Head of Real Estate Services

**We’ve made it our business to understand how people want to work today, tomorrow and beyond and as you’d expect, we practise what we preach in our own workplace as well.** Investa is one of Australia's largest and most well-known commercial real estate companies, committed to helping workplaces to thrive. We manage and develop office buildings in Australia's major business districts. Buildings designed for the way people work today - and the way we want to work in the future. A rare opportunity exists at Investa Property Group. We are looking for a new **Head of Real Estate Services **to be the driving force and thought leadership of a successful property management team. As a people leader you are known for your inspiring and engaging management style and be a champion of cross functional collaboration, leading with authentic and measured manner that builds respect across your team and the wider business. Within this role you will lead the national Real Estate Services (Property Management, Facilities Management and Property Management Accounting) team to provide best in class property management services.. You will ensure high quality and innovative delivery of all strategies, meeting or exceeding all quality, performance and financial targets. As the Head of Real Estate Services you will have a demonstrated experience in property management, have lead a team utilising your thorough knowledge and understanding of commercial property markets/influences and factors affecting those markets in Australia. * Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to): * - Ensure appropriate property policies, systems and processes are in place leveraging data and technology to unlock value. Support the Investment Management, Development and Capital Transaction teams to deliver exceptional property performance and the business growth strategy - Demonstrate self-awareness, open to alternate views and ideas and is capable of showing empathy - Foster a high performing, engaged and inclusive team - Maintain strong working relationships with key internal stakeholders including Fund Managers, Head of Asset Management, Head of Capital & Transactions and Head of Developments - Maintain and further develop external partnerships and relationships with key clients. * What you will need to be successful: * - Tertiary qualified in Commercial Property - Extensive commercial property experience (12+ Years min) - Experience in leading a multi-disciplined property management team - Stakeholder management and influencing others to effectively achieved business outcomes - Strong negotiation, relationship building and interpersonal skills - Solid business and financial acumen - Highly proficient communications skills (verbal and written) including report writing - Demonstrated people management and leadership skills - including experience managing a multi discipline team and ability to manage poor performance - Strong organisational and time management skills **Why join Investa?** - Recognised as: - AFR Boss Best Places to Work (Property, Construction, Transport sector) - First Place - 2021 - Australian HR Awards - Excellence Award: Best Workplace Flexibility Program - HRD - Employer of Choice 2021 - WGEA Employer of Choice 2020 for Gender Equality 2019-21 - Australian Business Awards - Employer of Choice 2020 - Flexible work options available to all employees - Unique company culture and friendly work environment - Finalists in the 2020 Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation & Excellence Awards for Diversity (< 250 employees) reflecting our commitment to diversity and inclusion - Investment in employee wellbeing, career development and sustainability - Financial and leave assistance for further education - Generous parental leave benefits - Payment of professional membership fees At Investa, we know flexibility makes us more productive, contributes to health and wellbeing and drives employee engagement outcomes. We know our people have lives outside of work, and we absolutely want everyone to bring their best-selves to work every day. We also know that we want to do what we can to make the work-life blend for you as easy as possible. That’s why we have 21 different types of flexible working options. Everything from Flex Leave to Flex Place, Flex Hours and of course Flex Part-Time. The options are unlimited - talk to us about what works for you, and we’ll do our best to make it work for us too. **Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent