Compliance Officer – South-East Melbourne
Location: South-East Metropolitan Melbourne, VIC
Company: BGIS, Community Housing and Property Services
Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time, Client Sites, Core Business Hours
*Multiple Positions Available
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About BGIS
BGIS is a global leader in integrated facilities management, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions across property, infrastructure and essential services.
With significant growth continuing across Victoria, we are creating new opportunities to support a recently acquired client and an important portfolio of residential properties across South-East Melbourne.
Purpose of the Role
BGIS is seeking Compliance Officers to support quality assurance, audit and compliance activity across a community-focused residential maintenance contract.
Reporting to the Risk Manager, you will work closely with operational teams, subcontractors and client representatives. You will carry out audits and inspections, help spot risks early and support teams to keep services safe, consistent and in line with contract requirements.
The ideal candidate will be thoughtful, approachable and detail focused, with a talent for explaining things clearly and helping people find practical solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out quality assurance, compliance and operational audits in line with audit schedules
- Monitor compliance with contractual, policy and legislative requirements
- Review audit findings and non-conformances, and support corrective actions
- Maintain accurate compliance records, audit documents and registers
- Prepare clear compliance, risk and performance reports with practical recommendations
- Support subcontractor compliance, inductions and performance monitoring
- Work with operational teams to identify risks and opportunities to improve
- Help meet contractual audit obligations within required timeframes
- Provide compliance advice and support, particularly for higher risk works
- Contribute ideas that improve compliance systems and processes
Education, Experience & Skills
Essential:
- Experience in compliance, quality assurance or auditing
- Experience carrying out reviews and investigations
- Experience preparing reports and maintaining compliance records
- Experience supporting corrective actions
- Experience working with internal and external stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail and clear communication skills
- Strong organisation skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Qualification in Compliance, Business, Risk Management or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience
- Full working rights in Australia
Desirable:
- Formal trade qualification
- Internal Auditor qualification or accreditation
- Certificate IV or higher in Work Health and Safety
- Quality Management Systems or Risk Management qualification
- Experience in government, community housing, maintenance or facilities management contracts
Workplace Arrangements
This is a permanent full-time position working from client sites across South-East Metropolitan Melbourne during core business hours. You will work alongside operational teams and subcontractors, supporting them on the ground.
Why Join BGIS?
Join a newly established team supporting an important community housing portfolio, where your work helps keep homes and the people who look after them safe.
Key Benefits Include:
✔ Meaningful work supporting residential properties and communities
✔ Career development opportunities within a global organisation
✔ A supportive and inclusive team environment
✔ Spot recognition vouchers and a $2,000 employee referral bonus
✔ Access to Flare discounts across retailers, energy providers, utilities and more
✔ Fitness Passport access for you and your family
✔ Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing initiatives
✔ Two paid volunteer days each year
✔ Career opportunities through secondments and internal mobility
✔ Endorsed by WORK180 as an employer of choice for women
✔ Recognised as a Top 101 Workplace for Women in 2026 by WORK180
As a global leader in facilities management, asset management, project delivery and workplace solutions, BGIS manages over 50,000 client locations worldwide and employs more than 10,000 people globally.
How to Apply
If you are a thoughtful and detail-minded compliance professional who enjoys supporting teams and making good practice simple, we would love to hear from you.
BGIS is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Eligibility
Applicants must have full working rights in Australia.
A Police Check, Working With Children check and Baseline Medical will form part of the pre-employment checks.
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Join a newly established team delivering meaningful outcomes for communities across South-East Melbourne.
Explore more opportunities at https://apac.bgis.com/careers/
Skills Required
- Experience in compliance, quality assurance, or auditing
- Experience carrying out reviews and investigations
- Experience preparing reports and maintaining compliance records
- Experience supporting corrective actions
- Experience working with internal and external stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail and clear communication skills
- Strong organisational skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Qualification in Compliance, Business, Risk Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience
- Full working rights in Australia
- Formal trade qualification
- Internal Auditor qualification or accreditation
- Certificate IV or higher in Work Health and Safety
- Quality Management Systems or Risk Management qualification
- Experience in government, community housing, maintenance, or facilities management contracts
BGIS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about BGIS and has not been reviewed or approved by BGIS.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is often considered decent to competitive, with comprehensive medical and dental plans available in several markets. Some roles highlight strong health benefits as a standout component of the total package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are viewed as solid, including employer 401(k) contributions in some U.S. positions and RRSP matching in Canada. Financial planning assistance adds to the perceived robustness of the offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off and parental leave are presented as meaningful parts of the package, with PTO that can increase with tenure and paid holidays in certain postings. Flex days and vacation entitlements are also advertised in some regions.
BGIS Insights
What We Do
BGIS is a global leader in integrated facility management services. With a combined team of over 10,000 globally, BGIS relentlessly focuses on delivering innovative service solutions that create value for its clients. Globally, BGIS manages over 50,000 facilities totaling more than 600 million square feet across several markets including government, higher education, utilities, telecommunications, financial services, oil & gas, healthcare and cloud enterprise. In addition to managing a diverse portfolio of corporate offices, retail, colleges, hospitals and industrial assets, BGIS is a world leader in the management of data centers and other critical environments. - BGIS is a global leader in integrated facilities management services. More than 600 million square feet of client portfolios spanning multiple markets including government, higher education, utilities, telecommunications, financial services, oil and gas, healthcare and information in the clouds. In addition to managing a diverse portfolio of office, retail, college, hospital and industrial assets, BGIS is a global leader in the management of data centers and other critical environments
