Regional Property Manager

North Island - Central Work from where you are; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Regional Property Portfolio Manager to lead end-to-end lease management across the Central region. You will manage a mixed lease portfolio, negotiate renewals, and drive value through strategic planning and risk management.

You will collaborate with workspace, asset management, and project delivery teams to optimise space and align with national frameworks, while ensuring health and safety and compliance requirements are met.

Qualifications

• Experienced property professional with full lease lifecycle knowledge.
• End-to-end lease management including rent reviews and renewals.
• Ability to perform financial feasibility and whole-of-life cost modelling.
• Experience negotiating leases at strategic and tactical levels.
• Strong governance, risk management and compliance understanding.
• Proven leadership and ability to guide property managers and external providers.
• Excellent communication across varied audiences and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of property management across the Central region.
• Manage leased property portfolio with expense and revenue leases.
• Oversee site acquisition, disposal, renewals, and maintenance obligations.
• Provide commercial expertise on leasehold and freehold matters.
• Support accommodation planning, space optimisation and fit-out activities.
• Contribute to national Land & Property initiatives and policy development.

Skills

Lease management

Financial analysis

Project planning

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor degree or diploma in property management/valuation

Professional body membership (MPINZ or MRICS)

Job description

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.

We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 800+ locations, from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.

Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.

About the Role

As Regional Property Portfolio Manager, you will lead the delivery of property management functions across the Central region. Reporting to the Group Manager Property, you will manage a leased property portfolio including expense and revenue leases, with responsibility for end-to-end lease management, commercial property negotiations, site acquisition and disposal, and relationships with internal stakeholders, landlords and tenants.

This role will ensure the portfolio is managed with strong forward planning, stability of tenure and value for money, providing commercial expertise on leasehold and freehold property matters, oversee lease renewals, rent reviews, expiries and maintenance obligations.

Working in partnership with workspace, asset management, maintenance and project delivery teams, you will support accommodation planning, space optimisation and fit-out or refurbishment activity. You will also contribute to national Land and Property initiatives, policy development and strategic planning, while integrating regional property activity with national frameworks and priorities.

About the Team/Service/Location

The role is part of the national Land & Property team within Health New Zealand's Infrastructure and Investment Group (IIG). IIG is focused on delivering high-impact infrastructure investment that supports the transformation of New Zealand's health system. Providing support, oversight and assurance across projects and programmes, the group recognises that safe, fit-for-purpose health facilities, sites and equipment are essential to a well-functioning health system..

About you

You are an experienced property professional with a strong background in managing complex leased property portfolios. You understand the full lease lifecycle and bring sound commercial judgement across negotiations, portfolio risk, financial analysis and long-term accommodation planning.

Confident working across strategic and operational priorities, you can turn property information and commercial insights into practical plans and recommendations. You can communicate clearly with varied audiences and work collaboratively to achieve outcomes within organisational, statutory and safety requirements.

Your approach is organised, accountable and improvement focused. You are comfortable guiding property managers and administrators, engaging and managing external providers and balancing service needs with value for money, risk management and portfolio performance.

You Will Bring

• A degree in property management, valuation or a similar discipline.
• Experience managing a leased property portfolio that includes both expense and revenue leases.
• End-to-end experience managing leases, including rent reviews, expiries, renewals and maintenance obligations.
• Experience in strategic and tactical lease negotiation.
• Experience analysing and reporting on leased property portfolios, including risk and mitigation strategies.
• The ability to undertake financial feasibility and whole-of-life cost modelling.
• Experience leading others to implement a leased property management strategy.
• Strong project planning and management skills.
• An understanding of relevant health and safety and compliance requirements.
• A vocational qualification in property management, valuation or a similar field, and/or membership of a professional body such as MPINZ or MRICS would be highly regarded.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: HNZ/1949512

Location:

North Island - Central - Work from where you are

Job type:

Job type: Permanent Full time

Expertise:

Non-clinical - Facilities Management/Property Services/Engineering/Trades - Facilities Management/Property Services/Engineering/Trades