Campus Location: North Sydney, Australia | Strathfield, Australia

Job No: APTAV104102#002

- Exceptional opportunity to manage campus operations, planning, scheduling and coordination of property services, maintenance and projects
- Lead a supportive team delivering high quality facilities management services across ACU's NSW campuses
- ACU offers 17% superannuation, salary packaging and generous leave provisions
- Full time, permanent opportunity with working at North Sydney or Strathfield campus

About The Role Operating within Facilities Management (NSW), the Facilities Manager NSW Campuses will provide a full range of facilities management services for ACU's North Sydney, Strathfield and Blacktown campuses while delivering operational support to the Canberra campus (as required) to maintain continuity of campus operations during leave, vacancies, projects and periods of increased demand. The position will work across the NSW university sites in response to operational priorities and lead the Facilities Services Officers providing functional leadership, guidance and workload coordination to promote consistent facilities services, operational standards, compliance practices and customer service outcomes.

The Facilities

Manager oversees day to day campus operations including planning, scheduling and coordination of property related services, maintenance activities and projects, regularly inspects and assesses the built environment and operating systems including building management systems, and coordinates appropriate rectification to support campus safety, compliance and business continuity. The role builds and maintains productive relationships with university staff, internal and external stakeholders, contractors and service providers. Also, this position contributes to the standardisation and continuous improvement of facilities management practices and supports the effective deployment of resources across campuses in response to changing operational requirements.

The Facilities Manager will need to be contactable outside normal working hours in the event of an emergency or situation of immediate risk to students, staff or university property.



If attendance on campus or remote management of an incident is required outside of working hours overtime provisions may apply in accordance with the ACU Enterprise Agreement.

For full position details, refer to the position description

Contact

General enquiries can be sent to Neil Hodgson, National Manager - Facilities Management Operations at: [email protected]

What We Offer

- The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an setting where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
- Total remuneration valued to $124,509 - $134,699 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $105,212 - $113,823 (pro rata) pa (HEW 7), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
- 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
- Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.

- As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.

How To Apply Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:

- Resume.
- Recommended responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
- Brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

Applications close:



22-SEP-2026 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time Preferred candidates will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks, including those related to gender-based violence and foreign interference, in line with ACU's compliance requirements. Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy.

For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers

ACU is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and enables our people to reach their potential. This is underpinned by our mission and values, grounded in our respect for all people and the advancement of the common good. In line with our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion we welcome candidates from all backgrounds and lived experiences.

ACU is recognised as a Veteran Employment Supporter and veterans are encouraged to apply. ACU offers support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process. Please contact [email protected] to discuss your requirements in confidence.

About ACU

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a publicly funded university whose teaching, research and service is shaped by the vision of flourishing lives, thriving communities, and a more ethical future for our world. ACU has more than 2,500 staff and 34,000 students across eight campuses: Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU draws on the Catholic intellectual tradition which values human reason and welcomes everyone regardless of their faith, cultural tradition or circumstances. ACU invites all staff - both academic and qualified - to embrace, and to support in ways meaningful to them, its mission to respect the dignity of every human person, to seek knowledge and to advance the common good.

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.

Learn more about Athena Swan

📌 Facilities Manager NSW Campuses (New South Wales)
🏢 Australian Catholic University
📍 New South Wales