Senior Manager Acquisitions

Current Jobs; City of Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 154,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Property & Development NSW (PDNSW) seeks a Senior Acquisition Manager to lead complex land acquisition and compensation programs enabling public purpose outcomes across NSW. You will provide strategic leadership, manage risk, ensure compliance, and negotiate with landowners and stakeholders to secure timely transactions.

In Parramatta, this role offers flexible work options and a temporary full-time arrangement up to June 2027.

Qualifications

• High-value land acquisition experience within tight timeframes and budgets.
• Experience developing and delivering strategic land acquisition projects with systems and process improvements.
• Awareness of State Government planning framework and its relation to land management for public purposes.
• Experience applying Environmental Planning and Assessment Act and Land Acquisition (Just Terms) Act.
• Managing professional consultants (valuation, technical specialists, legal counsel) for project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex land acquisition and compensation programs.
• Develop acquisition strategies and oversee inputs from valuation, legal, and technical specialists.
• Negotiate with landowners, agencies, advisers and stakeholders to secure timely outcomes.
• Manage acquisition budgets, forward estimates and funding submissions.
• Report on acquisition, litigation, financial and risk matters to executives.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic leadership

Budget management

Land acquisition expertise

Education

Degree or equivalent qualifications in land economics, property valuation or other relevant property related discipline

Job description

Shape complex land acquisition outcomes that support public purpose projects and deliver value for NSW!

• Temporary full-time opportunity up to June 2027
• NSW office located in Parramatta with flexible working supported
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $154,231.00 to $178,369.00 (Clerk Grade 11/12)

Join our team and shape your world in a workplace that empowers you to do your best work and build a meaningful career. In this role, you will contribute to shaping lives and communities across NSW, while shaping your own career. You will enjoy flexible work options, varied and impactful projects, and a vibrant, diverse team culture built on collaboration, inclusion and support. We are creating a workplace where everyone belongs and where you can balance work, life and wellbeing.

The role

As the Senior Acquisition Manager, you will lead the delivery of complex land acquisition and compensation programs that enable public purpose outcomes across Property & Development NSW (PDNSW). You will provide strategic leadership and authoritative advice to support Government priorities, manage risk, ensure legislative compliance and promote fair, transparent acquisition practices.

This role will see you develop acquisition strategies, lead high-value and sensitive acquisition matters, oversee valuation, legal and technical specialist inputs, and negotiate with landowners, agencies, advisers and other stakeholders to resolve complex matters and secure timely transaction outcomes. You will also manage acquisition budgets, forward estimates and funding submissions, and report on acquisition, litigation, financial and risk matters to executives.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced acquisition leader who can navigate legislative, commercial and community complexity, balance competing stakeholder expectations and deliver defensible, equitable outcomes in a high-profile environment.

For more information, refer to the attached Role Description: Senior Acquisition Manager

What you will bring to the role

• Extensive experience managing high-value land acquisition and compensation programs within tight timeframes and budgetary constraints, while delivering public purpose outcomes.
• Extensive demonstrated experience developing and delivering strategic land acquisition projects, including strategies, systems and process improvements that support accountability, compliance and value-for-money outcomes.
• Demonstrated awareness of the State Government’s planning framework and its relationship to the acquisition, disposal and management of lands for public purposes.
• Extensive experience applying and interpreting the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act and the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act, including associated legal processes as they apply to land acquisition.
• Extensive experience managing professional consultants, including valuation, technical specialists and legal counsel, to deliver successful project outcomes and support robust, evidence-based decisions.

What is an essential requirement

• Degree or equivalent qualifications in land economics, property valuation or other relevant property related discipline.

Join us

If you have any questions about this opportunity, you can contact Sarah Strang, Director Strategy & Transactions OSL on [e-mail] or 02 9995 6603.

Applications close on Wednesday, 16 September 2026 at 11:55PM.

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