Property & Facilities Manager

JobSpace; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JobSpace in Auckland seeks a Property & Facilities Manager for a 12-month maternity cover. You will own the corporate property portfolio, negotiate leases, drive cost savings, and ensure safety and compliance across sites. You’ll partner with outsourced teams and advise the CPO directly.

The role combines commercial negotiation, hands-on facilities management and strategic influence, with exposure to leadership and real estate projects.

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years' experience managing corporate property portfolios and negotiating commercial leases.
• Membership of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (or equivalent) and FMANZ.
• Solid financial management experience, including budget setting and reporting.
• Confidence with smart building technology and AI enabled analytics, and a genuine interest in what new tools can do for the portfolio.
• Strong negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the judgement to balance day-to-day fixes against long-term strategy.

Responsibilities

• Leading lease negotiations and space sourcing.
• Managing the full lifecycle of new leases, subleases and terminations.
• Ensuring buildings meet their obligations and ours through site inspections, safety audits, and preventative maintenance plans.
• Running the procurement plan, holding contractors to account, and managing property budgets.
• Leading space planning and real estate projects from concept to turnkey delivery.
• Keeping an eye on emerging proptech and bringing forward a business case wherever there's a genuine return.

Skills

Property management

Commercial negotiation

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Smart building tech

Education

Bachelor of Property

Master of Corporate Real Estate

Commercial Property Asset Management

Tools

AI analytics

Job description

Stuff is New Zealand's largest digital media company, and behind every masthead, newsroom and sales floor sits a portfolio of buildings that need to work as hard as our people do. We're looking for a Property & Facilities Manager on a 12 month fixed term contract for maternity cover to take ownership of that portfolio: negotiating leases, driving down occupancy costs, keeping our sites safe and compliant, and using modern property technology to make smarter, faster decisions.

This is a role for someone who enjoys the mix of commercial negotiation, hands-on facilities management and genuine influence at the leadership table. You'll advise our CPO directly, manage outsourced partners and contractors, and be the person business units turn to when they need expert, practical advice on their space.

Qualifications and experience required:

• A property or facilities qualification (Bachelor of Property, Master of Corporate Real Estate, Commercial Property Asset Management, or similar)
• 5 to 10 years' experience managing corporate property portfolios and negotiating commercial leases
• Membership of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (or equivalent) and FMANZ
• Solid financial management experience, including budget setting and reporting
• Confidence with smart building technology and AI enabled analytics, and a genuine interest in what new tools can do for the portfolio
• Strong negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the judgement to balance day-to-day fixes against long-term strategy
• A track record of managing complex projects alongside architects, engineers, IT, security and facilities teams

Responsibilities include:

• Leading lease negotiations and space sourcing
• Managing the full lifecycle of new leases, subleases and terminations
• Ensuring buildings meet their obligations and ours through site inspections, safety audits, and preventative maintenance plans
• Running the procurement plan, holding contractors to account, and managing property budgets
• Leading space planning and real estate projects from concept to turnkey delivery
• Keeping an eye on emerging proptech and bringing forward a business case wherever there's a genuine return

You’ll be joining a business that shapes how New Zealanders get their news, connect with their communities and do business online. This role sits close to the CPO and has real scope to modernise how we manage property, so your ideas and your judgement will genuinely shape outcomes, not just support them.

Stuff champions inclusion. Be it gender, ethnicity, beliefs, abilities or experiences - we know that diversity brings another lens through which we all learn, connect and grow.

As we are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diverse communities in New Zealand, we will always invite and encourage applications from people of all genders, ethnicities, disabilities and ages. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all.