Transactions Manager

JLL; Melbourne; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Maternity leave

Health insurance discounts

Social club

Employee assistance

EV car lease

Volunteer time off

Career opportunities

Premium offices

Job summary

JLL is seeking a Transaction Manager to own real estate transaction services for a government client portfolio. You will handle lease events, renewals, market reviews, and negotiatons with landlords and valuers, ensuring compliance and probity throughout.

Join our experienced team to manage complex, multi-stakeholder processes and deliver strategic property solutions. This role emphasizes discretion, relationship-building, and delivering high-quality client service across a national government

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in property transactions and related services.
• Ability to manage multiple complex issues with tight deadlines.
• Strong customer service focus and excellent communication.
• Ability to obtain AGSVA clearance and related entity clearances.
• Australian citizen with eligibility to work in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end lifecycle of lease events across your portfolio.
• Negotiate new leases, renewals, licenses and use agreements.
• Lead market rent reviews with landlords, valuers and clients.
• Oversee make-good negotiations through to settlement.
• Conduct market searches and deliver recommendations and docs.
• Maintain Occupancy Agreements for leased properties.
• Provide market insight for reports, dashboards and client updates.
• Obtain formal client instructions and uphold confidentiality.

Skills

Property transactions

Client service

Communication skills

Team player

AGSVA clearance

Australian citizenship

Education

Real estate qualification

Real estate licence

Certificate of Registration

Job description

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way.

Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.

Shaping the future of real estate for a better world

At JLL, we see a Brighter Way forward for our clients, our people, our planet, and our communities. With over 200 years of real estate experience, we are, and always have been, in continual pursuit of brighter ways of working.

We bring to life a Brighter Way in all that we do by seeking better, smarter, more innovative ways of working. We approach our work in a warmer, more optimistic, and inclusive way.

JLL is a global leader in helping clients envision where people will live, work, play, shop, and eat.

What this opportunity involves:

As a Transaction Manager supporting our Government Account, you will take ownership of real estate transaction management services across an allocated client property portfolio. This role sits at the heart of a critical client relationship, requiring end-to-end management of lease events, market rent reviews, make-good negotiations, and new market searches, all while maintaining the highest standards of probity, confidentiality, and compliance. You will work closely with internal teams including Relationship Directors, Property Managers, and National Transaction Managers, as well as external stakeholders such as landlords, valuers, and client-appointed advisors, to ensure every transaction supports the client's operational and strategic property needs. At JLL, we are collectively shaping a brighter way for our clients, ourselves, and our fellow employees, and this role offers the opportunity to do exactly that within a government portfolio where precision, trust, and responsiveness matter most.

An overview of the role:

• Manage the comprehensive, end-to-end lifecycle of critical dates and key lease events across your allocated portfolio, in line with client requirements
• Negotiate new leases, renewals, licenses, and other use agreements that support the client's service delivery needs
• Lead the market rent review process, coordinating closely with landlords, their representatives, and client-appointed valuers
• Manage make-good negotiations through to formal settlement, engaging multiple stakeholders concurrently
• Conduct end-to-end new market searches, including external stakeholder engagement, delivery of market presentations with recommendations, and administrative leasing requirements through to execution
• Maintain and update client Occupancy Agreements accurately for all leased properties occupied by client agencies
• Provide property market insight and input into client reports, presentations, and dashboards
• Seek formal client instructions on all transaction matters and maintain confidentiality and audit trails for probity purposes
• Build and sustain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders through regular communication and meetings

Sounds like you? This is what we are looking for:

Required qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years' experience in property transactions and associated services, with a demonstrated track record
• Ability to manage multiple complex issues concurrently within tight operational deadlines
• Strong goal orientation with a focus on meeting performance targets
• Excellent client service and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment
• Ability to obtain and hold an AGSVA Clearance and any additional associated entity clearances
• Must be an Australian Citizen

Preferred qualifications:

• Tertiary qualification in Property, Real Estate, or an equivalent discipline (or working towards one)
• Current Real Estate Licence or Certificate of Registration
• Experience managing transactional activities within a government or institutional property portfolio
• Familiarity with conflict of interest management processes within a client service environment

Benefits:

• Great employee discounts off fitness, wellbeing & other renowned brands
• 18 weeks paid maternity leave
• Private Health Insurance Discounts
• Active Social Club
• Employee assistant program
• Novated Lease for EV cars
• Paid time off for volunteer work
• Career Opportunities with Australia's #1 Commercial Real Estate firm
• Premium offices

What you can expect from us:

You’ll join an entrepreneurial, inclusive culture. One where the best inspire the best. Where like-minded people work naturally together to achieve great things. Join us to develop your strengths and enjoy a fulfilling career full of varied experiences. Keep those ambitions in sight and imagine where JLL can take you.

As an organisation, we don’t just accept that we are a place of many different people, but we embrace it, we celebrate it, and we proactively support the needs that difference brings. JLL is committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation or disability, and that is why, for more than a decade, we continue to rank among the World’s Most Ethical Companies. We are dedicated to offering veterans from all ranks and services a successful civilian career as they transition out of the military. We recognise and appreciate the skills acquired in their service careers as vital and transferable to our workforce.

Location:

Remote –Brisbane, QLD, Canberra, ACT, Melbourne, VIC, Sydney, NSW