Regional Property Manager

Have you ever wanted a career with purpose?
Every day, we bring real heart to work. It’s what drives us to deliver our refreshingly different commitment to supporting the people who matter the most, our customers. In New Zealand, we are making a difference through our 40 care homes and 35 retirement villages. You’ll be part of an inclusive national team, with regional focus where you can make a difference while growing your career, just imagine the impact you could make.

About the role

This is a newly created position responsible for all things property across the lower North Island. Using your exceptionally strong stakeholder skills you will develop and maintain high satisfaction levels with our General Managers, operating a responsive and flexible service approach. You will be working closely with the Regional Operations Manager for the lower North Island, ensuring an integrated approach to enable successful outcomes within agreed timeframes and budget. This role also will require regular travel to sites, working closely with the General Managers (the business leaders) of our facilities. This role also has a dotted line responsibility for Maintenance Officers also based on the sites.

Where you’ll make an impact

• Capex Planning & Implementation – Developing a rolling 3-year capex maintenance and replacement plan for all sites in the region
• Site Wide Maintenance - Technical property and facilities management support for sites including management of contractors, ensuring appropriate contracts are in place, quality control and management of budgets
• Village and Care Home Refurbishment – Refurbishment planning, oversight of refurbishments including timeframe and costs
• Compliance and Health & Safety - Responsibility for regulatory compliance in relation to sitewide activities in the lower North Island region

What about you
This role holds key relationships both internally and externally, so a collaborative, team and customer focused style is essential. You will need to be highly proactive, someone that takes ownership, with high levels of integrity. Additionally, you will be able to demonstrate:

• A trades or property background with a minimum 7 years’ experience including in a management role
• Demonstratable experience successfully managing multiple projects and contractors across multiple sites
• Solid communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven stakeholder management experience
• A compassionate person who strives for excellence and a desire to make a difference
• Full, clean NZ driver’s license is essential

Frequent travel to the properties within the lower North Island region will be required, as such a company vehicle will be provided.

Extra Reasons to Belong

• Hybrid work environment where you can have a work-life balance.
• Fully subsidised Southern Cross health insurance to our eligible permanent NZ employee and a discount on insurance cover for eligible family members.
• Wellbeing discounts and advice, EAP counselling services, study support, and cultural leave.
• Paid parental leave - in addition to standard parental leave, Bupa offers 12 weeks of paid leave for primary carers and 2 weeks for secondary carers.
• Refer-a-friend programme of $750 - $2,000.
• Professional Development – in-house and external training and development.
• Industry-competitive remuneration and benefits, and internal reward and recognition programmes.

No matter who you are or where you come from, we encourage you to ‘Be You at Bupa.’

Through vision, passion, and sheer hard work, we’re now New Zealand’s largest aged care and dementia care provider. As one of New Zealand’s leading healthcare organisation we employ more than 4,000 people: we’re Brave, Caring, and Responsible. All united by one purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.