"Manager (Planning and Space)"

• $112,845 - $129,580 pa + 17% Super + Leave Loading
• Full-time, continuing appointment
• Toowoomba campus
• To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.

Shape our transformative era at UniSQ and provide leadership in the planning and design of spaces across all three UniSQ campuses.

Who you are

You are a strategic thinker who thrives at the intersection of design, data and planning. Communicating confidently, you lead teams with clarity and integrity to balance creativity and compliance when designing UniSQ spaces. UniSQ is embarking on a bold and transformative era—and the spaces we design, plan, and evolve are central to enabling that vision. Your expertise will directly shape the environments where thousands of students learn, staff collaborate, and research flourishes.

What you'll do

You will lead UniSQ’s space planning framework, ensuring that every space across all campuses is used effectively, strategically, and sustainably. In the first 6-12 months, you will begin the development of space planning strategies that align with UniSQ’s long-term academic and organisational objectives, provide leadership and guidance for planning and design of new facilities, refurbishments, and strategic campus projects and prepare high-level reports, presentations, and briefings for senior management and governance bodies.

As a key advisor to the senior leadership team, you will support leaders through the analysis, space utilisation insights, and high-quality reporting to inform capital planning and investment decisions. Working closely with academic and professional stakeholders, the Manager ensures space solutions support contemporary teaching, learning, research, and workplace needs, while meeting regulatory, safety, and policy requirements.

You will also provide strategic and operational leadership to a small specialist team and maintain oversight of space management systems and data to support informed, transparent decision-making.

What will help you succeed

Paired with a relevant degree in architecture, urban planning, facilities management or similar, plus extensive experience (or equivalent mix of experience and training), you will bring:

• The high-level ability to manage complex projects and competing priorities.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to deliver evidence-based solutions.
• Proven ability to mentor, empower, and manage staff effectively.
• Demonstrated experience in space planning, strategic asset management, or capital development in a large organisation.

For further information about this role, please contact Mr Jack Trevillien, Director (Campus Planning and Development) via +61 7 3812 6454 or Jack.Trevillien@unisq.edu.au.

Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional university, UniSQ partners closely with its communities to drive innovation and create opportunity through education and research. Guided by our values of respect, integrity, and excellence, UniSQ’s Strategic Plan 2026–2030 sets a clear ambition: to be Australia’s most transformative university by embracing our regional identity, fostering inclusive learning and research environments, and delivering globally relevant outcomes with strong local impact.

The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.

Find out more about UniSQ at www.unisq.edu.au.

To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.

Reference Number: 0071_03/26

Location: Toowoomba campus

Term: Full-time continuing appointment (36 hours/week)

Salary: Total remuneration range $133,806 to $153,649 pa (includes salary range of $112,845 to $129,580 pa, employer super contributions of 17% and annual leave loading)

Closes: Friday, 27 March 2026 at 11:30 pm (AEST)

At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making. UniSQ is a child safe organisation.

As part of the University of Southern Queensland's commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and rewarding work environment and in compliance with our legal obligations, we require candidates to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender Based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender Based Violence, during the course of their previous employment or in any legal process.

This information helps us meet our legal obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence, and will be considered when determining a candidate's suitability for employment, so that we can keep our University community safe.

If you know that this role is right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to ‘Who we’re looking for’ in the position description.