Regional Facilities Manager - Northern

Job Title : Regional Facilities Manager - Northern

Role Type : Permanent, full-time

Location : Auckland (Mt. Albert and Mangere)

Salary Range : GSR C $119,376 to $150,000 per annum depending on skills and experience

About the Role - Korero mo te Turanga

As Regional Facilities Manager – Northern, you'll lead facilities operations across sites from Kaitaia to Rotorua.

This is a strategic and hands-on role managing the full lifecycle of leased and owned buildings and infrastructure.

You'll oversee offices, labs, plants, and equipment ensuring safe, sustainable, and fit-for-purpose assets.

Working closely with the National Facilities Manager, you'll lead planning, upgrades, relocations, and maintenance.

You'll collaborate with contractors and technical experts to deliver proactive solutions and responsive site support.

This role offers the chance to lead and shape systems for your region from the ground up and contribute to the National systems with an opportunity to innovate.

You'll work closely with the National Asset Manager and contribute to and support emergency response.

Your work will directly impact how MPI operates, enabling better outcomes for our people and the communities we serve.

You'll be trusted to lead projects, manage budgets, and build strong relationships across a diverse regional footprint.

This is a unique opportunity to make your mark and help build a future-focused facilities function for MPI.

Key responsibilities include :

• Leading facilities management and building services across multiple sites in the Northern region
• Conducting regular site inspections to ensure operational effectiveness and compliance
• Establishing maintenance schedules, service level agreements, and reporting frameworks
• Managing service requests and ensuring timely resolution of facilities-related issues
• Delivering facilities projects including equipment replacement and system upgrades
• Coordinating office moves and relocations with minimal disruption to operations
• Supporting procurement and contract management across regional sites
• Collaborating on technical asset management and new builds within your region
• Monitoring and managing site budget expenditure
• Acting as the first point of contact for after-hours facility emergencies

This role may require overnight travel approximately every two to three months planned in advance.

After-hours work may be required for maintenance, contractor coordination, or an emergency response.

About You - Mou

To be successful in this newly created role, you'll bring hands-on facilities management experience for medium to large businesses, across multiple sites and asset types.

You'll have contributed to build projects as a technical authority with a strong understanding of design and maintenance.

You're confident leading contractors, navigating and learning new tasks and managing operational budgets.

You may come from an engineering or operations background and be ready to step into a role where you can shape systems from scratch.

You'll bring :

You must have a current and full New Zealand driver licence (not temporary, learner, or provisional) or equivalent full foreign driver's licence, and any endorsements required for the type of driving you'll be doing.

You do not need to meet all of the role requirements to apply.

We offer a breadth of development and learning opportunities and will welcome an application if you think you could make a great fit.

About the Team - Mo to matou Ropu

The Property & Assets team sits within our Corporate Services business unit and manages MPI's properties and fleet across Aotearoa.

While the team is spread nationwide, this role focuses on the Northern region from Kaitaia to Rotorua where you'll work across a diverse mix of buildings, including current and new laboratories in Auckland.

You'll be trusted to work autonomously while maintaining strong communication with your manager to stay aligned and seek support when needed.

The team values collaboration, continuous improvement, and delivering safe, sustainable environments that support MPI's strategic direction and public value.

About MPI - Mo te Manatu Ahu Matua

We're passionate about growing prosperity in the sector while ensuring respect for Kaitiaki – guardianship of our natural resources.

Benefits of working at MPI - Nga hua o te mahi i te Manatu Ahu Matua

Are you ready to make a difference?

We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapu, whanau and hapori.

We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities.

As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatu Ahu Matua Ministry for Primary Industries a great place to work for all.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes, and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

To view the position description and / or apply online, please click "APPLY FOR THIS JOB" or visit the MPI Careers Site.

To apply, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it – click here to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

Applications close at 11.59pm 20 October 2025

If you have any questions about the role, please email

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