Trainee Strata Manager

The PICA Group; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Flexible hybrid work

Challenging work

Belonging culture

Giving back

PICA perks

Job summary

The PICA Group is Australia’s leading strata and property services provider. This hands-on learning role sits alongside experienced Strata Managers to gain practical skills in compliance, budgeting, and day-to-day management of strata communities.

You will learn how committees make decisions, how legislation is applied in real situations, and how to develop the judgment required to manage a portfolio independently over time. We offer a hybrid work setup and a supportive team culture.

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret rules, policies, or legislation and apply them thoughtfully.
• Clear, professional communication skills, particularly in complex or sensitive situations.
• Strong organisation and follow-through in a busy environment.
• Confidence working with numbers, budgets, or financial information.
• Comfort using systems, documenting decisions, and maintaining accurate records.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing a structured strata portfolio with increasing ownership.
• Prepare and deliver AGMs, EGMs, and committee meetings including agendas and minutes.
• Apply strata legislation and governance principles with guidance.
• Coordinate maintenance requests and operational tasks; track and resolve issues.
• Collaborate with Strata Managers, assistants, and internal teams to deliver consistent service.
• Maintain accurate records and system updates to support compliance.

Skills

Ability to interpret rules

Clear communication

Organisational skills

Numerical confidence

Systematic record-keeping

Learn quickly

Job description

As one of Australia's largest strata management companies, we provide competitive remuneration and stability in a growing industry.

The impact you'll have:

Strata communities rely on clear, confident guidance to stay compliant, financially healthy, and well-managed. In this role, you'll contribute to that outcome while building deep capability in strata management.

Working alongside experienced Strata Managers, you'll learn how committees make decisions, how legislation is applied in real situations, and how complex buildings are managed day to day. Your work will help owners feel supported and informed, while you develop the confidence and judgment required to manage a portfolio independently over time.

What you'll do:

This is a hands-on learning role, designed to develop you into a confident Strata Manager with the right foundations.

• Support the management of a structured strata portfolio, taking increasing ownership as your capability grows.
• Assist with the preparation and delivery of AGMs, EGMs, and committee meetings, including agendas, minutes, and follow-up actions.
• Apply strata legislation and governance principles with guidance, building judgment through real scenarios.
• Coordinate maintenance requests and operational tasks, ensuring issues are tracked and resolved.
• Work closely with Strata Managers, Assistant Strata Managers, and internal teams to deliver consistent, professional service.
• Maintain accurate records, notes, and system updates to support compliance and efficient workflows.

What you'll bring:

• Experience in property, facilities, compliance, governance, customer service, or other regulated environment (strata experience not required).
• An ability to interpret rules, policies, or legislation and apply them thoughtfully
• Clear, professional communication skills, particularly in complex or sensitive situations.
• Strong organisation and follow-through in a busy environment.
• Confidence working with numbers, budgets, or financial information.
• Comfort using systems, documenting decisions, and maintaining accurate records.

Direct strata management experience is helpful but not essential. What matters most is your ability to learn quickly, think clearly, and take ownership as the scope of your portfolio grows.

What's in it for you:

At PICA Group, we want you to thrive. Here's how we support you.

• Growth : Gain training and career path options across PICA Group.
• Flexibility : Balance work and life with 50/50 hybrid options.
• Challenge : Learn complex work, progressively.
• Belonging : Join a supportive team where collaboration and relationships matter.
• Giving Back : Protect people's homes and communities with the work you do.
• PICA Perks : Discounts and wellbeing programs that support life inside and outside of work.

Who is PICA Group?

We're Australia's leading strata and property services provider, with a trusted network of specialists in strata and facilities management, property development, debt recovery and legal services. For more than 70 years, we've enhanced community living by caring for one of our customers’ most valuable assets, their home.

We're also proud to be officially recognised as a great place to work. Our employees recently participated in an external survey, and 91% of our employees said that PICA Group is a Great Place to Work! If you're looking for a workplace where you can grow, feel supported, deliver real value to customers, and help create a great place to work, then this could be the perfect role for you.

You must have the right to live and work in this location to be considered for this opportunity.

It is PICA Group's policy not to accept speculative CV's from Agencies unless the role has been released directly to the agency. Should we require any assistance from agencies on any roles a member of the Talent Acquisition team will contact agencies directly.