Asset and Safety Manager

Elmo Hris • Richmond, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Asset and Safety Manager provides strategic and operational leadership across Odyssey Victoria’s infrastructure, fleet, asset management, occupational health and safety, and operational assurance functions. The role supports residential and community programs by ensuring facilities, assets, and workplace environments are safe, compliant, fit for purpose, and aligned with organisational needs. It leads infrastructure planning, asset lifecycle management, capital works projects, and organisational safety systems, while coordinating fire systems and asset-based OHS activities across service locations. The role drives compliance with legislative, regulatory, funding, and organisational requirements and strengthens operational assurance and continuous improvement.

The manager develops organisation-wide asset management, maintenance, and safety plans in collaboration with Program Managers and Residential Services Property Development & Maintenance Managers. The role oversees approved capital works and maintenance projects, contractors and service providers, the vehicle fleet, emergency management, and safety assurance across OV sites. It also leads and supervises the Facilities & Fleet Coordinator and supports a child-safe organisation.

Requirements

• Relevant tertiary or vocational qualification in occupational health and safety, facilities management, asset management, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience leading, supporting, and motivating staff in a multidisciplinary team to achieve strategic objectives.
• Senior experience managing organisational safety, infrastructure, assets, compliance, and operational assurance functions.
• Ability to develop, implement, and monitor strategic plans and associated implementation plans.
• Ability to meet deadlines, balance competing demands, and prioritise work effectively.
• Capacity to review work and make responsive changes to maintain a high standard of service delivery.
• Ability to manage relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly developed judgement, decision-making, conflict resolution, representation, and analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience preparing and presenting reports, briefings, and correspondence.
• Ability to participate in creating, acquiring, and transferring knowledge to improve organisational processes.
• Experience coordinating capital works, contractor management, and asset improvement activities in a multi-site environment.
• Experience with workplace safety systems, incident and hazard analysis, workplace inspections, corrective-action monitoring, and safety performance reporting.
• Understanding of employee consultation requirements, HSR structures, and workplace OHS committees.
• Sound knowledge of relevant Victorian legislation, including occupational health and safety requirements.
• Must undergo Police Records and Working with Children Checks; a person issued a negative notice on a Working with Children Check is not eligible for employment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive site management plan for each Odyssey Victoria-owned or managed site, in collaboration with Program Managers.
• Coordinate approved capital works and asset improvement projects in line with organisational priorities, delegated authority, and project controls.
• Oversee building and maintenance projects, coordinating contractors, consultants, and external service providers and ensuring works are satisfactorily completed.
• Provide high-level oversight of the Odyssey Victoria vehicle fleet.
• Provide planning, technical guidance, and coordination support to Residential Services Property Development & Maintenance Managers for approved maintenance plans, safety priorities, and site improvements.
• Coordinate operational OHS systems and assurance activities across all sites and programs.
• Manage emergency planning and ensure emergency plans and Evacuation Registers are up to date and complete.
• Monitor contractor and service-provider compliance relating to building services, security, essential safety measures, and emergency preparedness.
• Monitor Essential Safety Measures certification and related compliance requirements at applicable sites.
• Coordinate organisational safety systems across sites, including workplace inspections, emergency management, consultation structures, hazard management, and compliance monitoring.
• Develop organisation-wide asset maintenance, replacement, and improvement plans based on asset condition, risk, compliance, and operational requirements.
• Translate organisation-wide asset and maintenance plans into prioritised site plans with Program Managers and Residential Services Property Development & Maintenance Managers.
• Coordinate contractors and internal stakeholders for approved specialist works, capital improvements, and significant maintenance activities.
• Lead and supervise the Facilities & Fleet Coordinator and promote a positive, high-performing team culture.
• Manage staff performance through PDRs, work plans, coaching, and continuous improvement activities.
• Promote and adhere to Odyssey Victoria’s Child Safety policy and procedures and support colleagues to engage in child-safe practices.

Benefits

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Meaningful and challenging work, with career development opportunities through projects, secondments, and succession planning.
• Career pathways across diverse Odyssey Victoria programs.
• Access to 24/7 counselling through an Employee Assistance Provider.
• Generous leave options, including 48/52 Purchase Leave, Study Leave, and sabbaticals.
• Flexible working arrangements; monthly RDOs are offered to full-time staff, with arrangements varying by role requirements.
• Monthly clinical supervision sessions for professional development and personal wellbeing.
• 17.5% annual leave loading.
• Generous salary packaging options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed