Director - Facilities Management

2 weeks ago


Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand University of Canterbury Full time
Te Ratonga Pūkaha | Facilities Management

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

  • Lead and drive the strategic vision for Facilities Management
  • Fulltime at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
  • Continuing (i.e. permanent) position

What You Will Do
You will be one of the senior players in the culture change of the University. As part of that change, we have exciting plans for the University campus. This includes some major building and sustainability programmes. You will be a change agent and strategic leader responsible for the development of the Facilities Management function.

You will lead the planning, development and maintenance of the physical resources and campus facility services vital to support the exciting things happening to enable the University's learning, teaching, research vision.


Who You Are


You will be bold in thinking and aspirational in spirit, displaying enthusiasm and advanced skills in successfully developing external and internal relationships with stakeholders.

With an inspiring, collegial and unifying leadership style, you will create synergies to build teams and demonstrate commitment to engage in the strategic aspirations of the University.

You will be a thought leader at a senior level able to demonstrate strong people leadership and vision.

You will be an enterprising strategist and disruptor, committed to making a difference, and adept at taking people with you.

You will have a proven track record of managing major services and high-end construction projects. You will be held in high regard for leading a property and services portfolio.

Who You Will Work With
The Facilities Management Department provides support to the University's teaching research and support functions in four key areas:

  • Asset planning, programming and delivery
  • Space management
  • Maintenance planning, programming and delivery
  • Support Services Delivery
  • Security Services Delivery

Why UC
Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora - Engaged, Empowered, Making a Difference.


The University of Canterbury is committed to accessible higher education, service to community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity.

The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

For information about the range of fantastic benefits that UC offers including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions

The University of Canterbury is an Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) employer and we encourage diversity in our staffing profile.

The University of Canterbury actively seeks to meet its obligation under the Treaty of Waitangi | Te Tiriti o Waitangi.


The closing date for this position is: 2 April 2023 (midnight, NZ time)

How You Apply


You must have New Zealand or Australian Citizenship/Permanent Residency or a valid visa that allows you to work in New Zealand to be considered for this role.


Job Details:

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Posted on
20 Feb 2023- Closes on

02 Apr :55- Location(s)

Christchurch- Expertise
Property Management- Job level(s)
Experienced, Management- Work type(s)
Continuing (Permanent) full-time
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