Our client, a global leader in it's field is looking to recruit a Leasing Executive to join the team based in Brisbane's southern suburbs.
The Role
In this newly created role, you will take a proactive role in managing the commercial leasing requirements of the national tenant portfolio.
Your primary focus will be identifying opportunities to reduce occupancy costs, negotiate favourable lease terms, secure rental incentives and improve flexibility across the existing tenancy commitments.
You will also manage new leasing transactions, relocations and consolidations, ensuring property decisions are supported by market intelligence, financial analysis and operational requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Lease Negotiations & Cost Optimisation
- Proactively manage lease renewals, expiries, options and critical dates.
- Lead negotiations with landlords and agents to secure competitive rental terms, incentives, rent abatements and favourable lease conditions.
- Identify opportunities to reduce occupancy costs through rental renegotiations, lease restructuring and improved commercial arrangements.
- Negotiate lease flexibility, including break clauses, make-good provisions, rent reviews and other key commercial terms.
- Tenant Portfolio Monitor and report on negotiated savings, lease incentives and cost-reduction initiatives.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure leasing arrangements align with operational and contractual requirements.
Strategic Leasing & Site Selection
- Manage targeted property searches and new leasing requirements.
- Assess suitable premises against business needs, location requirements and financial objectives.
- Negotiate heads of agreement and commercial terms for new tenancies.
- Coordinate leasing transactions through to execution in collaboration with legal, finance and operational teams.
Landlord & Stakeholder Relationships
- Build and maintain effective relationships with landlords, managing agents and commercial property representatives.
- Provide commercial leasing advice and recommendations to internal stakeholders.
- Work collaboratively across the business to deliver commercially sound leasing outcomes.
About You
You are a confident negotiator with strong commercial instincts, analytical capability and a proactive approach to managing tenant leasing requirements.
You have:
- Extensive experience in commercial leasing
- Demonstrated success negotiating lease renewals, rental reductions, incentives and favourable commercial terms.
- Strong understanding of commercial lease structures, occupancy costs and Australian leasing practices.
- Ability to analyse rental markets, assess financial opportunities and develop commercial recommendations.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong attention to detail, particularly around lease obligations, critical dates and commercial risks.
- Ability to work independently and as a part of a team, prioritise competing requirements and deliver measurable outcomes.
What's on Offer
- An opportunity to influence leasing outcomes across an established national tenant portfolio.
- A commercially focused role with autonomy and accountability.
- Exposure to complex negotiations, strategic leasing initiatives and cost optimisation projects.
- A collaborative working environment with engagement across senior management.
- Hybrid working environment
- Competitive remuneration package
If interested, then please apply now. This role is to be filled as soon as possible and interviews will be conducted this week and early next.
