Job Description

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- True hybrid working - work from home and our Mitcham office
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About Us

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We're on a mission to create a brighter future, where you can be a change maker at the actual source. We're one of Australia's largest water utilities with over 30% of Victoria's population relying on us for their essential water and sanitation services.

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Our award-winning culture fosters an inclusive, collaborative, and flexible environment that enables our people to thrive. Here, you'll be inspired and challenged to grow alongside us.

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We're committed to reconciliation and supporting the self-determined role for Traditional Owners/Custodians in water and land management.

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The Role

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As a Senior Property Officer, you'll provide trusted commercial property advice that helps the business make smart decisions about land acquisition and access. You'll play a key role in securing value for money, managing opportunities and supporting the organisation's strategic priorities and key business activities.

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Your Key Responsibilities

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- Lead the timely acquisition of land and land interests needed to support the delivery of major projects.
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- Provide expert property advice to project teams and help develop and deliver effective land acquisition strategies.
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- Proactively identify land requirements and opportunities to support capital works projects.
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- Provide strategic advice on land access to help projects progress smoothly and stay on track.
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- Coordinate planning, environmental and other required approvals and processes.
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- Work closely with project teams and consultants to manage cultural heritage, environmental and planning requirements.
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- Build strong relationships with internal teams, consultants, landowners and other stakeholders to achieve successful project outcomes.
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What we're Looking for

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- Mandatory: Extensive property experience within a large and complex public sector environment.
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- Demonstrated knowledge of Victorian Government statutory acquisition and compensation frameworks including valuation principles.
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- Strong expertise in compulsory land acquisition, including managing statutory processes, compensation risk, consultant inputs, stakeholder negotiations and governance approvals
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- Sound knowledge of property legislation, regulations and government policy.
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- Robust knowledge of planning, environmental and cultural heritage approvals processes
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- Experience with preparing drafts of land access agreements, leases and licenses
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- Strong negotiation, stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
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- Tertiary qualifications in Property Management or a related discipline (highly regarded).
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Why Yarra Valley Water?

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We celebrate and encourage new thinking at every level.



Creating opportunities for you to grow - both professionally, and personally. When you flourish, we all do.

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- Flexible working arrangements where our people are empowered to design their days with their team. Read our hybrid playbook HERE.
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- Free and secure on-site parking with on-site café at our Mitcham office.
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- 16 weeks paid parental leave.
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- 15 days paid personal leave, which can be used for caring, illness, wellbeing and mental health needs.
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- 5 days paid reproductive leave which can be used for experiencing symptoms or undergoing procedures associated with issues such as menopause, menstruation, endometriosis, PCOS, prostate health, or IVF.
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- Request to swap certain public holidays for another day of paid leave.
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Closing date: Sunday, 20 September 2026

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This position is available for Yarra Valley Water employees and external applicants.

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We welcome applications from everyone, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people of all cultural backgrounds.

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Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks, if required for the position. This may also include a Police Check or AusCheck, where an offer will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of these checks.

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Yarra Valley Water is recognised by Australian Disability Network as a Disability Confident Recruiter employer.

📌 Senior Property Officer (Victoria)
🏢 Yarra Valley Water
📍 Victoria