Location: Australia
State/Province/City: Victoria
City: Melbourne
Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)
Time Type: Full-time
Facilities Lead | 12 Months Contract
Description & Requirements
The Store Development team has a unique opportunity to shape lululemon’s physical presence across Australia and New Zealand. From identifying new store opportunities and partnering on real estate strategy, to delivering new stores, relocations, renovations, minor works, and facilities programs across our existing portfolio, we help bring the brand to life in the communities we serve. We work closely with regional and local teams, design partners, and external stakeholders to create exceptional retail environments that elevate the guest and educator experience. We’re a passionate, collaborative team that thrives on solving complex challenges, building strong partnerships, and bringing bold ideas to life. Committed to continuous improvement and best-in-class execution, we work at the intersection of real estate, design, construction, and facilities to support the full lifecycle of our stores and lululemon’s growth across the region. As a Facilities Lead, you'll play a key role in maintaining and enhancing our store portfolio, leading facilities operations and minor works projects that support the business's continued growth.
core responsibilities
Facilities Lead:
- Lead facilities operations across Australia and New Zealand, ensuring stores and support locations are safe, compliant, and operating at their best.
- Manage reactive and preventative maintenance programs, balancing business priorities, risk, budget, and guest experience.
- Own vendor relationships, including sourcing, tendering, contract management, and performance oversight.
- Partner with store teams and key stakeholders to resolve issues, improve asset performance, and support day-to-day operations
Minor Works & Projects:
- Lead the delivery of minor works, store refreshes, and facilities capital projects across the region.
- Manage project scope, budget, schedule, quality, and stakeholder communication from planning through to completion.
- Partner with internal and external stakeholders to deliver practical solutions that support operational and business needs.
- Support store openings, relocations, renovations, and closures where required, ensuring projects are delivered to lululemon standards.
- 5+ years’ experience managing commercial and/or retail construction projects in Australia and New Zealand or similar relevant experience is preferred.
- Bachelor's degree or similar. Facilities Management, Construction Management, Project Management, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience preferred.
- Proven ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience in tendering, bid package preparation, contractor procurement, subcontractor management, and contract administration is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, schedules, risks, and cost controls.
- Skilled at building strong relationships with clients, landlords, consultants, contractors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Ability to communicate design and/or construction information in a clear and accessible way.
- Experience delivering retail fit-outs, store renovations, or new store construction projects is preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, and Excel.
- Ad-hoc/ Special tasks assigned by Manager.
- Frequent travel may be required.
- You love building things—whether that's stores, systems, partnerships, or processes.
- You take ownership, act with integrity, and embrace personal responsibility for your work and results.
- You have an entrepreneurial mindset and consistently look for ways to improve, innovate, and raise the bar.
- You communicate with honesty, kindness, and clarity while creating space for others to do the same.
- You lead with courage, stay calm under pressure, and can adapt quickly when plans change.
- You are highly organized, solutions-focused, and thrive managing competing priorities.
- You put people first, build trusting relationships, and collaborate effectively across teams and functions.
- You bring positive energy, a strong work ethic, and a sense of fun to the work you do.
- You are passionate about creating exceptional spaces and experiences that bring the lululemon brand to life.
must haves
- Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.
- Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.
- Communicates with honesty and kindness, and creates the space for others to do the same.
- Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
- Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
- Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously.
additional notes
Authorization to work in Australiais required for this role.
beyond the paycheck (benefits & perks)
work arrangement
Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. Lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that Lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.
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