Join the Centre’s Corporate Services Team.

Building Services Manager Full Time; Ongoing.
Classification is Melbourne Recital Centre EA 2021-2024 Grade 4.1.1 + superannuation guarantee.

The Building Services Manager is responsible for overseeing the maintenance, safety, and efficiency of the physical infrastructure of the venue. This role ensures that the building facilities meet the needs of the staff, clients, and visitors while complying with relevant health, safety, and environmental regulations.

The successful candidate will have experience and skills in the following;

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, equivalent experience, or expertise in a relevant building facilities maintenance field.
• Strong knowledge of building systems and maintenance procedures and a demonstrated proficiency and competence in use of power tools and other equipment required for repairs and maintenance and compliance.
• An ability to build and maintain relationships with people at all levels, forge partnerships and build trust across business areas, functions and organisations.
• Knowledge and experience at using IT programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and the ability to become skilled user of the Melbourne Recital Centre’s venue management systems for which training will be given.
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and use initiative, with ability to diagnose issues and implement effective solutions.
• Highly developed interpersonal and negotiation skills, as well as high standards of personal presentation and the ability to maintain good working relationships with a wide range of people both internal and external to the organisation.
• Demonstrated capacity to be highly organised, determine workloads, set priorities, work independently and under pressure in a multi-task environment and complete tasks within specified timeframes.
• Solid understanding of technical aspects of plumbing, carpentry, electrical systems, etc.
• An ability to articulate complex building services issues through the writing of reports for Senior Management decision making.

About Melbourne Recital Centre

Melbourne Recital Centre is an award-winning live music venue; where artists and audiences build a lifetime of experiences. We strive to create wonder for everyone, in and beyond the Centre and inspire our community through music.

With a unique focus on music, the Centre presents and hosts hundreds of concerts each year, representing the pinnacle of the art form as practiced by local and international performers traversing all genres of music. Our impactful learning and access activities provide opportunities for Victorians of all ages and backgrounds to experience and engage with music and the Centre in new and exciting ways.

We acknowledge the traditional owners on whose land Melbourne Recital Centre stands – we pay our respects to Melbourne’s First People, to Elders past and present, and to our shared future.

How to Apply

Please read the position description (located in the Downloads section on this page) for information about the position and our key selection criteria.

Then upload your cover letter, a separate document addressing the essential key selection criteria, and your resume here.

We will be looking at applications on a rolling basis.

Applications close Tuesday 24 December 2024.

Any Questions?

If you have any enquiries about the recruitment process or the position, please email hr@melbournerecital.com.au.

We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, Disabled and Deaf people, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people of all ages.

Employment at Melbourne Recital Centre is conditional upon the satisfactory completion of a National Police Check. Team members in this role will need to hold and maintain a valid Working with Children Check. Applications are open to those with full working rights in Australia. Melbourne Recital Centre is an Equal Opportunity Employer.