Oamaru, Otago

Local Government, Government (Government & Defence)

Full time

Full Time Permanent

Are you positive, energetic, and self-motivated? Are you passionate about property and making a real difference in our community? Do you have experience in property and lease management?

Then we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our awesome team!

The Property Team is passionate about effectively supporting and managing the Council's property portfolio. The portfolio is interesting and varied, looking after Commercial Property, Community Housing, Oamaru Airport, Oamaru Harbour, Development and Sales, Community Halls and Community Centres throughout the Waitaki District.

As the Property Officer, your role is to ensure Council's commercial and community properties are managed in accordance with Council's strategic property goals.

Your vibrant personality will help you create great relationships within the Property Team as well as other business units around the council. You will provide effective communication daily with a wide range of people and personalities, including community housing tenants, commercial tenants and people in our community.

You will be an expert at managing your time and have great organisational skills. You will be able to demonstrate superb accuracy in generating and recording documents, utilising the systems and databases available across the organisation.

The ability to research and analyse, and to provide accurate reports and focused information based on your investigation, in response to both internal and external property enquiries is crucial to your success in this role.

You will:

• Be a resourceful problem solver who is able to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Be a proactive, self-starter that has strong negotiation and communication skills
• Have exceptional investigation, research and writing skills
• Be highly detail-oriented with effective multi-tasking and organisational skills
• Ideally have a relevant tertiary qualification and/or previous experience in a property role
• Project Management, Asset Management and Contract Management skills are also highly desirable.

What's in it for you?

Council offers a comprehensive range of benefits including:

• Flexible work arrangements (1-2 days per week, remote working is possible)
• Sick leave available on commencement
• Professional development opportunities
• Group discount medical insurance
• Income protection
• Discounted BP fuel
• Discounted gym membership.

Waitaki, we've got room for you

We're looking for people who are innovative, courageous and clever. This is a challenging time for local government - you certainly won't be bored and you'll find your work family are a bunch of cool humans. You will enjoy:

• Affordable living, great schools, and a country lifestyle
• Most amenities within walking distance
• Great recreational facilities in the district
• No traffic jams - no stress
• Staying and working in a diverse community.

Salary Range $69,000 - $81,000

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If you are looking to put your property skills and experience to work in a role that has different challenges every day, apply today!

Enquiries regarding the position can be made to Grant Rhodes, Property Manager (Delivery), (03) 433 0300.

Applications close at 5pm, Friday 20 October 2023.

To apply for this job and to view the position description go to: https://waitakidistrictcouncil.recruitmenthub.co.nz/Vacancies & enter ref code: 6454652.