Our vision is powered by a deep commitment to enhancing the quality of services we offer to our community. Today, Lismore is flourishing, and it’s the perfect time for those who live, work, and play here to embrace and celebrate everything that makes Lismore so special.
The Manager Commercial and Property Services provides strategic leadership and operational oversight of Council’s commercial and property portfolio. Reporting to the Director Corporate Sustainability, this role drives commercial insight, portfolio optimisation and revenue‑generating initiatives that support Council’s long‑term financial sustainability and community outcomes.
You will lead Council’s approach to property strategy, commercial development and business optimisation, including leases, acquisitions and disposals, commercial partnerships, and investment propositions. A key focus is applying a strong commercial lens to Council activities - identifying opportunities to improve returns, enhance asset utilisation, and deliver value‑for‑community outcomes while ensuring compliance with legislative, governance, and ethical requirements.
This role leads a specialist team and works closely with the Executive Leadership Team, Councillors, internal service areas and external stakeholders. Success requires sophisticated negotiation skills, sound financial and market judgement, and the ability to balance complex, and sometimes competing, commercial, regulatory and community priorities.
