Property Officer - Assets

Job No: CN2101

Location: Newcastle, NSW

Employment Status: Permanent Full Time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 14 Oct 2019 AEDT

• Rewarding opportunity within Local Government to build upon your extensive property and land management experience.
• Utilise your exceptional customer service skills to deliver high quality asset management services.
• Permanent full-time role - 35 hours per week.
• Flexible work arrangements available, including an optional 9-day fortnight.

City of Newcastle (CN) is seeking a Property Officer – Assets to support the Property Services team in delivering high quality services to internal and external customers in the areas of property management, leasing and asset management, particularly in relation to road assets.

Reporting to Asset Management Coordinator - Property, you will manage the small-scale acquisition and disposal of the City’s assets, and will project manage the granting and releasing of licences, consents and leases for the City’s property assets, particularly road assets – including, but not limited to, easements, right of carriage ways, subdivisions and road widening.

Additional responsibilities include management of the City’s Land Register, conducting investigations of land to determine history and property rights, and procurement and contract management of consultants and developing business process maps and procedures for core functions.

Our generous EA offers employees a range of additional benefits including:

• Flexible working options including a 9-day fortnight.
• Career progression opportunities.
• Additional holidays each year including Show Day, Bank Holiday and a half day on the last workday before Christmas.
• Long service leave after 5 years.
• Generous leave loading.
• Paid parental leave.
• Corporate fitness - $4.30 for singles, $6.70 for partner and $8.70 for families per week.

 To be successful in this job you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications and / or minimum 5 years’ experience in property, land management, conveyancing, surveying or related discipline.
• Demonstrated high level of capability and experience in consultation and conflict resolution / problem solving with a range of stakeholders including the community, internal business units, external businesses and government departments
• Demonstrated experience in the interpretation of property related documents – including, but not limited to, survey plans, deposited plans, easement instruments, cadastral, design and engineering plans; and lease, licence, deed and legal agreements.
• Well-developed time management, organisation, and communication skills.
• A high level of computer literacy, particularly with GIS software and MS Office).
• A current NSW Driver’s Licence.
• A demonstrated working knowledge of local government and property-related legislation (highly desirable).

Sound like the perfect job for you? Apply Now!

City of Newcastle proudly promotes the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and fosters a culture of diversity to represent the community of our Local Government Area.

All candidates will be assessed against the selection criteria outlined in the position description. Suitable candidates may be placed on an eligibility list for future identical positions for a period of 12 months.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

To view the full position description please click here.

Application Closing Date: 13 October 2019.

Remuneration: $81,620 + 9.5% Superannuation per annum for a 35-hour week.

Contact: Nick Wells, Property Services Manager, 02 4974 2887.