Position Number: 0063981
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Continuing
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Salary: UOM 6 – $96,459 – $104,413 p.a. plus 17% super
- Provide project and facilities support for FEIT research and teaching environments, serving as the first point of contact for students and coordinating facility needs.
- Play a key role in transitioning and operationalising new learning and research environments, collaborating closely with project teams.
- Brilliant benefits and a flexible hybrid work environment!
About the Role
The Infrastructure Coordinator provides project and facilities support for FEIT's research and teaching environments, serving as the first point of contact for students. In this role, you will assist with bookings, security access, and maintenance, while working closely with project teams to facilitate the transition into new research and learning facilities. This role reports to the Infrastructure Projects Lead.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Provide high-quality support and services for Faculty research and teaching environments, effectively resolving infrastructure and facility service issues.
- Establish and implement protocols to operationalise new research and teaching facilities while managing requirements such as maintenance, security access, and room bookings.
- Assist facility users with queries and facilitate handover duties post-practicals to ensure efficient use of the facilities.
- Support the delivery of small infrastructure projects and maintain user guides for all new environments, ensuring projects are completed on time and meet stakeholder needs.
Who we are looking for
You will possess strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, enabling you to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. With a customer service and continuous improvement mindset, you will have a demonstrated knowledge of Australian occupational health and safety legislation and regulatory requirements, along with experience managing OHS standards in multidisciplinary facilities.
You will also have:
- A relevant degree and/or trade, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and educational training.
- Demonstrated experience in facilities management to support infrastructure development and cyclical maintenance of plant and equipment.
- Proven experience in delivering minor infrastructure projects while engaging multiple contractors directly.
- A current Victorian driver's licence and a licence to perform high-risk work, including DG (Dogging), LF (Forklift truck), CN (Non-slewing mobile crane), and SB (Basic scaffolding).
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires the successful candidate to undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your new team – Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT)
The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) has been the leading Australian provider of engineering and IT education and research for over 150 years. We are a multidisciplinary Faculty organised into three key areas; Computing and Information Systems (CIS), Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (CBE) and Electrical, Mechanical and Infrastructure Engineering (EMI). FEIT continues to attract top staff and students with a global reputation and has a commitment to knowledge for the betterment of society. FEIT has never been better positioned as a global leader, anchored in the dynamic Asia Pacific region, creating and curating knowledge to address some of the world’s biggest challenges. Through our students and our relationships with communities, we can not only respond to society’s needs but anticipate and create engineering and IT solutions for the future. https://eng.unimelb.edu.au/ https://eng.unimelb.edu.au/about/join-feit Our ten-year strategy, FEIT 2025, is our School’s commitment to bring to life the University-wide strategy Advancing Melbourne and reinforce the University of Melbourne’s position as one of the best in the world. To achieve our ambitions, we will continue to build new infrastructure to enable our teaching, research and engagement; we continue to recruit outstanding people from around the world; and we continue to attract high-quality students from across the globe who are at the heart of our enterprise. https://eng.unimelb.edu.au/about/feit-2025
What we offer you!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out our benefits page!
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We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
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Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
- The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)
^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Shabon via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
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