Acknowledgement of Country
CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation.
Role highlights
- Coordinate site facilities operations and maintenance at our Clayton site
- Contribute to the delivery of high-quality facilities services
- Join a collaborative team enabling world-class scientific research
About CSIRO
As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.
Visit CSIRO.au for more information.
The opportunity
We have an opportunity for a Facilities Officer to join CSIRO’s Business and Infrastructure Services (CBIS) team.
In this role, you will help ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of site property, buildings and support services at our Clayton site. You will coordinate facilities maintenance activities, supervise contractors, and support services such as security and access control, visitor management, receipt and dispatch, and fleet operations.
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will provide high-quality customer service and contribute to continuous improvement of workflows, systems and asset management to support CSIRO’s scientific objectives.
Please note, at times the role involves occasional out of hours work, participation in emergency response rosters in the respective area. This attracts additional allowances and overtime where applicable.
Your high-level duties will include:
- Coordinate delivery of facilities and project support functions.
- Supervise and onboard contractors for repairs, maintenance, installations and soft services using the works order system.
- Operate site security and access systems and manage cards/keys in line with privacy requirements.
- Use systems including work order management, access control, MS Office and relevant reporting/BMS platforms to coordinate and track work.
- Support safety, fleet, visitor management and after-hours on-call response, and drive continuous improvement of site services.
Role particulars
Location: Clayton, VIC
Salary: AU$76k – AU$96k per annum (pro-rata for part-time) + 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 12 months, with possibility of extension. Full-time
Reference: 103050
As the successful candidate, you will bring:
- Relevant work experience in the delivery of facility management services, for a diverse range of support facilities.
- Ability to work collaboratively and build effective working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders and team members across multiple sites.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including written and verbal.
- Some knowledge of procurement processes, such as the ability to obtain quotes for goods and services or assisting with this process.
- Demonstrated ability to work under general direction, accept responsibility and take accountability for on-site service provision, including the coordination of trade and other services contractors to ensure delivery of hard and soft services.
- Demonstrated knowledge/experience of relevant procedures/protocols, compliance and statutory requirements associated with Federal, State and Local Government building and services codes, regulations and HSE requirements.
- Proficient in the use of IT hardware and software, including operating systems, web based and productivity applications.
- Current motor vehicle license.
- A forklift licence or the ability to obtain.
For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the Position Description.
Not sure if you meet all the criteria?
While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.
Setting you up for success
We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please reach out to the contact person listed in the Position Description and let us know how we can support you.
Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO.
Inclusion and belonging
Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.
CSIRO holds Platinum Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.
Eligibility
Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand citizens and Australian Permanent residents.
Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
The successful candidate on occasion may be required to travel domestically.
Child safety
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.
How to apply
Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.
Applications close
25th May 2026, 11pm AEST.
