Leasing and Property Officer
Leasing and Property Officer
-Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane
-Hybrid working arrangement
With over 200 locations and 1,500+ staff, AKG is one of Australia's largest providers of employment, training, and health services—helping 50,000+ Australians annually secure jobs, upskill, and improve wellbeing. Part of the AKG Group, our services support people across all demographics creating real world impact and empowering the lives of others.
We are looking for an experienced Commercial Leasing and Property professional to join our Property and Facilities team in the leasing, administration and management of AKG's national property portfolio.
The Opportunity
- Support leasing activities across AKG's national property portfolio, including management of lease renewals, relocations, consolidations, expansions, and new site acquisitions.
- Coordinate the preparation, review, execution, and administration of lease documentation in conjunction with internal stakeholders and internal/external legal advisers.
- Maintain strong landlord and agent relationships to support positive commercial outcomes and efficient issue resolution.
- Administer lease obligations including rent reviews, outgoings reconciliations, management of critical dates and make good obligations.
- Undertake property inspections and site visits as required to identify maintenance, compliance, operational, and lease-related issues.
- Monitor landlord compliance with maintenance, repair, and building service obligations under lease agreements.
- Assist in resolving landlord, tenant, and property-related disputes through effective stakeholder engagement and commercial negotiation.
Would this describe you?
- Experience in commercial leasing and property management.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated experience administering a multi-site commercial property portfolio.
- Strong understanding of commercial lease documentation, lease administration, and lease negotiation processes.
- Experience managing landlord and agent relationships and negotiating commercial outcomes.
- Strong financial acumen with experience reviewing rents, outgoings, budgets, and occupancy costs.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and organisational skills.
- Proven team player.
- Qualifications in Property desirable
About AKG
At AKG, we value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.
We adhere to the National Principles for Child Safety and require all team members to be committed to child safety and well-being. Our induction and training will provide you with these principles, including having an understanding of children's developmental needs and culturally safe practices.
Next steps - Please click "apply" to find out more about the role.
If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process for reasons of equal opportunity, please call a member of our Recruitment Team on 07 3727 1306 or email recruitment@akg.com.au before you submit your application.
