Property Manager

Arvida; Bethlehem; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive market rates

Autonomy and ownership

Dynamic, values-driven culture

Job summary

Arvida is seeking a Property Manager to join our leadership teams across our NZ communities. You will oversee maintenance schedules, contractors, and property teams to ensure assets are well maintained and compliant, while supporting residents to live life their way.

With a hands-on health & safety mindset, you will lead long-term maintenance plans, manage budgets, and drive data-driven decisions across sites, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and ensuring timely outcomes.

Qualifications

• Two years+ in a similar role with team leadership on a large site
• Experience in general maintenance of built environments, machinery, and equipment
• Knowledge of health & safety and regulatory compliance in healthcare or similar
• Ability to manage long-term and service maintenance plans
• Experience supervising direct reports and subcontractors
• Familiarity with building code compliance and building services such as electrical, fire, lifts, HVAC and refrigeration
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and property systems
• Comfort with budgeting and data-driven decisions
• Hold a full clean NZ driver’s license and NZ work rights

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate maintenance work to ensure assets are well maintained and compliant
• Manage maintenance schedule, contractors, and property team members
• Oversee safety, regulatory compliance and budgeting across communities
• Collaborate with residents and teams to ensure operations meet residents’ needs
• Ensure timely delivery of planned and unplanned maintenance tasks
• Monitor performance and uphold quality standards across sites

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance

Building codes

HVAC

Finance management

Stakeholder relations

Microsoft Office

Driver’s license

New Zealand work rights

Tools

Property systems

Job description

At Arvida, wecreate communities with freedom to thrive.

We develop and operate communities that provide independent living and aged care services to older New Zealanders - with a resident-led approach. Each day, our interactions with our team and residents are guided by three values:Being There | In it Together | Look for a Way.

We have a network of 34 communities throughout the country – each with unique environments that support our residents to live life their way.

Job Description

Mō te tūranga | About the role

As our Property Manager, you will be a key member of each community's leadership team and contribute to the quality of life of our residents by ensuring buildings and property assets are well maintained (and compliant) through proactive management of our maintenance schedule, contractors, and property team members.

Your strong maintenance or trade background will ensure you understand Health & Safety and regulatory compliance requirements, can manage long-term and service maintenance plans, and lead and encourage your team (and contractors) in their day-to-day planned and unplanned maintenance work – on time and on budget.

Variety is guaranteed as each day will see you interacting with our residents - and collaborating with other teams within our community - to ensure our residents live life their way.

This is a full-time opportunity working across Monday - Friday although there may be an occasional requirement to be available on evenings or weekends.

Qualifications

To tatou kaitono pai | What you bring

• Over two years’ experience in a similar role with team leadership responsibilities, in a large site with complex requirements.
• Experiencein the general maintenance of built environments, machinery, and equipment(ideally within healthcare or similar industry).
• Strong people skills with the ability to build a quick rapport and maintain strong partnerships with a wide range of people and stakeholders.
• Experience in managing direct reports and subcontractors and a clear ability to ensure work undertaken meets the required standards and time-frames.
• Conversant with building code compliance requirements and building services such as electrical, fire, lifts, HVAC, and refrigeration systems.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and problem solving ability.
• Strong technical skills, including Microsoft Office suite and other property systems.
• Comfortable working with numbers, managing finances and making good business data-driven decisions.
• A full clean NZ Driver’s License and site safe passport.
• A current legal right to work in New Zealand.

Additional Information

• Interesting and varied work, with autonomyand flexibility
• Stretch and challenge yourself in a dynamic environment
• Competitive market rates, innovative and values-driven culture

This is a rare opportunity to step into a new role and make it your own – in a purpose-led and encouraging environment.