Position Details
Continuing Position | Full-Time
Professional HEO9 | $133,860 - $147,656 + 17% Super
Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
About the Role
Join Flinders University and be part of a supportive, values-led team in Property, Facilities and Development that helps shape the places and partnerships that enable outstanding teaching, research and student experience.
As Manager, Commercial Property, you’ll lead a diverse portfolio and combine high-level commercial advice with hands-on transactional delivery—preparing and managing leases and licences, undertaking rent reviews and outgoings reconciliations, and keeping lease data and key systems accurate and audit-ready.
If you’re commercially sharp, organised, and enjoy building strong stakeholder relationships while making a visible impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Some of the key areas of responsibility are:
Identification and evaluation of commercial property opportunities aligned with functional requirements and business needs, including location, space, amenity, compliance, operational constraints, and whole-of-life cost. Develop and present detailed business cases to support decisions relating to the acquisition, renewal or disposal of properties assets as required
Preparation and management of leases, licenses, and related property agreements to ensure the University’s interests are protected and effectively managed across the property portfolio, including the ongoing maintenance of property and lease information within University systems such as NomosOne and Service One.
Undertaking portfolio-wide financial management responsivities, including budgeting and forecasting for lease revenue and expenditure; managing rent reviews and escalations; monitoring and reconciling outgoings; overseeing invoicing and financial controls, preparing performance reporting, and supporting risk management associated with property assets.
Contributing to campus activation and planning initiatives by providing commercial property input (tenure/leasing opportunities, site constraints, market considerations and financial impacts) to support the University’s strategic objections.
For a more detailed list of Key Position Responsibilities, please view the Position Description
About You
With extensive experience in property management, including the effective management of large, complex and institutionally scaled property portfolios – preferably within a university or comparable environment, you understand organisational and business requirements and how to develop and implement property strategies that support operational, financial, and strategic objectives.
Your exemplary oral, interpersonal, and written communication skills support your ability to influence, negotiate, and present advice effectively to senior stakeholders along with the preparation, analysis, and assessment of leases, licences, and other legal property documentation.
Other keys to your success are:
Proven commitment to client needs, a strong track record of delivering high-quality client-focussed service, and the ability to build productive relationships with internal stakeholders, key client groups, and colleagues to develop solutions and create opportunities.
Experience and sound working knowledge of current landlord and tenant legislation, including Retail and Commercial Leases Act and the Law of Property Act.
Demonstrated leadership in operating with the highest ethical standards, including the ability to exercise sound judgement and ensure integrity, transparency, and fairness in all decision-making processes.
Postgraduate qualifications and relevant experience or an equivalent combination of experience and / or education and / or training are required, however, previous experience in higher education, while advantageous, is not necessary
About Property, Facilities and Development
This role is part of the Property, Facilities and Development (PFD) team at Flinders. Our team works across all of Flinders' places, spaces, and physical infrastructure. We work across five key areas: Strategic Planning and Customer Experience; Capital Development; Customer and Site Services; Sustainability and Strategic Projects. The team are responsible for the planning, development, capital delivery, management, and maintenance of all University spaces to ensure they are fit for purpose and support Flinders to deliver its strategic objectives.
Life at Flinders
They say know your place. We say you've found it right here.
Flinders University was founded on the belief that learning should open minds, celebrate individuality and give people the freedom to pursue their own point of view. That spirit lives on in our community of thinkers, doers and changemakers who challenge convention, and each other, to shape what comes next.
Rising to a challenge is nothing new for Flinders. During our first 60 years, we’ve navigated revolutionary changes in social and cultural norms, and have responded to transformative economic, environmental and technological developments. Through it all, we’ve continued to deliver for our students and community, innovating in learning and research to prepare graduates for the changing world they help create.
Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them.
So, why work at Flinders?
17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
Flexible working arrangements
Our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders initiative
Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers
We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff, as shown through our three SAGE Cygnet Awards.
Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services , gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia)
Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment
Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.
Prescribed Conditions for Employment
Flinders University is committed to providing a safe, respectful and inclusive environment, free from gender‑based violence. Appointment to this role is conditional on the completion of required pre‑employment checks and declarations, each of which must be satisfactory to the University.
This includes a Gender‑Based Violence declaration, in accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender‑Based Violence (2025), and a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.
How to Apply and Information
You are required to submit a Suitability Statement addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
For more information regarding this position, or a confidential chat, we highly encourage you to contact Peter Keys
Certification
National Police Check - Australian Federal Police
Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:
08 July 2026
At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
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