Account Manager
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What You'll Do
- Lead day-to-day planning and scheduling for hard and soft services, ensuring service standards, KPIs and targets are achieved.
- Own the account P&L, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control and financial reporting.
- Maintain strong client relationships through regular meetings, site inspections and clear, solutions-focused communication.
- Drive a continuous improvement culture across the account, leveraging feedback, data and lessons learned to uplift service outcomes.
- Develop and maintain account playbooks/operations manuals, standard operating procedures, and emergency/contingency plans.
- Ensure statutory, policy and contractual compliance, including governance processes, risk registers and periodic gap analysis.
- Drive QHSE leadership across the account: implementation planning, reporting, incident management and alignment to client requirements.
- Lead, coach and develop the on-account team, including recruitment, performance management, training compliance and succession planning.
- Oversee contractor performance, inductions, permits and site access requirements; support continuous improvement and risk reduction.
- Degree (or equivalent) in Facilities Management, Property, or a related field, with 6+ years experience in a senior, property-based facilities role.
- Superior relationship-building and stakeholder management skills are paramount, including the ability to influence outcomes, manage expectations, resolve issues/conflict, and build trusted partnerships across clients, contractors and internal teams.
- Proven experience leading and developing teams in a service delivery environment.
- Strong understanding of Australian WHS legislation, essential services regulations, Building Code of Australia requirements and relevant Australian Standards.
- Sound financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting and business analysis/reporting.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to manage sensitive stakeholder matters professionally.
- Strong organisational and analytical capability; comfortable interpreting complex contracts and technical documentation.
- Working knowledge of architectural, electrical and mechanical building systems;
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills and experience using work order / maintenance management systems.
- Current driver’s licence.
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