We’re proud to partner with a leading organisation that prides itself on its service and is a pioneer in its field of expertise. Their critical infrastructure assists in delivering and positively impacting its employees and customers. With a strong focus on stewardship, sustainability, and service continuity, this organisation is committed to maintaining its facilities to the highest standards to support their services. They demonstrate quality and social values and a working environment that is engaging and rewarding.

About the Role
Blending strategy and operational delivery, the Engineering Manager reports into the Regional Operations Manager and manages the delivery of maintenance and asset services across three assets located in the Western suburbs of Melbourne. You'll drive a shift from reactive to preventative maintenance by effective procurement and management of specialist contractors, educating and mentoring the in-house team of trades and ensuring the asset management register is updated and reviewed. The ability to optimise asset performance and lifecycle planning, you'll embed structure, accountability, and long-term thinking, playing a key role in cultural and operational transformation across a critical environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Make a real difference to innovate and lead change across a critical infrastructure portfolio, requiring a high level of responsiveness
• Strategically allocate work to an upskilled in-house trade team, and balance the reliance on contractors
• Prioritise competing demands while maintaining strong oversight across all locations
• Play a key role in developing strategies and leading the transition of maintenance delivery from reactive to preventative.
• Use asset lifecycle data to guide capital works, improving asset reliability, and reducing long-term costs
• Partner with procurement to implement effective preventative maintenance contracts
• Be visible as a key leader of site engineering services, elevate customer satisfaction, and influence and engage with internal and external stakeholders.
• Work alongside the Regional Operations Manager to drive a proactive, data-driven asset management delivery model.

About You

We require an assertive, organised, result-driven engineering professional with the confidence to lead teams, solve problems, and build long-term quality relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Your key skills will include:

• Trade or engineering qualified in Mechanical, Electrical, or Hydraulic Services with demonstrated leadership in facilities management.
• Experienced in managing multiple stakeholders, with the ability to influence at all levels and elevate customer experience.
• Proficient in asset management, capital works planning, and strategic resource allocation
• Background in large, complex facilities—particularly within government, data centres, healthcare, corrections, or similar sectors—is highly advantageous
• Ready to take ownership and drive meaningful, long-term change across critical infrastructure
• Hold (or able to obtain) a valid Police Check and Working with Children Check, plus a current driver's licence.

Why Apply?

You will be working for a dynamic organisation that is undertaking exciting change to enhance its maintenance and engineering approach. As a key team member, you can drive this change and make an impact!

• You will be supported by an experienced and approachable Regional Operations Manager who is generous with their time and knowledge.
• Best-practice, leading major transformation resulting in varied projects, will see this as an interesting and varied opening.
• Be part of a progressive in-house facilities team investing in systems, people, and future-focused operations
• Lead a major site transformation and establish best-practice standards
• Strong internal support, with refreshed trades team and collaborative leadership already in place
• Competitive salary and benefits are on offer with a salary equating to circa $130,000 - $136,000 plus super per annum, plus additional benefits around generous leave entitlements, overtime and training and development.
• Cut down your commute – this vacancy is ideal if you are living in Melbourne’s south-western suburbs!

Ready to make a real difference and take on a dynamic opportunity?
Apply now to make your mark in a truly unique employer which is striving for best practice.