Employment Status: Fixed term, 12 months. 
Days & Hours of Work: Full-time, totalling 38 per week.
Competitive Salary: Band 7 - $114,501 p.a. + 12% superannuation.
Location: Corporate Centre in Sandringham, with the flexibility to work from home.

About Us:

We are a passionate organisation, connected in our shared goal to be ‘sector leading’ in all that we do for the community and each other. Home to over 100,000 residents, Bayside City Council's enduring purpose is building extraordinary places, thriving communities, and better futures.

Bayside Council is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible and safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our organisational strategy is made up of three priorities and we consider these in everything we do: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Customer Experience and Results Matter.

We want everyone to be as proud of what we are achieving – and excited about our future – as we are, and we are committed to working together to achieve this.

Our Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Property professional to join our dynamic and energetic team. In this role you will deliver complex property projects, negotiate, secure, and manage commercial and community leases as well as provide technical advice to the rest of the team and across the organisation. This role involves working closely with the Property Coordinator, Senior Leaders, other Council teams, tenants and external stakeholders, all within the requirements of the Local Government Act and Crown Land Reserves Act. You will need to balance competing demands and focus on maximising the benefits to the community.

To be successful in this role

This is not your average property role and we are not looking for your average property professional. Your technical skills in portfolio management, lease and licence preparation, experience in the Local Government context and your collaborative working style will help you succeed in this role. If you can meet most or all of the requirements in the Key Selection Criteria, then we want to hear from you.

Key Selection Criteria

• A qualification in Property, Real Estate or another related field.
• At least five years’ experience in the delivery of property services, preferably in a local or State government context.
• An understanding of local government processes is preferred, and the ability to deliver property related tasks and projects within those processes.
• Strong analytical and communication skills and the ability to produce high quality written reports.
• A working style that supports the professional development and technical skills of team members.
• Demonstrated experience in building collaborative working relationships within a team, across the organisation, and with external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

What we can offer you in return: 

• A work life/balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, parental leave, three days of wellbeing leave per year, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave, plus the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year.
• Dedicated Staff Wellbeing programs, events and gym membership discounts.
• Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive.
• A Parkland surrounded office that is only short 500m stroll to the beach.
• Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel.

If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.

How to apply:

1. To discover more about the role and responsibilities review the Position Description.
2. Provide a cover letter responding to the Key Selection Criteria and what has motivated you to apply for this role.
3. Click Apply to submit your application.
4. If you require reasonable adjustment at any point throughout the recruitment process, then please do let us know by contacting the listed Hiring Manager.

Applications close: Monday 9 March 2026, 11:55pm

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity or have any question, please contact Jill Duggen, Acting Property Coordinator on 03 9599 4376 or via email jduggen@bayside.vic.gov.au.

Bayside City Council prides itself on its values of Respect Each Other, Own It, Work Together and Find Better Ways.

Bayside City Council proudly acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging as well as all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community members with us today.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment. We actively encourage applicants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this opportunity.