Te Kōwhiringa | The Opportunity

Downer holds a long-term Asset Management and Facilities Management contract with the Department of Corrections and the Ministry of Justice that proactively manages and delivers to the national portfolio of facilities including 15 prisons, 98 courts and 141 community correctional sites.

• Embedding a strong Zero Harm culture across all sites, ensuring active engagement from every team member.
• Providing leadership and direction to Site and Senior Site Managers within the Region.
• Managing regional business performance, including financial targets, KPIs, and cost-control strategies.
• Building and maintaining positive, collaborative relationships with Customers across the Region.
• Ensuring all sites deliver work safely, cost-effectively, with quality, and in line with KPIs and legal/statutory compliance.
• Modelling and reinforcing organisational values to create consistent behaviours that build Customer confidence and trust.
  

• Significant facilities management experience (5+ years) with strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Proven commercial, fiscal, analytical, and data-driven decision-making abilities, including managing costs and improving productivity.
• Operational excellence experience, ensuring quality delivery, adherence to schedules, minimal rework across multi-sites environment.
• Strong organisational, time-management, and accountability skills, with the ability to work autonomously and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge and compliance capability regarding the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, along with intermediate computer literacy.
• Practical requirements including willingness to travel and holding a current full driver’s licence.
  

• Training and development to support and diversify your career.
• With 30% of vacancies filled internally you’ll find real opportunities to advance your career.
• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.
• A company car is provided as part of this role.
  

We are committed to a safe working environment for everyone - all successful applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment drug test, medical and a Ministry of Justice check prior to starting employment. If you need support with this requirement, please talk to our team.