Head Of Property Services And Management

Are you a seasoned property services leader who wants to make a meaningful impact in the not-for-profit sector?

Look no further to learn more about this newly created role at Fresh Hope Communities.

Since the 1930’s, Fresh Hope Communities has been providing quality support and lifestyle choices across retirement, residential and respite settings, as well as conference and outdoor adventure experiences for school and community groups, and more recently, affordable housing.

We have recently redesigned our property services function to align with Fresh Hope Communities’ future oriented strategic intent. We’ve identified a number of key priorities for this function to ensure our building compliance is strong; our preventative maintenance works are well planned; process and procedures for reactive maintenance are responsive and appropriate; and that our property services team have a clear framework to deliver expected outcomes.

The opportunity:

• Provide direction and vision for process design and implementation across our diverse property portfolio, asset management programs, services, and projects.
• Contribute to an organisation focused on cultivating spaces for belonging for our customers in Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living, Affordable Housing and Group Accommodation.
• Enjoy the stability of a permanent full-time position working from a state-of-the-art office in Rhodes, Sydney with a free gym, great public transport and convenient shopping links.
• Flexible working available
• Connect in person with frontline colleagues as you travel to residential aged care, retirement living and conferencing locations across NSW.
• Increase take home pay through salary packaging including novated leasing options

Key focus areas:

• Can you picture yourself developing and implementing a facility and asset management strategy across Fresh Hope Communities?
• Do you enjoy identifying and overseeing improvement programs to reduce risk, save costs, collaborate with multiple stakeholders and influence others to drive great outcomes?
• Do you understand the need to maintain high standards of safety, quality and compliance at all facilities?
• Are you great at working with contractors to ensure their performance meets client and business unit needs and agreed performance standards?

If this sounds like you, we'd love to connect with you and hear about your…

• Qualifications in business management, engineering, facilities management or extensive relevant experience
• 8 - 10 years’ experience in management of facilities and asset management
• Significant knowledge and demonstrated experience in managing preventative maintenance and refurbishment projects utilising a defined and standardised project management approach
• Strong understanding of BCA standards, legislative and compliance requirements, developing asset management plans and contractor management
• Outcomes focus and strong understanding of utilities and facilities infrastructure management
• Demonstrated team leadership and management skills, fostering a collaborative, high engagement, high performance culture
• Highly developed communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build relationships and effectively engage with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation

Our Organisation

Fresh Hope Communities exists to create spaces that cultivate belonging and places that feel like home.

For almost 90 years, we have been providing quality support and lifestyle choices across retirement, residential and respite settings, as well as conference and outdoor adventure experiences for school and community groups. We have over 900 staff and together we service residents and customers across NSW.

For more about us visit our website https://www.freshhope.org.au

We’d love to hear from you!

Please submit your cover letter and resume via the quick “Apply” link before 9 February 2023.

To get in touch with us at ***********@freshhope.org.au with queries or to obtain a copy of the position description.

We’ll be in touch as soon as we can, don’t wait until closing dates to press submit!

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion of all our people.