necessary, appropriately scoped, and represent best value.
Support compliance and risk management:
Identify and address building-related compliance risks, working closely with the Facilities Compliance Manager to ensure adherence to all statutory and safety requirements.
Deliver minor capital works:
Scope, coordinate, and manage minor projects and upgrades, ensuring delivery within scope, on time, and to required quality standards.
Strengthen preventative maintenance:
Contribute to preventative maintenance programs and long-term asset planning, improving reliability and reducing reactive maintenance.
Collaborate across the network:
Act as the key technical point of contact for centres and internal teams, providing guidance and ensuring maintenance activities are effectively prioritised and delivered.
What you’ll bring
Proven experience in Facilities, Property, or Building Services Management
Strong technical knowledge of building systems, construction methods, and maintenance practices
A hands-on approach, with confidence working across sites and assessing assets in real time
Commercial acumen, with the ability to evaluate scope, challenge proposals, and drive cost-effective outcomes
Sound understanding of compliance, safety, and statutory requirements
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams and contractors
Highly organised, proactive, and solutions-focused
Why join Guardian
At Guardian, you’ll be part of a national organisation that invests in quality, safety, and continuous improvement. You’ll work within a collaborative Property team where your expertise is valued, and your impact is visible across our centres every day.
We are committed to creating safe, high-quality environments for children and educators, and to supporting our people to grow and thrive.
We value diversity and are committed to a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported, and able to succeed. Guardian has zero tolerance for any form of abuse or harm and sets the highest standards in recruitment, screening, and practice to protect every child in our care.
Ready to make an impact?
If you’re a technically strong, hands-on Facilities professional who takes pride in delivering safe, high-performing environments; we’d love to hear from you.
Guardian Childcare & Education values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We are committed to providing a workplace where every person is valued, respected, and supported to progress.
We are also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.
At Guardian Childcare & Education, children's safety and wellbeing are our top priority. We have zero tolerance for any form of abuse or harm. We rigorously screen all potential team members, requiring a 10-year verifiable resume, 5 years of direct manager references, and other security checks to ensure they meet our high standards.
For those who have not been in employment that long, these expectations will be adjusted.
Apply strong technical expertise to manage assets and drive cost effective work
Manage contractors, challenge scope, and ensure quality and safe delivery
We are looking for a Facilities Manager to make a real impact: Keep environments safe. Ensure assets perform. Support teams to thrive.
At Guardian, everything begins with one purpose: keeping children safe and ensuring they thrive. Our environments play a critical role in that mission; and we’re looking for a hands-on, technically strong Facilities Manager to ensure our centres operate safely, efficiently, and to the highest standard.
The opportunity
You’ll join our Property team as the technical expert across a diverse portfolio of centres, responsible for building performance, maintenance, and compliance. This is a highly visible role where your expertise will directly influence safety, asset longevity, and operational excellence.
Working closely with Property, Compliance, and Centre teams, you’ll take ownership of building condition, lead maintenance and minor works, and ensure all assets are fit for purpose, compliant, and well maintained.
What you’ll do
Lead building performance and asset oversight:
Conduct regular site inspections, assess asset condition, and proactively identify defects, risks, and maintenance requirements across buildings and external spaces.
Apply technical expertise:
Provide informed, practical guidance across building systems including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire, and structural elements, ensuring solutions are appropriate, effective, and aligned to operational needs.
Manage contractors and works delivery:
Oversee contractors to ensure all works are delivered safely, compliantly, and to a high standard. Review scope, validate solutions, and ensure quality outcomes prior to approval.
Drive cost-effective solutions:
Take a commercially informed approach to maintenance and repairs, ensuring proposed works are necessary, appropriately scoped, and represent best value.
Support compliance and risk management:
Identify and address building-related compliance risks, working closely with the Facilities Compliance Manager to ensure adherence to all statutory and safety requirements.
Deliver minor capital works:
Scope, coordinate, and manage minor projects and upgrades, ensuring delivery within scope, on time, and to required quality standards.
Strengthen preventative maintenance:
Contribute to preventative maintenance programs and long-term asset planning, improving reliability and reducing reactive maintenance.
Collaborate across the network:
Act as the key technical point of contact for centres and internal teams, providing guidance and ensuring maintenance activities are effectively prioritised and delivered.
What you’ll bring
Proven experience in Facilities, Property, or Building Services Management
Strong technical knowledge of building systems, construction methods, and maintenance practices
A hands-on approach, with confidence working across sites and assessing assets in real time
Commercial acumen, with the ability to evaluate scope, challenge proposals, and drive cost-effective outcomes
Sound understanding of compliance, safety, and statutory requirements
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams and contractors
Highly organised, proactive, and solutions-focused
Why join Guardian
At Guardian, you’ll be part of a national organisation that invests in quality, safety, and continuous improvement. You’ll work within a collaborative Property team where your expertise is valued, and your impact is visible across our centres every day.
We are committed to creating safe, high-quality environments for children and educators, and to supporting our people to grow and thrive.
We value diversity and are committed to a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported, and able to succeed. Guardian has zero tolerance for any form of abuse or harm and sets the highest standards in recruitment, screening, and practice to protect every child in our care.
Ready to make an impact?
If you’re a technically strong, hands-on Facilities professional who takes pride in delivering safe, high-performing environments; we’d love to hear from you.
Guardian Childcare & Education values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We are committed to providing a workplace where every person is valued, respected, and supported to progress.
We are also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.
At Guardian Childcare & Education, children's safety and wellbeing are our top priority. We have zero tolerance for any form of abuse or harm. We rigorously screen all potential team members, requiring a 10-year verifiable resume, 5 years of direct manager references, and other security checks to ensure they meet our high standards.
For those who have not been in employment that long, these expectations will be adjusted.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Facilities Manager NSW & QLD position is now open for candidates interested in the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services sector. This role in Sydney offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services is a plus.
