AddressCommercial Facilities Manager
At Knight Frank Newcastle, we're passionate about property, but it takes more than passion to make us part of the world's most successful privately-owned property agency and consultancy.
With a 125-year heritage, we are part of a global property powerhouse dedicated to providing our clients the best advice across commercial and residential property transactional and advisory services.
We champion a diverse and inclusive workplace, where people are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work.
We take pride in developing and training our people and providing opportunities for career growth across our business.
The role:
Knight Frank Newcastle is seeking a Facilities Manager, to join our Asset Management Team and contribute to the delivery of high-quality management of key commercial buildings in the Newcastle & Lake Macquarie area.
This role is responsible for the hands-on support, operation and maintenance of assets within the portfolio the key focus of this role is to ensure that these assets are managed in a safe, efficient and inviting manner. This includes driving the success of overall facilities management, administrative duties, tenancy matters, leasing, tenancy fit outs and compliance matters.
If this is an area of real estate that you're looking into then this is the role for you!
Key Tasks:
- Operations: Hands on running of the day-to-day operations of a large commercial asset, including statutory compliance, WHS and safety management, OPEX and CAPEX requests/planning and driving contractor management to achieve strategic and operational objectives, with support from the Property Manager.
- Financial Reporting: Assist the Property Manager manage the operational budget, including accruals, variance commentary reporting, completion of annual budgets and re-forecasts and outgoings and tenant charges.
- Relationship management - Develop good working relationship with tenants, contractors and owners.
- Administration: Assist the Property Managers deliver on business reports, coordinating and approving invoices and timely payment.
Who are we looking for?
Experience and Qualifications
- Trade qualifications or studying towards, background in maintenance or facilities
- A demonstrated understanding of the property industry and sector, with prior commercial real estate experience advantageous
- Experience in contractor management
- Driver's license (and own vehicle)
- Strong relationship focus
- Achievement orientated
- Demonstrated stakeholder management skills
- Strong problem solving and interpretation skills
- Proactive and positive attitude
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive remuneration package, with up to 6 weeks annual leave each year!
- Join a growing organisation that supports individual career development
- Work with a well-established, experienced, and supportive team
Join a team where individual uniqueness is celebrated, contribution is rewarded, and voices are respected and heard. A place where everyone has the chance to perform at their best.
Not the perfect fit? Apply anyway. You might have something we didn't realise we needed!
Applicants with Australian working rights need only apply. No Agencies please.
Please note, if you are successful in securing a role, you will be subject to police checks as part of our standard recruitment process.
