Senior Manager - Residential

How will you make an impact?

As the Senior Manager – Residential Living, you will play a crucial role in shaping the strategic direction of the Residential Living asset class and ensuring the effective deployment of member capital to maximise returns.  

The opportunity  

Are you ready to lead and innovate in the residential property sector?  

We are seeking a Senior Manager – Residential Living to originate new joint venture opportunities with reputable residential property developers across the nation. This role involves negotiating joint venture and landowner agreements, monitoring economic, regulatory, and residential sector conditions to identify new opportunities and manage risk. You will work closely with the Senior Analyst – Residential Living to collate market intelligence and strategic research, formulating and regularly updating a targeted, demand-led national acquisition strategy. Additionally, you will review and contribute to the annual asset class strategy review. 

In the realm of transaction due diligence, you will manage external consultants to complete independent due diligence, including technical, legal, tax, valuation, and accounting, ensuring effective and informed decision-making. You will oversee detailed financial modelling of property and capital level inputs, making recommendations on deal structures based on opportunity, risks, and sensitivity analysis. Preparing detailed project plans and investment memoranda for asset consultant review and Board approval will also be a key part of your responsibilities. 

As part of portfolio management, you will attend joint venture meetings as a quorum voting member or alternate, managing joint venture investments in accordance with the approved project plan. Ensuring adherence to governance and risk management policies, will be essential.  

Additionally, you will prepare Board papers, and any other ad hoc reports as required by the Head of Residential Living and the CIO team.  

Join us and make a significant impact on our residential living investments. 

About you 

We are looking for a Senior Manager with advanced commercial and technical capabilities, including a deep understanding of residential property development risks, acquisition pricing, deal structuring, and ongoing oversight during project delivery. Your strategic capabilities will be essential, as we seek someone with a strong drive to deliver results, business acumen, and the ability to demonstrate sound judgment and structured thought. 

In addition to your technical and strategic skills, we value personal attributes such as high ethical standards, integrity, and a commitment to excellence in business and commercial dealings. Strong interpersonal and networking skills are crucial, along with effective written and verbal communication abilities. Experience in dealing with key stakeholders, a keen attention to detail, and a self-motivated attitude are also important qualities we are looking for. Advanced use of Microsoft package (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and Estate Master Development Feasibility, Estate Master Development Management and Estate Master Corporate Consolidate are essential. 

If you are ready to take the initiative and make a significant impact, we invite you to join our team. 

What can we offer you?

Our employees are passionate about what we do and are proud to be part of an organisation which helps everyday Australians achieve a brighter future. We value diversity of thought and have an open and flexible workplace. Some industry leading benefits we offer include:

• Hybrid and flexible work environment
• 15% superannuation
• Additional paid leave over Christmas and New Year
• Additional 5 days paid “flex leave”, so that you can take time out when you need it
• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• 3 days community service leave
• 4 weeks paid gender affirmation leave
• Access to long service leave at 5 years
• Access to subsidised financial advice
• Dedicated per person development budget to support your growth

Just to name a few!

About us

At Hostplus, we passionately provide our over 1.7 million members with the best possible service; constantly looking for new ways to deliver better value while helping members get the most out of their super. We are inspired to help our members achieve greater security for their future and ensure they retire with dignity.

Your role at Hostplus will make a difference, whether you're in marketing, financial advice, operations or any of our other divisions - you'll be contributing to ensuring our members retire with the best possible outcomes, and what better feeling is there than knowing your role helps someone to retire with dignity and security?

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our members, and the communities we operate in.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ages, religions, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, LGBTIQ+ people, those with a disability, neurodiverse individuals, women, and people with a cultural or linguistically diverse background. If a reasonable adjustment is required to assist you during the recruitment process, please reach out to us via email at talent@hostplus.com.au

How do I apply?

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