- Competitive remuneration plus 17% superannuation
- Provide strategic leadership to the University’s estate, infrastructure, facilities and capital program

At Adelaide University, we create the opportunities you need to achieve your ambitions – because when you thrive, we thrive.

We are dedicated to ensuring the prosperity, wellbeing and cohesion of society by addressing educational inequality through our actions and through the success and impact of our students, staff and alumni. Partnered with the communities we serve, we conduct outstanding future-making research of scale and focus.

The Chief Property Officer provides strategic leadership to the University’s estate, infrastructure, facilities and capital program to deliver sustainable, compliant and high-quality environments that support the University’s strategic goals. This large and complex footprint extends across metropolitan and regional South Australia and includes significant heritage and strategically important technical, specialist and sensitive assets.

Reporting to the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Corporate, and leading a team of 130,



the Chief Property Officer exercises broad strategic and operational authority and is responsible for significant budget management, people leadership, asset stewardship, organisational risk management and strategic decision-making affecting the University community.

This role offers a unique opportunity for an experienced property executive. Energetic candidates will possess transferrable leadership experience from within estates, facilities management, infrastructure or asset management in a large complex, organisation. A strong commercial mindset will be balanced with the ability to build effective relationships with executive leaders, government bodies, regulators and external stakeholders.

Outstanding communication skills and a strong customer service ethos are essential, as are the abilities to influence, think creatively, act innovatively and exercise effective judgment in a dynamic environment.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, please contact Alun Parry, Mike Atter or Andrew Ng at Boyden on +61 2 9225 7400, or [email protected]

Applications close 30 September 2026

📌 Chief Property Officer (Adelaide)
🏢 Adelaide University
📍 Adelaide