Facilities Manager at Explorers Early Learning
Australia, Doha, Australia -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

10 Nov, 26

Salary

130000.0

Posted On

15 Oct, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Industry

Facility Management & Security

Description



Job details


Pay information not provided


Full-time


22 Hutt Street, Adelaide SA 5000

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Company Description


Calling all experience creators!

Let’s go to the pub!” Chances are, it’s one of ours. The cornerstone of over 350 Australian communities, ALH owns and operates more pubs than anyone. In every community, the pub is where stories are made and retold. A place to escape, and feel at home. With passion on tap, our team adds to every pub’s story. A great local is made up of great people. And together, both sides of the bar create something special.


Job Description

  • Newly created position overseeing facilities management in SA + WA
  • Deliver maintenance, compliance & asset management for a portfolio of hotel and retail venues
  • Based in Adelaide with some travel across SA + WA

As a Facilities Manager, you’ll deliver operational maintenance, compliance, and asset management across a state portfolio of hotel and retail venues.

You will drive operational uptime for venue teams, manage trade contractors, oversee capital works, and maximise the efficiency of our internal Facilities Management System.

Sound good? Read on.

Here is a taster of what you can expect in this role:

Operations & Asset Management:

  • Oversee preventative and reactive maintenance across all hotel sites to minimise venue downtime.
  • Conduct regular physical site inspections across the hotel locations to audit asset conditions, evaluate repair quality, identify hazards, and assist venue teams with complex facilities issues.

Internal FMS Management:

  • Drive compliance, ticket resolution, work order routing, and SLA tracking using our internal facilities management system.
  • Train venue teams to log jobs effectively.

Contractor & Vendor Oversight:

  • Manage preferred trade vendors, ensure competitive pricing ,PPM compliance, review job completion quality, and hold suppliers to strict SLAs.

Budget & Capex/Opex Control:

  • Monitor maintenance expenditure, review contractor invoices against system approvals, and assist with annual maintenance budgets and capex and dilapidation projects.

Compliance & Safety:

  • Ensure all venues meet state WHS regulations, fire safety standards, building codes, and essential safety measures.

Stakeholder Engagement:

  • Act as the primary escalation point for Venue Managers and venue staff, delivering regular status updates and site audit reviews.


Qualifications


Now let’s talk about you:

  • 5+ years Facilities Management experience and/or 10 years operational experience in hotels.
  • Demonstrated experience in management of maintenance activities and contractor management.
  • Strong business acumen with demonstrated business planning and high-level financial knowledge and skills.
  • Able to respond quickly to change and adopt a flexible/ innovative approach to problems and opportunities.
  • Knowledge and experience in the use of Integrated Asset Management Systems (IAMS).

The benefits are good too!

  • An exclusive discount card for our ALH Hotels pubs & accommodation, BWS, Dan Murphy’s and other Endeavour Group brands. Through our partnership with Woolworths, you'll also enjoy discounts at Woolies supermarkets and BIG W
  • As a valued member of the team, your health and wellbeing is our top priority. You will have access to a range of free services to help you live well and support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
  • Endeavour Group is full of opportunities - use our dedicated learning and development options to grow an idea, yourself, and your career. This is just the start, so dream big
  • Find out more about our range of benefits and discounts here

At Endeavour, we value being a workplace where everyone’s welcome - if you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply.


Additional Information


We are together creators

We’re big, but part of something much bigger. ALH is in good company, sitting alongside the likes of Dan Murphy’s, BWS, Pinnacle Drinks within the Endeavour Group. Together we create the moments that bring millions of people together. And together we have more fun, create more opportunities, and score a lot more goals. We’re serious about having a good time - creating a safe, inclusive and fun place to rock up to. We’re all about creating a more sociable future, together - for our customers and each other.

#WeAreTogetherCreators #ComeAsYouAre #DreamBig #FeelTheEnergy #LeaveYourMark #ALH #EndeavourGroup

You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or at endeavourgroupcareers.com.au


Our Talent Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Endeavour Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.Job details


Pay information not provided

Referral program, Employee discount, Employee assistance program


Full-time


Southbank VIC 3006

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Opportunity to make a real difference across a growing sector. Lead a dedicated team in this newly created role


At Explorers Early Learning, the environments where children learn and grow matter deeply. We're looking for an experienced Facilities Manager to take ownership of our physical spaces - keeping every centre safe, compliant, and running at its best so that our educators and families can focus on what matters most.


The Role

As Facilities Manager you will lead the day to day facilities function across our growing network. This is a hands on leadership role where you'll oversee a small team of administrators and site based maintenance staff. You will manage our preventative maintenance programme and be the go to person for all things facilities.


Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Leading OHS, compliance, and child safety obligations across all centres, including contractor management, risk assessments, and safety inspections
  • Developing and managing a rolling preventative maintenance programme, and resolving reactive maintenance requests within agreed timeframes
  • New centre openings – Facilities readiness sign off, builder handover packs and warranty/defect liability tracking
  • Maintaining an accurate asset register and overseeing minor capital works and refurbishments as well as statutory testing tracking
  • Building strong, trusted relationships with Centre Directors and Operations Managers, and communicating proactively about planned works and disruptions
  • Leading, scheduling, and developing a team of 4–6 direct reports
  • Contract & vendor management, including contract register and competitive quoting

About You

You're a practical, organised, and solutions-focused facilities professional who takes pride in delivering environments where people thrive.


You'll bring:

  • Demonstrated experience in a facilities, property, or operations management role -ideally across multiple sites
  • Proven leadership of small teams, including field based workers
  • Strong knowledge of building compliance, WHS obligations, and preventative maintenance best practices
  • Experience managing budgets and procurement
  • A current Victorian driver's licence and the ability to hold (or current holder of) a Working with Children Check
  • Clear, confident communication, comfortable working with educators, contractors, and senior leadership
  • Strong contract and vendor management experience
  • A genuine commitment to child safety and creating safe environments for children and families

A trade or tertiary qualification in facilities management, property, engineering, or a related field is desirable, as is familiarity with the National Quality Framework's physical environment standards and experience using a CMMS platform.


About Explorers

Explorers Early Learning is a family-owned and operated business with more than 21 purpose-built centres across Melbourne.

When Lynda Salvo founded Explorers in 2004, her vision was simple but powerful: to build centres where children and educators could truly thrive together. That mission hasn't changed. Every decision we make - from the environments we create to the people we bring into our team - is guided by Lynda's founding belief that exceptional early learning starts with exceptional people.


We invest in our team, create clear pathways for growth, and foster a culture built on accountability, curiosity, and genuine care.


We offer a range of competitive benefits for our team members, including:

  • Ongoing Professional Learning & Development Opportunities
  • Culture Club & Team Events
  • Annual Explorers Awards Night
  • Exclusive Employee Retail Discount Program designed to save you money, with access to discounted in-store and online vouchers from hundreds of retailers
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Generous Referral Bonuses for recommending great people to join our team

Our Commitment

Explorers is committed to being a flexible, safe, equal, and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of any age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, and cultural background.

  • Child safety is a shared responsibility at Explorers. All team members, regardless of role, play a part in protecting children and upholding our culture of safety.
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