Manager Real Estate

Job Description

• Challenge yourself in diverse role adding significant value to Qantas Group
• Lead strategic real estate initiatives across the Qantas Group
• Permanent position based at our Mascot Campus

Today, we're busy planning for tomorrow. We look to the future to guide the way we innovate, helping us stay relevant and responsive in an unpredictable industry. We've always been pioneers, and we're proud to see that spirit in our people. Our resilience has helped us through good and tough times, and it still drives us to keep pushing the challenging expectations today.

Qantas Group has over 2 million sqm of leased and freehold area, in over 100 locations and across more than 300 leases. The Group property portfolio is unique in that it comprises of offices, airport terminals, engineering hangars and freight facilities.

The
Manager, Real Estate & Leasing
is responsible for the Qantas Group's broad interests in real estate matters ranging from commercial strategy, spatial strategy, commercial negotiation and leasing, subleasing and disposal. The role is also responsible for providing support to transformation initiatives and oversight of embedded/outsourced partner who administers the rent roll and portfolio reporting.

Key to this role will be building and maintaining relationships with internal and external key stakeholders to successfully negotiate complex commercial arrangement and coordinate aspects of transformational change and challenging legacy business processes.

You'll have –

• Tertiary qualifications in a Business or Property-related field
• Extensive commercial and negotiation experience in a large corporate organisation
• Experience in developing commercial spatial and commercial strategies to maximise value
• Experience in negotiation and preparation of new leases and lease renewals
• Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to understand the key drivers affecting Qantas and create business value through services and leveraging experienced knowledge, leading practices and professional service

Why Qantas?
You'll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you'll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You'll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we've got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.
• We'll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment.
• You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
• We'll support your wellbeing: Whether it's learning to better support your own and others' mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.  We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply.  If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.  Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.

Be a part of something special and play your part in the Qantas story – get in touch today.

Applications close: Thursday 23rd October 2025
Please note: applications will only be considered for candidates who have the right to work in Australia / New Zealand without restriction or sponsorship.