Building Technology Manager

We’ve made it our business to understand how people want to work today, tomorrow and beyond and as you’d expect, we practise what we preach in our own workplace as well.
Investa is one of Australia's largest and most well-known commercial real estate companies, committed to helping workplaces to thrive. We manage and develop office buildings in Australia's major business districts. Buildings designed for the way people work today - and the way we want to work in the future.
We have an exciting opportunity to join Investa as our new Building Technology Manager. This dynamic role is responsible for supporting the implementation of Investa’s Buildings Technology Strategy with the aim of optimising the security, operation, experience and data management within Investa assets, to maximise asset value, enhance our service offering and maintain a market leadership position. This role will accelerate Investa’s strategy and leadership in digital innovation for both new and existing commercial office buildings and help future proof Investa’s portfolio into the future. The Building Technology Manager is a key member of a small team, and will be an experienced, capable professional who is able to spearhead Investa’s cutting-edge Building Technology strategy with the business stakeholders, prioritise and manage diverse projects, and who is passionate about change. As part of the Building Technology team, the successful candidate will work closely with serval departments where you will respond to new opportunities, and to guide the implementation of platform initiatives. Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Implementation Program: Owning the overall timeline, project costs and schedule of key strategy elements, specifically cyber resilience and asset connectivity. Running weekly meetings, tracking & surfacing key metrics and providing status updates. Communicate with the business on news, achievements and milestones.
Project Management: For each project, work with the team to set project criteria and produce detailed project plans with timelines, resources, approvals, risks and budget. Assist in developing business cases. Maintain plans ongoingly regarding time frames.
Communicating: Provide regular status updates and communications to the team, the broader business and the Executive Committee where appropriate.
Administrative & Project Support: Coordinating project meetings and telephone conferences as requested, arranging travel where applicable and producing minutes and action logs for each meeting. Preparing presentations, maintaining document templates and issuing agendas.
What you will need to be successful:
Project Management experience
Clear verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated experience developing and delivering cyber security programs and training delivery
Working knowledge of cyber security frameworks such as NIST, CIS, ISO 27001
Thorough understanding of industry standard systems and software (BMCS, EMS, Access Control)
Proven experience working within a commercial property organisation
Demonstrated experience in the delivery of emerging technology solutions within commercial office building
Experience working within IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operational Technology) teams
Why join Investa?
We’re an organisation known for its culture – it’s unique, friendly and transparent. We work hard to maintain our culture and have received some pretty cool accolades along the way:
Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) LGBTQ Inclusion 2023-2026 Bronze (Small Employer)
Certified Family Friendly Workplace since 2020
Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (since 2019)
AFR Boss Best Places to Work (Property, Construction, Transport sector) – First Place (2021)
Australian HR Awards – Excellence Award: Best Workplace Flexibility Program
It’s not all about the awards though! We offer our people opportunity to grow and shape their career, with support including Leadership programs, education assistance, study assistance, professional membership fee support and generous parental leave and return to work benefits. We know that the lines between work and home life have blurred over the past few years and we do our best to support our people with having the flexibility they need to be able to do the things that are important to them. Whether it’s a morning surf before work, leaving a little earlier to take the kids to sport our flexible working policy provides over 21 different formal flexible working options. The truth is though that the options are unlimited – talk to us about what works for you, and we’ll do our best to make it work for us too. Back to the environment we create though, we are so proud that Investa is a safe, diverse and inclusive workplace where you can truly be yourself. We particularly welcome applications from individuals in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, as well as those identifying as LGBTQ or neurodivergent. Even if you don't meet all criteria, we encourage you to apply and let us know more about you – if this isn’t the right opportunity for you, there may be another opportunity coming up. We understand that traditional hiring processes can come with challenges for some people. If you have a disability, identify as gender diverse or are neurodivergent, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Manager, Ella Mannix at emannix@investa.com.au and Ella will tailor our processes to accommodate your specific needs. If you require no additional assistance to accommodate your requirements and wish to be considered for this position, kindly submit your application online. We are inundated with a high volume of application responses, therefore, we request that applications not be submitted directly to an email address.