Head of Property Management

2 weeks ago

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Where you'll be working:
Waiora Waikato Campus, Hamilton - Property & Infrastructure Directorate

The details:
Permanent Full-time - 40 Hours per week

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
The Property & Infrastructure directorate prides itself on delivering efficient, effective solutions across a wide range of functions.

Reporting to the Director of Property & Infrastructure, the Head of Property Management not only needs to be an exceptional leasing specialist, but also have outstanding Management skills to lead a team providing facilities management to a large portfolio of geographically dispersed buildings.

You will proactively manage a team of 2 direct reports as well as external providers of Consultants and Engineers.


The primary focus of your role is to be accountable for the property leasing functions and leased property portfolio including developing property strategies, leasing activities (both as a lessor and a lessee), land management, facilities management and clinical service engagement.

Other duties include business casing, contract management, budget management and reporting.

Responsibilities of the role:

Creating the project delivery environment for projects and programme of works

Efficient management of personnel

A point of escalation for key stakeholders such as senior management, project teams, contractors and external parties like the Ministry of Health

Managing and mitigating project risks

Managing your own programme/project portfolio

Budget management

Project reporting

Trusted commercial adviser to the Directorate, stakeholders and Senior leaders

Click here to view the position description.
(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service

The Property and Infrastructure Directorate is accountable for providing the physical environment and infrastructure that supports clinical services teams to provide appropriate care to our community.

This is represented in our portfolio of over 200,000m2 of buildings across 20 locations in the region including 5 main hospital campus's, one of which is the the Waiora Waikato campus in Hamilton.

The Waiora Waikato campus is the largest hospital campus in the Southern Hemisphere.


The Property & Infrastructure Directorate delivers facility capital project works across all Waikato District Health board locations, provides asset management functionality across the portfolio including planned and unplanned maintenance services, and provides property management expertise to the organisation.

Mōu | About you
Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:

Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Relevant Tertiary level Property related qualification or similar

Member of RICS, NZIOB or similar industry body

At least 10 years' experience working in a property advisory of which 5 years' experience must have been leading teams delivering property outcomes

Outstanding experience of large geographically dispersed portfolios in complex organisations

Experience reviewing and analysing performance of property portfolios and taking appropriate actions

Significant stakeholder engagement experience

Emotionally intelligent leader

Leasing expert

Good communicator, both written and orally

Strong problem solving ability

Excellent organisational and time management skills

Demonstrated negotiation and problem resolution skills

Well-developed understanding of key legal, regulatory and commercial concepts

Commercial acumen

Excellent financial analysis skills

Risk management capabilities

Good property market knowledge and intelligence

Understanding of change management principles

Desired skills & experience (a wishlist):

Public organisation experience preferred

Familiarity with business case methodology

Balance, prioritise and progress multiple tasks

Understand complex information and explain it to others

Structured and methodical approach to complex tasks with an eye for detail

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart

Whakamana - Give and earn respect

Whakaronga - Listen to me; Talk to me

Mauri Pai - Fair play

Whakapakari - Growing the good

Kotahitanga - Stronger together

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here.

The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.


Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

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