Job Description:

Lead National Property & Leasing Strategy Across a National Healthcare Portfolio

At St Vincent’s, our property portfolio is fundamental to delivering exceptional healthcare and aged care services across Australia. With a national footprint spanning two public hospitals, ten private hospitals, 25 aged care facilities, and six co-located research institutes and partner facilities, St Vincent’s supports a workforce of more than 30,000 people and enables more than two million patient connections each year. Backed by over 165 years of heritage and service, we are united by a shared commitment to compassionate, high-quality care for the communities we serve.

To support the continued evolution of our national portfolio, we are seeking an experienced National Property & Leasing Manager to lead enterprise-wide leasing strategy, commercial property transactions and portfolio optimisation across a complex national portfolio.
 

This is a highly visible leadership opportunity where your expertise will shape major property decisions, influence long-term portfolio strategy and deliver meaningful commercial outcomes in a purpose-driven organisation.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the National Director, Property Management, you will lead commercial leasing, transaction management and portfolio optimisation across St Vincent’s national property portfolio.
 

You will partner closely with executive leaders, finance, legal teams and operational stakeholders to drive commercially sound property outcomes aligned to organisational priorities.

This role goes beyond day-to-day leasing. You will help shape the future direction of the portfolio through strategic planning, complex negotiations and value creation initiatives.
 

This is a permanent full-time opportunity, with flexibility to be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane, alongside national travel as required.

What You’ll Do

• Lead national leasing and property strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise, divisional and operational priorities

• Drive complex commercial leasing negotiations, transactions and portfolio initiatives across a diverse national property footprint

• Partner with executive leaders, divisional teams and operational stakeholders to support strategic property planning, business cases and feasibility assessments

• Build strong relationships across internal stakeholders, external partners, landlords, contractors and government agencies to achieve commercially sound property outcomes

• Identify, assess and mitigate leasing and property-related risks, ensuring strong governance and compliance across the portfolio

• Oversee enterprise leasing registers, reporting frameworks and property systems, including renewals, transactions and portfolio performance insights

• Drive portfolio optimisation by identifying growth, revenue and value creation opportunities across property and real estate assets

• Support financial and commercial outcomes through budget development, revenue forecasting and property portfolio performance analysis

• Lead the ongoing maturity of property systems, reporting and processes, including opportunities to centralise and enhance portfolio management capability

• Ensure statutory, contractual and corporate governance compliance across property and leasing functions

• Monitor market trends and emerging opportunities across the commercial property sector to embed best-practice approaches and inform strategic decision-making.
   

About You

You are a commercially astute property professional who thrives in complex environments and can balance strategic thinking with practical delivery.
 

You bring strong commercial acumen, credibility with senior stakeholders and experience managing complex negotiations and property transactions.

Key Experience & Capability:

• 10+ years’ experience in commercial property, leasing or corporate real estate, ideally within complex enterprise environments

• Significant experience managing complex property transactions, lease negotiations and multi-party commercial arrangements

• Strong understanding of property, legal and valuation principles, with sound commercial judgement

• Strong financial acumen, with exposure to valuation, financial analysis or portfolio performance management

• Demonstrated people leadership and team management experience

• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence across senior leadership and diverse stakeholder groups

• Extensive experience preparing and presenting high-quality recommendations and outcomes to executive and senior leadership teams

• Highly organised, with strong prioritisation capability and exceptional attention to detail

• Advanced capability across Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and property-related systems/platforms

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Property, Real Estate or a related discipline.
   

Desirable

• Experience within healthcare, aged care or similarly complex institutional property portfolios

• Experience across property development, project delivery or infrastructure-related initiatives

• Exposure to acquisitions, divestments and complex land transactions
   

Why St Vincent’s?

• Make a meaningful impact: play a key role in shaping property outcomes that support the delivery of healthcare and aged care services across Australia

• Join a purpose-driven organisation: be part of a values-led organisation guided by Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence

• Lead work of national significance: contribute to strategic property initiatives across one of Australia’s most complex and diverse healthcare portfolios

• Access employee benefits: enjoy salary packaging, discounted health insurance, retail and travel offers, accommodation savings and a range of wellbeing benefits
   

Interested?

Please apply with your CV and cover letter.
 

Please note: Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the role may close early if a suitable candidate is identified.
 

Equal Opportunity

At St Vincent’s we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to contribute.
 

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. We are committed to fostering a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.

Closing Date:

5 June 2026 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

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