Senior Property & Infrastructure Program Manager

Melbourne Airport; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid flexible working arrangements

Airport Discounts and Benefits

Corporate discounts

Wellness and development programs

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Melbourne Airport is seeking an experienced Property Program Manager to lead property and infrastructure projects within our Ground Transport, Property & Retail team. You will drive feasibility, business case development, design, procurement and delivery across a diverse capital portfolio, balancing commercial, technical and operational needs in a 24/7 live environment.

The role requires strong commercial acumen, front-end project experience, and the ability to challenge assumptions while

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in property development, infrastructure project management, program management or a closely related environment.
• Strong experience across the front end of the project lifecycle, including feasibility, project definition, business case development, planning, design management and cost development.
• Experience progressing projects through the full lifecycle from concept through procurement, construction and delivery.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to interrogate costs, challenge proposed solutions and identify opportunities to deliver better value.
• Experience engaging with engineers, consultants and other technical specialists and leading multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead property and infrastructure projects from initial opportunity and feasibility through project definition, business case development, design, procurement, construction and handover.
• Partner closely with Property Development Managers and internal stakeholders to translate development opportunities into clearly scoped, commercially viable and deliverable projects.
• Support the planning and development of new precincts, including enabling infrastructure such as roads, power, water, sewer, utilities and associated services.
• Provide strong commercial oversight across projects, challenging assumptions and identifying opportunities to optimise scope, cost, design and overall project value.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary consultants, engineers, designers and contractors throughout the project lifecycle.
• Challenge technical and engineering solutions where appropriate to ensure designs are practical, fit for purpose and commercially responsible.
• Develop project budgets, cost plans and business cases and support projects through internal governance and funding approval processes.
• Develop and manage procurement strategies, consultant appointments and contractor engagement.
• Manage a diverse portfolio of concurrent property and infrastructure projects, balancing commercial, operational, technical and stakeholder requirements.
• Build strong relationships across Property, Planning, Infrastructure, Engineering and operational teams to achieve practical and commercially sound outcomes.
• Ensure projects are planned and delivered safely and effectively within Melbourne Airport’s complex, live 24/7 operating environment.
• Support commercial and tenant-led developments including warehouse, precinct and associated infrastructure requirements.

Skills

Property development

Infrastructure project management

Program management

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Job description

Melbourne Airport is seeking an experienced Property Program Manager to lead property and infrastructure projects within our Ground Transport, Property & Retail team. You will drive feasibility, business case development, design, procurement and delivery across a diverse capital portfolio, balancing commercial, technical and operational needs in a 24/7 live environment.

The role requires strong commercial acumen, front-end project experience, and the ability to challenge assumptions while