Permanent - Full Time

Gold Coast

At Queensland Airports Limited (QAL), we're passionate about creating valuable connections for our communities, customers and stakeholders. As we continue to grow and evolve our property portfolio across Queensland, we're seeking an experienced and commercially astute Senior Development Manager to lead the delivery of significant property development opportunities across our airport precincts and strategic landholdings.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of airport-linked development while contributing to long-term shareholder value and regional economic growth.

Lauren joined Queensland Airports and is a Senior Project Manager. Lauren shares their unique experience working with QAL below:

‘I joined QAL looking for a recent challenge in the industry with a new focus on aviation. I enjoy working with all of our different stakeholder groups, and seeing our projects come to life is very rewarding. QAL also provides a unique working environment where all employees have access to flexibility, which enables me to balance family and work commitments.’

About the Role

Reporting to the General Manager Property, Planning & Design, you will oversee property and development projects from concept through to delivery, while also managing elements of QAL's existing property portfolio. You will work closely with executive leaders, commercial teams, consultants, government agencies and development partners to identify, evaluate and execute development opportunities.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading the planning and delivery of property development opportunities.

- Developing commercial, leasing and transaction strategies.

- Preparing development feasibilities, business cases and investment evaluations.

- Managing stakeholder engagement across government, community and industry.

- Supporting negotiations relating to leases, land sales and development agreements.





- Providing strategic advice and reporting to executive leadership and governance forums.

- Driving continuous improvement, innovation and high-performance outcomes across projects.

About You

You are a strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen and a proven ability to deliver complex property development outcomes. You thrive in stakeholder-rich environments and are comfortable influencing decisions across multiple levels.

To be successful, you will bring:

- Tertiary qualifications in Property Development or a related discipline.

- A minimum of 10 years' experience in property development, property management or related fields.

- Demonstrated experience managing land and built-form development projects.

- Strong financial, feasibility and commercial analysis capability.

- Proven stakeholder management and negotiation skills.

- Excellent project management skills across time, cost, scope, quality and risk.

- Outstanding communication and relationship-building abilities.

- The ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with diverse stakeholders.

Why Join QAL?

At QAL, our purpose is to connect people, places and communities. Our values of Authentic, Brave, Inclusive and Responsible guide how we work and support us in delivering exceptional outcomes for our customers, employees and shareholders.

We offer:

- The opportunity to shape landmark development projects.

- A collaborative and values-driven culture.

- Career growth within a diversified infrastructure and property environment.

- A chance to make a lasting impact on the future of our airport precincts and surrounding communities.

How we support you





At Queensland Airports Limited (QAL), we believe work should support life, not compete with it. Through our Living Well approach, we offer flexible working options for all roles, wellbeing initiatives and a supportive culture so our people can thrive both professionally and personally.

As we continue to grow and transform, we encourage flexible ways of working and open conversations about how work fits alongside life. We also invest in our people through learning, mentoring and career pathways across our four airports.

What we’ve built together

At QAL, our people connect communities. We own and operate Gold Coast, Townsville, Mount Isa and Longreach airports, linking regional Queensland and northern Current South Wales with the rest of Australia and the world.

More than 8 million passengers travel through our airports each year, supported by teams working together to create safe, welcoming and efficient experiences. Our vision is to be the first-choice gateway for our regions, creating valuable connections and inspiring a sustainable future.

We’re committed to an inclusive and psychologically safe workplace where people feel valued, supported and encouraged to be themselves. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement.

QAL is a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, independently recognised for supporting long term careers, flexibility, wellbeing and equal opportunity. Learn more about working at QAL here.

The successful candidate will be required to hold or obtain a Queensland Construction White Card, adhere to QAL’s Drug and Alcohol Management Plan (DAMP), including pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing, and have the ability to obtain an Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC), which requires the completion of a Police Check.

📌 Senior Development Manager (Gold Coast)
🏢 Queensland Airports
📍 Gold Coast