Property Project Manager

Reporting to the General Manager Property, you will manage property projects from early assessment and feasibility through procurement, delivery, handover and close-out. You will work across ŌCHT and with contractors, consultants, legal advisers and other stakeholders to ensure projects are financially sound, appropriately governed and delivered to agreed scope, quality, time and budget expectations.

We are seeking a Property Project Manager who can turn opportunity into homes. You will identify development opportunities, build feasibilities, and lead the project to completion. You will help create quality homes that will make a lasting different for people and community across Te Waipounamu.

This is a practical and commercially focused role.

Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust (ŌCHT) manages around 2,500 homes and is the largest community housing provider in the South Island. Our purpose is to reshape community housing into homes and communities where people can belong.

What you will do

• Identify, assess and maintain a prioritised pipeline of development and acquisition opportunities.
• Lead feasibility, due diligence and options analysis across financial, planning, legal, technical and operational considerations.
• Develop and manage project scopes, plans, milestones, budgets, governance requirements and reporting.
• Coordinate procurement and the work of consultants, contractors and delivery partners.
• Monitor project progress, expenditure, risks, dependencies, approvals and required decisions.
• Lead project handover, close-out and post-project review so asset information, warranties, lessons and operational requirements are captured.

About you

You are a commercial minded property professional who can bring structure, sound judgement and practical follow-through to complex development activity. You build productive relationships across disciplines, communicate clearly and identify risks early. You are comfortable balancing strategic objectives with financial, contractual, operational, tenant and community considerations.

You will have:

• At least five years’ experience in residential or property development
• Experience working on projects valued between $2 million and $15 million, or 6-40 homes
• Demonstrated ability to assess development opportunities and prepare robust feasibility, complete due diligence and options analysis.
• Strong project management capability, including planning, budgeting, procurement, risk management, reporting, handover and close-out.
• The ability to build effective relationships with contractors, project managers, consultants, advisers and internal stakeholdersWhy join ŌCHT?

Join an organisation where your work will directly support the delivery of quality housing and stronger communities. You will contribute to significant property decisions and projects, work across a broad range of professional disciplines and help ensure development opportunities are converted into fit-for-purpose homes.

ŌCHT offers genuine work–life balance, growth opportunities and the chance to make a real difference.