Facilities Manager

A Facilities Manager oversees the day-to-day operation, maintenance, and safety of buildings, grounds, and facilities within a workplace or multi-site estate. They manage contractors, budgets, compliance with building codes and Work Health and Safety legislation, and ensure that physical spaces and systems support organisational operations. This role sits between senior management, tenants or occupants, and external service providers.

Plan and schedule preventive maintenance of building systems including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and emergency systems in accordance with Australian Standards and manufacturer recommendations. Manage contracts with external service providers such as cleaners, security, landscapers, and specialist maintenance contractors, including negotiating terms and monitoring service delivery. Conduct regular inspections of buildings, grounds, and facilities to identify defects, safety hazards, and maintenance needs, and document findings in a maintenance log. Coordinate emergency response procedures including liaison with emergency services, evacuation drills, and testing of fire safety systems and backup power systems. Ensure compliance with Work Health and Safety Act 2011, building codes, disability access standards (Disability Discrimination Act), and local council planning requirements. Develop and manage facilities budgets, track capital expenditure and operational costs, and prepare budget forecasts and cost-benefit analyses for infrastructure projects. Manage space allocation, coordinate office moves and reconfigurations, and maintain a facilities asset register documenting equipment, location, condition, and depreciation. Liaise with occupants and stakeholders to address requests for repairs, environmental comfort adjustments (temperature, lighting), and facility-related concerns.

The standard entry pathway requires a diploma, advanced diploma or associate degree (ABS skill level 2). Specific qualification requirements vary by employer and state. Some employers may accept equivalent experience. Check yourcareer.gov.au for available courses and dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/free-tafe for subsidised training options.

You'll spend a lot of time managing complaints from people unhappy with temperature, noise, or broken things: it's thankless work where you can't please everyone. The compliance burden is heavy: you're legally responsible if someone gets hurt due to poor maintenance or WHS failures, so the stress never really switches off. Pay typically maxes out at middle management level unless you move into property or corporate real estate.

In practice, most roles are in major cities in corporate office parks, shopping centres, hospitals, universities, and government buildings. Some positions exist in regional centres but are rarer. Remote work is very limited since you need to physically inspect buildings and respond to emergencies on-site.

Published for ANZSCO unit group 1499, the wider group this job sits in, not for this job on its own.

This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.

Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.

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Last updated: 30 October 2026