28 Nov
Leading
Nambour
Why work with us?
At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!
With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region -Connected. Liveable. Thriving, our region is a model of sustainability, where caring for our environment, creating vibrant communities and growing our local economy is a way of life.
About the Role
The Property Management branch provides comprehensive property management of Council’s property and land portfolio using integrated systems and services to support Council's business requirements.
As a Facility Officer (Community), you’ll contribute to the management of Council’s community tenure portfolio, focusing on the effective delivery of facility management services for tenanted community and sporting assets.
As the successful incumbent you will:
- Deliver operational facility management for Council’s tenanted asset portfolio, focusing on community and sporting facilities.
- Conduct property inspections, building condition audits, and entry/exit reports to maintain accurate asset data
- Support development and delivery of Council’s 10-year capital plans and annual preventative maintenance programs for community facilities.
- Ensure statutory maintenance programs are completed and facilities comply with codes for fire safety, back-flow prevention, electrical testing, and other contractual obligations
- Provide advice to ensure compliance with legislation, policies, and best practice for facility management.
This position is based at Sunshine Coast City Hall, in the heart of Maroochydore CBD.
This state of the art and sustainable building is designed to achieve an cutting-edge and collaborative workspace.
About you
You will bring a blend of qualifications, experience and practical skills to manage community facilities and deliver exceptional service, including:
- Diploma in Business Administration, Building and Construction or Facilities Management, or equivalent experience (trade qualification desirable).
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Fire Safety Advisor Qualification, with experience in property portfolio management and inspections.
- Knowledge of property management and community leasing legislation, including public sector land management requirements.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a customer focus.
- Business acumen with experience in budgets, process improvements and operational efficiency.
Pre-Employment Medical Required
Essential to your success is physical agility and the level of fitness, strength and dexterity to carry out labouring and frequent heavy lifting & bending. As such, appointment to this position is subject to completion of a pre-employment medical assessment.
Our Culture & Employee Benefits
Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:
- Wellbeing:
Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities.
- Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
- Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices.
How to apply
Your written application should include:
- A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and
- A current resume or curriculum vitae.
Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.
Further Information
Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.
To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2025-2030.
For specific enquiries contact Lee Prior during business hours on 0498 597 ***.
We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team *********@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.
At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.
📌 Facility Officer (Community) (Nambour)
🏢 Leading
📍 Nambour
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