Property Development Manager

City of Newcastle, Australia; Newcastle; Hybrid; AUD 129,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 hour week

Hybrid work arrangements

4 weeks annual leave

Personal leave 3 weeks

Annual leave loading 17.5%

Paid parental leave

Novated lease options

Employee benefits program

Job summary

City of Newcastle (CN) invites you to join a team shaping Newcastle's growth and liveability. The Property Development Manager role leads strategic partner projects from concept to delivery, coordinating governance, budgets, risks and reporting.

You’ll work with government agencies, developers and community stakeholders to unlock land potential and drive transformative precincts. You’ll design hybrid, flexible arrangements with a 35-hour week and strong leave provisions while contributing to

Qualifications

• Leadership and oversight of a portfolio of strategic partnership projects.
• Ability to prepare business cases and secure project approvals.
• Knowledge of procurement processes, project workstreams, and development agreements.
• Experience managing project governance, budgets, risks and reporting.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with government agencies, developers and community.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee a portfolio of strategic partnership projects from concept through to delivery and operation.
• Prepare business cases and secure project approvals to enable delivery of major development initiatives.
• Manage procurement processes, project workstreams and project development agreements.
• Provide strategic advice to support commercial and property-related decisions.
• Navigate stakeholder relationships and coordinate moving parts to achieve successful outcomes.

Job description

• Flexible work options, hybrid working that YOU design to ensure you’re there for the moments that matter
• 35 hour week, say goodbye 50+ hours!

• Fixed Term 2 year opportunity
• Flexible work options, hybrid working that YOU design to ensure you’re there for the moments that matter
• 35 hour week, say goodbye 50+ hours!

As a member of our team, you won't just work for the city; you’ll co-create it.

Here, your ideas and efforts directly shape the places where you and your community live, work, and play.

CN has an exciting opportunity for a strategic and commercially astute Property Development Manager to join our Finance & Property team and play a key role in delivering some of Newcastle's most significant property development initiatives.

In this role, you'll provide leadership and oversight of a portfolio of strategic partnership projects, guiding them from concept and feasibility through to delivery and operation. From preparing business cases and securing project approvals to managing procurement processes, project workstreams, and project development agreements, you'll play a key role in bringing transformative projects to life that support Newcastle’s growth and long term vision.

This is a highly collaborative role where you'll work closely with internal teams, government agencies, developers, consultants and community stakeholders to navigate the development lifecycle and achieve successful project outcomes. You'll be responsible for managing project governance, budgets, risks and reporting, whilst providing strategic advice to support commercial and property related decisions.

You’ll be comfortable managing competing priorities, navigating stakeholder relationships, and bringing together the many moving parts required to achieve successful project outcomes.

If you're motivated by the opportunity to transform precincts, unlock land potential and contribute to Newcastle's future growth, we'd love to hear from you.

Through your work, you'll have a behind the scenes pass to Newcastle's evolution as you help shape our future as a liveable, inclusive city.

Through your work, you’ll have a behind the scenes pass to Newcastle's evolution as you shape our future as a liveable, inclusive city.

Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description here.

Life at City of Newcastle (CN)

You’ll get to experience your work up close alongside the brilliant minds of your colleagues who care for one another and the region.

You’ll chip away at ambitious plans with a talented, passionate crew alongside you, shaping the very fabric of our community. Showing up for neighbours not shareholders.

Every single day offers the chance to think big and act local. Planning and prioritising to achieve the most important outcomes with the community.

You’ll add value in the moments that matter. From librarians to lifeguards, in a range of iconic places, we achieve a better Newcastle together.

Whether we’re planning to host major events, providing essential services or supporting creative artists, it’s what we do when the cameras aren't rolling that matters most.

And we’ll be there for you in important times in your life. We embrace flexible work arrangements to find a balance that allows us to enjoy the city we shape.

Our focus on inclusion and respecting culture, will help you feel a deeper connection with others. You'll connect with internal communities that will help you to feel a sense of belonging and reflect the diversity of the growing region.

You’ll do meaningful work and do it sustainably as you take ideas from plan to play, in your own backyard.

With hundreds of different roles, each person adds their uniqueness to our culture and plays their part as we head towards our 2040 vision.

With natural assets and a focus on the environment, co-create a sustainable region with us.

Why join CN?

• 35 hour working week with flexible/hybrid work arrangements including an optional 9 day fortnight
• 4 weeks of annual leave, 3 weeks of personal leave, plus 2 additional paid public holidays
• 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment
• Paid parental leave for primary carers
• Industry leading employment conditions
• Corporate Fitness program from as little as $18.00 per fortnight
• Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers
• Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities
• Leading the CN Way leadership program
• Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) employee networks and initiatives
• Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including an Onsite Physiotherapist and Psychology, Yoga and Mental Health Ambassador Groups

We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued, and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected.

People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, carers, and veterans) are encouraged to apply.

Don’t just work for the city, co-create it. Join and expand your career at the City of Newcastle.

Application Closing Date: Friday 20 November 2026

Remuneration: $128,610.10 + 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment + 12% Superannuation per annum for a 35 hour week

Contact: Bronwyn Lawler – Property Services Manager – 02 4974 1337

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