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Director Facilities Management

Location Negotiable across NSW (subject to campus availability)  

Total Remuneration Package $226,901 to $251,004 pa

Full-time Permanent

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact. That’s why we offer world-class training and education that supports the NSW Government's priority to grow skills for the economy that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Critically, TAFE NSW plays a vital role in providing vocational education in rural and regional NSW, and job training pathways for the most vulnerable in the community and helping our industries flourish. 

We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.   

We invest in our people

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and depending on your role, a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

The Director of Facilities Management is instrumental in providing hands-on leadership and strategic direction for planning, operations, and service delivery across TAFE NSW. This crucial role involves managing a geographically dispersed teams with diverse staff and overseeing customer-oriented services and strategies across the organisation's property portfolio. The responsibilities encompass building and maintaining a responsive governance framework and ensuring compliance with standards and regulatory requirements.

In addition to addressing key challenges and strategic plans, the Director plays a critical role in building team and governance maturity for the growth of our facilities management operations. This includes evaluating and implementing practical, effective, and sustainable service delivery models tailored to diverse organisational and stakeholder needs. Efficiently managing conflicting priorities among multiple stakeholders in a wide geographic area across NSW is a central focus of this dynamic position with the overall goal to achieve strategic planning objectives, maintain compliance, and enhance the performance of facilities management operations at TAFE NSW.

About You 

The ideal candidate will bring a strong combination of expertise, leadership, and experience, with relevant qualifications in engineering, construction, or property management, and a proven track record in managing high-value property or facility portfolios for large organisations across wide geographic areas. They will demonstrate a strategic mindset, leveraging data to refine systems, increase efficiency, and enhance organisational agility. A clear and approachable communicator, they will foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing culture within a multi-skilled workforce.

With experience leading geographically dispersed teams, the candidate will effectively balance central oversight with local needs to ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery. They will show strong self-management, drive, and a proactive, solutions-focused, customer-centric approach to addressing challenges. Their leadership will inspire teams and drive results aligned with TAFE NSW’s commitment to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and sustainable outcomes.

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks. If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Lead listed below.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!

Applications close Sunday, 25th May 2025 at 11.55pm

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume
• Copies of your relevant qualifications
• Response to the targeted question below when prompted within the application form (400-word limit)

Targeted Question: Please provide an example of how you have used different maintenance strategies to optimise asset performance and reduce costs?

Role-specific enquiries: contact Daniel Bowes, Deputy Chief Operating Officer at daniel.bowes@tafensw.edu.au

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Renae Lindner, Talent Acquisition Lead at renae.lindner5@tafensw.edu.au or 02 7921 1902

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.  

This is a child-related position. A NSW Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. 

For ongoing positions in the NSW Public Sector, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. 

An eligibility list, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.