Head of Property & Development

Mercy Community Services are currently recruiting for a Head of Property & Development. This is a permanent full-time position based at our Nudgee office.

This position is responsible for the management and ongoing development of Mercy Community’s portfolio of land, building and other infrastructure assets, to enable achievement of its Mission and to position for ongoing growth. The role is responsible for managing a team that works across the business to ensure the portfolio of owned and leased properties meets the service delivery needs of the organisation.

This is a unique position which will see you utilise your experience within both facilities management and property development.

Salary: Commensurate with experience plus super plus generous salary packaging available

What you’ll be doing

Reporting into the Chief Financial Officer, the primary duties of this role include (but are not limited to):

• Identify and negotiate the acquisition and development of sites
• Direct management of large scale residential aged care facility developments
• Manage and lead a team of 10 within the broader facilities and fleet management
• Oversee maintenance and management of a large, varied portfolio of owned and leased assets including ensuring legislative requirements are met
• Travel to relevant Mercy Community sites within Queensland is required

About you

As the successful candidate, you will be a hands-on manager who demonstrates the following:

• Proven experience in the acquisition and development of sites including end-to-end project management (experience within health facilities such as Aged Care is an advantage)
• Understanding of the requirements for maintenance and management of a substantial portfolio of multi-site facilities in accordance with accreditation standards
• Relationship development and stakeholder engagement experience with a customer service focussed approach
• Experience managing a team within facilities and fleet
• Hold a Provisional Green or above Driver’s Licence
• Ability to obtain positive notice in the Working with Children Check (Blue Card), NDIS Workers Screening Card, Police Clearance and any other legislatively required personal history screening as required

Why Mercy Community

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit, that support families and young people, people living with a disability, and older people, and live by our values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity and Empowerment. We have been providing services and support for over 150 years and our team operates across a network that encompasses urban, rural and remote communities.

Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:

• Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component
• Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need – saving you up to $144 if you need both cards!
• Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services including specialised First Nations counsellors

Depending on your role, you may also be eligible:

• For annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
• To receive pay bonus’ of $500 for successful employee referrals
• To cash out or purchase annual leave and to take advantage of extra leave entitlements

We also ensure all our employees have access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development. This includes making sure you have access to a range of other career pathways and opportunities across Mercy Community.

Applications close Friday 15 March 2024. Please note we may contact applicants prior to closing date so not delay in applying.

For any queries, please contact Maddie Swain, Talent Acquisition Team Leader, via ***************@mercycs.org.au.