Principal Infrastructure Services Officer

About the role

Troocoo is seeking a Principal Infrastructure Services Officer to lead the management of a substantial maintenance and asset portfolio across early childhood education facilities. This is a contracting opportunity based in Brisbane that makes a direct impact on the safety, compliance and operational continuity of educational services. The role involves owning a complex program spanning thousands of maintenance requests and planned projects each year, working with regional teams and central governance bodies.

Key responsibilities

• Lead assessment, prioritisation and approval of 4,000+ reactive maintenance requests and 80 planned projects each year
• Provide financial governance and assurance for maintenance expenditure, with full approval and monitoring authority
• Deliver strategic maintenance advice and performance reporting to support asset planning, risk management and executive decision-making

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience managing maintenance, infrastructure, asset management or facilities programs at scale
• Strong financial management and governance skills, with proven ability to oversee budgets and funding acquittal
• Ability to assess and prioritise competing maintenance demands while balancing risk, compliance and value-for-money
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including building relationships across regional offices, contractors and senior leadership
• Ability to monitor program performance, identify improvements and turn data into actionable insights
• Preferred: qualification in facilities management, asset management, engineering or a related discipline; knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements for educational facility maintenance and safety; experience in government or public sector, especially education or community services