Senior Manager – Facilities & Open Space

Senior Manager – Facilities & Open Space (Facilities Management / Building Services)
Location: Melton, VIC
Rate:$80 per hour + super
Contract: Short-term contract | January 2026 – July 2026
Work Type: Onsite / Hybrid (as required)

About the Role

A local council in Melton is seeking an experienced Senior Coordinator – Parks & Open Space to provide senior leadership and coordination across facilities management and building services functions. This role plays a key part in leading teams through operational delivery and managing significant change activity arising from new systems, processes, workflows, and organisational structures.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership capability within a complex local government environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strong leadership across Parks & Open Space and Facilities Management functions
• Coordinate, manage, and plan change management and business readiness activities for the branch
• Lead organisational change activities including stakeholder analysis, change impact assessments, gap analyses, communication and engagement plans, and post-implementation reviews
• Utilise appropriate change management techniques to support successful adoption of new systems and processes while maintaining a strong customer and service focus
• Identify, analyse, and manage change risks and issues impacting project delivery or business outcomes
• Prepare and review detailed, non-standard reports and correspondence
• Interpret, proof-read, and review complex written material prepared by others
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, leadership teams, and external partners
• Negotiate and influence outcomes with clients, members of the public, contractors, and other organisations
• Ensure all activities align with council policies, ethical standards, and safety requirements
• Foster culturally safe and inclusive working environments free from discrimination

• Change Management qualification (e.g. PROSCI) preferred
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Senior Change Manager or Lead, ideally within government or public sector environments
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, diverse stakeholder groups and aligning them to shared objectives
• Strong leadership experience within facilities management, building services, parks, or similar operational environments

• Proven ability to lead and navigate organisational change
• Strong influencing, persuasion, and negotiation skills
• Excellent written communication skills, particularly in preparing detailed reports and correspondence
• Strong verbal communication skills with the ability to engage confidently at all levels
• Ability to analyse complex information and provide practical, timely solutions to support decision-making
• Strong stakeholder management capability in complex and competing environments