Join Hysata in the Green Hydrogen Revolution!

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Director, Facility Operations is responsible for the end-to-end performance, compliance, and development of Hysata’s physical infrastructure, facilities, and maintenance operations at its ~8,000m² Port Kembla site.

This role ensures that facilities, maintenance, and site-based operational systems evolve from an R&D-focused environment into a scalable, reliable, and compliant manufacturing facility. Reporting to the Head of Operations, this role plays a critical leadership role in enabling manufacturing readiness, operational resilience, and safe systems of work as Hysata transitions to industrial-scale production.

Role responsibilities

    1. Facility and Site Management

• Own and execute the Facility Master Plan, aligned to manufacturing scale-up and long-term capacity requirements;
• Lead site development and capital projects, including building modifications, utilities, and infrastructure upgrades;
• Manage development approvals (DAs), planning consents, and regulatory interfaces with local and state authorities;
• Ensure ongoing site compliance, security, and functionality across all buildings and utilities; and
• Maintain oversight of property, asset, and operational insurances, ensuring adequacy and risk alignment. 

    2. Maintenance & Asset Reliability

• Establish and mature a preventative and predictive maintenance framework across all critical assets;
• Drive downtime minimisation, asset reliability, and rapid recovery following failures;
• Lead planned shutdowns, coordinating safely across Manufacturing and R&D; and
• Implement asset management systems, performance metrics, and continuous improvement practices.

    3. Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)

• Provide strategic and functional leadership to the HSE Manager and HSE function;
• Support the maturation of the HSE management system, including progress toward ISO 45001 accreditation;
• Ensure environmental compliance, permitting, and management of site-based environmental risks; and
• Act as a senior operational leader for risk identification, incident prevention, and corrective action closure.

    4. Financial & Commercial Management

• Own the Facility Operations budget, including facilities-related OPEX and CAPEX;
• Support the development of multi-year capital investment plans aligned to manufacturing and site growth;
• Ensure effective cost control, forecasting, and reporting for facilities and maintenance spend; and
• Oversee facilities-related contracts, service providers, and commercial arrangements.

    5. Leadership, Capability & Operating Model

• Lead, coach, and develop the Facilities, Maintenance and HSE teams, building capability for a manufacturing environment;
• Design scalable operating models, clear role definitions, and succession plans;
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, R&D, Supply Chain and IT; and
• Establish governance, systems, and processes appropriate for an industrial operating environment.

What you'll bring

To succeed in this role, you will require the following.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Operations, or a related discipline;
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in facilities, operations, or infrastructure leadership within manufacturing, energy or industrial environments;
• Proven experience transitioning facilities from R&D, pilot, or low-volume operations to manufacturing or industrial scale;
• Demonstrated leadership of multi-disciplinary teams, including Facilities, Maintenance, and HSE functions;
• Experience owning site-level budgets, capital programs, and long-range infrastructure planning;
• Experience managing development approvals, regulatory interfaces, and environmental compliance;
• Deep understanding of industrial facilities (advanced manufacturing preferred), utilities, and asset management systems, including preventative and predictive maintenance frameworks;
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional leaders, manage stakeholders, and represent the organisation with regulators and partners; and
• Demonstrated ability to leverage advanced digital tools, data-driven systems, and emerging technologies to improve operational performance, reliability, and risk management.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Idyllic Location;
• Stock options;
• Salary Sacrifice into Superannuation;
• Flexible working conditions;
• Recognition of Service benefit;
• Wellness Allowance;
• EAP through Sonder;
• Novated Leasing options – Flare Cars;
• External Benefits and Perks – Flare Benefits; and
• Awesome work environment and a pretty cool team!