Facilities Manager

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $300 billion of real estate in over 260 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing more than one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has over $79 billion of assets under management, including approximately $36 billion of development assets and over $30 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit .

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

We are seeking an experienced and confident Facilities Manager to lead maintenance operations at Haiku, Yarra -a high-quality, well-presented residential community with a strong on-site team and supportive leadership environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will take ownership of the day-to-day facilities operations, preventative maintenance planning, and contractor management, while ensuring the site consistently meets high standards of safety, compliance, and presentation.

You’ll play a key role in shaping how the building is maintained, bringing structure, foresight, and strong commercial judgement to procurement, scheduling, and long-term asset care.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As Facilities Manager, you will be responsible for all reactive, planned, and statutory maintenance across the site. You’ll lead a small on-site maintenance team and manage external contractors to ensure seamless operations and a positive living experience for residents.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading overall maintenance operations, including work order management, make-ready coordination, and maintaining excellent standards across all areas of the site.
• Developing and managing preventative maintenance schedules, ensuring planned works, statutory testing, and compliance requirements are completed, recorded, and continually improved.
• Managing procurement and contractor relationships, including sourcing suppliers, defining scopes of work, negotiating costs, raising purchase orders, and monitoring service delivery.
• Owning maintenance budgets, inventory, and CapEx works, balancing cost control with quality and long-term asset care.
• Providing strong, visible leadership to the on-site maintenance team, fostering accountability, collaboration, and pride in a well-presented community.

About you:

You are an experienced facilities or maintenance leader who enjoys being hands-on while also thinking ahead. You’re organised, commercially minded, and confident managing procurement, planning maintenance schedules, and leading a team in a fast-paced environment.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Proven experience in facilities or maintenance management, ideally within residential, student accommodation, or hospitality environments.
• Demonstrated confidence in procurement, contractor management, and preventative maintenance planning.
• Strong understanding of WHS, statutory compliance, and asset maintenance.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets and CapEx projects.
• Leadership experience, including team supervision, coaching, and performance management.
• Excellent communication skills and a resident-focused approach.
• A valid driver’s licence and the ability to obtain a National Criminal History Check and Working with Children Check.

Desirable:

Trade qualifications (electrical, plumbing, HVAC) and familiarity with maintenance tracking or property management systems.

Greystar is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.

Important Notice: Greystar will never request your banking details or other sensitive personal information during the interview process. Greystar does not conduct any interviews via text or messaging, and all communication will come from official Greystar email addresses (@greystar.com). If you receive suspicious requests, please report them immediately to [email protected].