Property Lease Manager

Come join the team at the new Department of Housing and Works. The Department of Housing and Works delivers and maintains essential social housing and critical infrastructure across Western Australia—including schools, hospitals and police facilities. We manage tenancy services, support housing provision in remote Aboriginal communities, and oversee government employee accommodation. Through office accommodation solutions, State Fleet management, procurement, planning and asset policy, we empower other government agencies to deliver their best.

We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, youth, people of diverse sexualities and genders, and culturally and linguistically diverse people. We are committed to ensuring our hiring processes are inclusive.

Benefits: When you join us, you can enjoy a variety of benefits, including:

• Flexible work options, including working from home up to 2 days per week
• Professional development, training, and on-the-job learning to advance your career
• Generous leave entitlements, which include 4 weeks annual leave, 3 public service holidays each year, accrued long service leave every 7 years and an option to purchase additional leave each year
• Access to cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Modern workspaces, where you choose your workspace that assists you to do your best work
• Access to activity-based work hubs in the CBD, Fremantle and Joondalup for ad hoc flexible work
• Corporate discounts with selected health insurance providers and access to wellness programs
• Opportunity to contribute to diversity, inclusion, and cultural initiatives across the department, including networks and working groups that promote equity and belonging.

About the Role: Property Lease Manager manages the current and future office accommodation requirements for a portfolio of government agencies. This involves a high level of consultation and negotiation with both internal and external stakeholder groups, dealing with complex commercial property lease issues, the development of strategic plans, commercial property lease contracts and procurement documentation, and providing advice on office accommodation policy and standards related matters.

About You: Our Ideal candidate for this role is a motivated and enthusiastic professional who shares our vision and values. You will bring experience in commercial property and lease management or a similar role, strong strategic thinking, attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. You will exhibit strong analytical and problem-solving skills and be able to build effective relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders. If you can adapt to change, manage competing priorities, and communicate effectively while delivering the highest quality outcomes for our customers, this role is for you. The position operates in Personal Leadership context. This means that you are required to demonstrate personal accountability for delivering excellence and support your team and agency in delivering strategic goals. You will be expected to build and nurture relationships and be willing to seek feedback and learn.

Further Job-Related Information: Please contact Marcia Ekamper for further information about the position. To assist you in preparing your application, please refer to the Applicant Information Pack, Job Description Form, and Leadership Behaviours. Additionally, the WA Jobs and Workforce Hub provides information on working in Western Australia. This includes guidance on applying for government sector jobs, industry insights, application tips, relocation resources, training opportunities, and apprenticeships.

Currently there is one (1) permanent full-time position available for filling. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to appoint to this advertised vacancy, it may also be used to appoint to similar positions that may arise in the Agency within the next twenty-four (24) months on a full-time, part-time, permanent or fixed-term basis with the possibility of further extension(s) and/or permanency.