Position Description – Unit Manager Property and Facilities
May 2026
Purpose
The Unit Manager Property and Facilities is responsible for the strategic leadership and
operational management of City of Marion’s (CoM) built assets, community facilities, leasing,
land management and plant assets.
The position is responsible for leading and motivating a team of staff involved in land
management, leasing, licencing, property management, maintenance and related activities
to ensure that the work area effectively delivers on the Community vision
and Council’s objectives of service quality, efficiency and effectiveness.
The position will provide positive and energetic leadership and work collaboratively with
others across the organisation and with external stakeholders. This involves extensive
engagement with community groups, sporting clubs and commercial entities who lease
Council facilities to achieve good governance and optimisation of facilities.
Key Deliverables
Property Leasing and Land Management
- Oversee Council’s community and commercial property agreements, including leases,
licences and occupancy and management agreements.
- Develop and implement property and land management strategies, plans and
improvement initiatives aligned to Councils strategic objectives.
- Identify underperforming or surplus assets and provide recommendations regarding
asset utilisation, improvement or disposal.
- Ensure property and community land records, registers, databases and associated
documentation are accurate and maintained.
- Develop, review and implement policies, procedures, and frameworks relating to
property and land management activities.
- Ensure compliance with legislative, statutory and regulatory requirements relevant to
property management and community land.
Property Maintenance
- Develop and implement asset maintenance plans that align with the organisation's
long-term asset management and financial plans.
- Develop, implement, and manage preventative maintenance schedules, ensuring tasks
are executed efficiently, on schedule, and in adherence to organisational policies,
procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Manage reactive maintenance with an aim to address issues in an efficient and timely
manner, and with a customer focus.
- Manage the asset maintenance system and data, including inspection reports and
work orders, ensuring complete and accurate data, and provide detailed reporting on
the preventative maintenance function.
A great place to work
