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About the role

Are you an enthusiastic and dynamic property professional who leads from the front?

Wollongong City Council is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic leader to join our Property Services Team in the role of Property Management Coordinator.

Managing and leading a team of property professionals, you will apply your commercial acumen, extensive property portfolio management knowledge and negotiation skills, whilst developing or expanding your skills and experience in local government property management.

This opportunity will see you contribute to our vision, leading the management of Councils Property Portfolio and delivery of Councils Property Strategy. You will ensure that property transactions are undertaken in compliance with legislative requirements - meeting Councils strategic objectives in accordance with our Community Strategic Plan; Delivery Program; Operational and long-term Financial Plan; Policies; Resolutions, and Budget.

Leading the team to deliver a range of property management services, from community land through to commercial property management, you will drive a focus on providing excellent customer service and stakeholder management.

This role is a Permanent Full-Time position, salary range starting from $98,533.28 per annum plus superannuation (Salary package can be negotiated based on skills, experience and qualifications)

What you will be doing

Ensuring exceptional service delivery aligned to the strategic business plans and organisational objectives, you will manage and maximise Councils Commercial, Community, Crown Land and Parking Property portfolio.

Liaising with multiple stakeholders, you will lead leasing negotiations, and manage the day-to-day property management. This includes rent reviews, forecasting and budgeting control, preparing leasing proposals, instructing valuations and legal, as well as the finalisation of contracts ensuring the best financial returns for Councils leased assets.

About you

As a dynamic property professional, you foster a strong focus on customer service and stakeholder management. Managing a team of professional property staff, you have a proven track record of managing high performing property portfolios. You will bring your skills in leasing negotiations with a demonstrated ability to develop and implement new processes and procedures. With your strategic mindset, you will manage evolving priorities meeting deadlines, whilst balancing the economic and social needs of Council and the Community.

Benefits of working at Council:

• We provide flexible working arrangements such as hybrid working and flex- you just need to ask!
• We are value-led, support and encourage personal and professional growth, recognise and reward performance and embrace change.
• We provide generous leave provisions including 5 weeks annual leave per year of service
• Long Service Leave after 5 years
• We are committed to providing a safe working environment for all, (everyone, every day and everywhere) and make available wellbeing programs to support mental, physical and social wellbeing of our staff to be at their best.
• Access to Fitness Passport

Interested?

For more information, click on Apply to be redirected to Wollongong City Council's E-recruitment site.

Contact Roisin O'Sullivan, Property Services Manager, on (02) 4227 7433 for questions related to the job

For assistance in submitting your application, please contact the Talent Acquisition Team on (02) 4227 7065.

Applications close 11:59pm 17h June 2024.

Interviews anticipated to be held Monday 24th June 2024.

We encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability or gender identity. People with disability are encouraged to reach out so they can be supported in recruitment processes, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job.

Wollongong Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people in the community.

Applicants are required to undergo a rigorous employment screening process which will include Reference, Identity and Medical History Checks, and may also include a Criminal History and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.