Our people tell us that being part of Ronald McDonald House South East Queensland means being connected to something meaningful. It's a place where you can contribute to a purpose-driven organisation and help ensure families stay together when they need it most.

Why Ronald McDonald House South East Queensland?

- Salary Packaging

- 6 weeks paid parental leave

- Ongoing Learning & Development opportunities, Reward & Recognition programs, wellbeing initiatives such as Fitness Passport and Sonder

- Supportive team environment where your contribution is valued

About Ronald McDonald House South East Queensland

At Ronald McDonald House South East Queensland, family stays.

We are an independent, not-for-profit organisation that enables families to stay together, stay strong, and remain close to their child when healthcare is needed most. We surround families with a community of support, removing practical barriers and helping them stay at the heart of their child’s care to achieve the best possible health outcomes.

As one of many Ronald McDonald House Chapters across Australia and around the world, we are part of a global network delivering essential accommodation and support programs for families. Locally, across our Houses in Herston, South Brisbane and the Queensland Children’s Hospital, we provide compassionate, 24-hour support, 365 days a year, creating a warm and welcoming environment where families can stay close and focus on what matters most.

About the Role – Facilities and Asset Manager

As the Facilities and Asset Manager, working across of all our sites, you will lead the delivery of facilities and asset management services across Ronald McDonald House South East Queensland, helping to create protected, welcoming and well-maintained environments for our people and the families we support.

Leading a multi-site facilities team and contractor network, you will oversee maintenance, capital works, asset planning and facility improvement projects across our Houses and program locations. Working collaboratively with stakeholders across the organisation, you will help ensure our facilities remain compliant, fit for purpose and able to support the delivery of our mission, now and into the future.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and support a multi-site facilities team to deliver safe, welcoming and well-maintained environments across our Houses and Program locations.

- Oversee reactive and preventative maintenance programs, ensuring facilities, grounds,



equipment and assets remain safe, compliant, and well maintained.

- Lead the delivery of capital works, refurbishments, facility improvement projects across multiple sites, from planning through to completion.

- Manage contractor and supplier relationships and performance, ensuring compliance, quality service delivery and adherence to organisational and legislative requirements.

- Lead procurement, tendering and quotation processes, ensuring services are delivered efficiently and effectively, in line with organisational requirements.

- Drive asset management, operational planning and continuous improvement initiatives to support the organisations current and future needs.

Key Selection Criteria:

- Minimum four years of experience in a facilities leadership, property operations, maintenance management or comparable operational management role.

- Demonstrated experience leading employees, volunteers and contractors across multiple locations or complex operating environments.

- Demonstrated experience managing reactive and preventative maintenance programs.

- Demonstrated experience managing contractors, supplier performance, inductions, compliance records and service delivery.

- Experience preparing or reviewing scopes of work, requests for quotation, tender documentation, supplier submissions and procurement recommendations.

- Experience managing budgets, purchase approvals, expenditure tracking, and value for money outcomes.

- Experience supporting or delivering capital works, refurbishments, minor works or asset renewal projects.

- Experience applying workplace health and safety requirements in an operational or facilities environment.

- Trade qualification, building maintenance qualification, facilities management qualification or equivalent practical experience is highly desirable.

- Knowledge of building maintenance, asset management, fire safety, security, contractor management and planned maintenance systems.

- Working knowledge of relevant legislation, Australian Standards,



codes and industry good practice relating to facilities management.

- Ability to use facilities request systems, asset registers, procurement records and reporting tools effectively.

- Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office programs and confidence using digital systems.

Please note a high degree of emotional resilience is required for this role due to the nature of our organisation and families we support. Our families are often experiencing high levels of stress, and staff do at times experience or witness violence and aggression or exposure to information related to illness/injury, Grief & loss, Domestic/Family violence, Child Safety and/or Drug and alcohol use.

If you're a motivated individual with a passion for supporting others and contributing to organisational success, we invite you to apply. To do so, please submit your Resume and Covering Letter (must address the role’s key selection criteria above to be considered) by 16th October 2026 through Seek online.

This position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is sourced, which may be before the advertised closing date, so please don’t delay in applying for the position.

We are committed to keeping children and young people safe in our spaces and do not tolerate any kind of abuse. We implement prevention strategies to reduce the risk of abuse and actively seek to listen, empower, and protect children. Our team, including employees and volunteers, must meet high standards to ensure they prevent and report abuse. All roles are subject to compliance and reference checks and are subject to relevant state/territory legislation.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and have the appropriate Visa.

Our Values - We lead with compassion, we are deeply respectful, we act with integrity, we are firmly committed.

Ronald McDonald House values and promotes an inclusive workplace where everyone, from any background, can feel valued, be appreciated and do their best work. At our place, everyone regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship or any other aspect that makes them unique can contribute to improving the health and wellbeing of children and their families. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including first nations Australians.

For further information, please visit our website www.ronaldmcdonaldhouseseq.org.au

📌 Facilities and Asset Manager (South Brisbane)
🏢 Ronald McDonald House South East Queensland
📍 South Brisbane