Resources and Infrastructure Compliance Manager
Job No.: 686194
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 12-month fixed-term appointment (secondment opportunity)
Remuneration: $106,789 - $117,128 pa HEW Level 07 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
Are you a safety-conscious, compliance minded professional with a strong background in laboratory operations? We are seeking a Resources and Infrastructure Compliance Manager to support the School’s strategic and operational goals by ensuring a safe, compliant, and well-managed environment across research and teaching laboratories, shared spaces, and offices.
This role requires expert-level knowledge, including OHS/HWB, regulatory compliance and laboratory infrastructure, as well as the ability to coordinate complex projects and engage effectively with diverse stakeholders. You will work collaboratively with laboratory staff, School and Faculty leadership, University OHS representatives, Buildings and Property Division, and external service providers to maintain high standards of safety, functionality, and compliance across our facilities. You will also represent the School on relevant safety and infrastructure committees.
As the successful candidate, you will:
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Act as the Secretary to the School’s Animal Ethics Committee
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Act as the Chair to the School’s OHS/HWB Committee and provide expert advice on laboratory and fieldtrip safety, and compliance with relevant legislation and university policies
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Act as the School’s Safety Officer and lead safety audits, risk assessments, incident investigations, and corrective action planning across teaching and research environments
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Act as the School’s First Aid and Fieldwork Coordinator
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You will coordinate timing, assess impact, consult with staff, and ensure safety protocols and communications are in place for a range of projects involving HVAC, water, gas, electrical systems, fire protection, network services, cleaning, and hazardous materials handling
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Provide assistance to laboratory staff seeking safety advice
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Oversee Biology-specific services not managed by central facilities, including chemical waste disposal contracts.
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Contribute to the development and implementation of the School’s risk management plans, supporting emergency preparedness and business continuity
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Maintain technical safety documentation including SOPs, risk registers, chemical inventories, and compliance records
If you would like to play a critical role in ensuring our facilities are safe, well‑managed, and fit for purpose, then apply today!
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.
In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.
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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Caroline Molloy, School Manager, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Caroline.Molloy@monash.edu
Position Description: Resources and Infrastructure Compliance Manager
Applications Close: Sunday 9 November 2025, 11:55pm AEDT
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