Location: DarwinStatus: Full-time, OngoingThis is a new leadership opportunity to take ownership of a diverse property, asset and fleet portfolio supporting operations across urban, regional and remote environments. You will play a critical role ensuring NLC’s assets are safe, compliant and aligned to delivering meaningful outcomes for Traditional Owners and communities.About the Role:Reporting to the General Manager Corporate Services, you will lead the Property and Assets Service Area, overseeing asset lifecycle management, property operations, fleet services and procurement. You will translate organisational priorities into practical delivery, ensuring coordinated, efficient and compliant services across multiple locations.This role sits at the intersection of strategy and operations—driving performance, managing risk, and shaping infrastructure and asset planning to support regional and remote service delivery. What You Will Bring:You are a commercially astute and operationally strong leader with experience managing complex asset or property environments. You bring the ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities, and deliver outcomes across geographically dispersed operations while maintaining governance, compliance and stakeholder confidence.In addition to this, you will have:Extensive experience in asset, property, facilities or fleet management within a complex environment Proven leadership of teams and service delivery, including contractor and supplier management Strong capability in budgeting, asset lifecycle planning, and operational risk and compliance Ability to engage effectively in cross-cultural environments, including working with Aboriginal people and communities Why Join the NLCAt the NLC, you will lead work that directly supports Aboriginal land rights, community aspirations and sustainable development across the Northern Territory. This is a role where your work has visible, tangible impact—enabling operations that support Traditional Owners and communities across some of the most unique environments in Australia.We offer:A base salary of $160,000 plus 15% superannuationSalary sacrificing up to $15,900 + Meal Entertainment and Holiday Accommodation benefit up to $2,650 per year.  Other benefits include:Generous leave provisions 5 weeks annual leave, 18 days personal leave;Paid Christmas close down;Interested applicants should send a copy of their CV along with a cover letter outlining why you are interested in this position and what relevant skills and expertise you will bring to this role?For any further enquiries, please contact: - Irfan Bhat – 0488 072 117Applications Close: Tuesday 28 April 2026NLC reserves the right to interview suitable candidates before the closing date.This position is designated under Special Measures provisions as prioritised and Suitably Qualified Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be given priority consideration.About the NLCThe Northern Land Council (NLC) is an independent statutory authority of the Commonwealth. The NLC is established under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT) 1976 and its purpose is to serve its constituents who are Traditional Owners (TOs) and other Aboriginal people living in their region.  Cultural knowledge and lived experience are central to the work that we do here at NLC.  We are committed to enhancing Aboriginal peoples social, political and economic participation by supporting their aspirations and amplifying their voices on a range of issues impacting on their lands, seas, culture and communities.CF47 Property and Assets Manager PD AUD Berrimah 0828

Property & Assets Manager

Location: Darwin
Status: Full-time, Ongoing

This is a new leadership opportunity to take ownership of a diverse property, asset and fleet portfolio supporting operations across urban, regional and remote environments. You will play a critical role ensuring NLC’s assets are safe, compliant and aligned to delivering meaningful outcomes for Traditional Owners and communities.

About the Role:

Reporting to the General Manager Corporate Services, you will lead the Property and Assets Service Area, overseeing asset lifecycle management, property operations, fleet services and procurement. You will translate organisational priorities into practical delivery, ensuring coordinated, efficient and compliant services across multiple locations.

This role sits at the intersection of strategy and operations—driving performance, managing risk, and shaping infrastructure and asset planning to support regional and remote service delivery.

What You Will Bring:

You are a commercially astute and operationally strong leader with experience managing complex asset or property environments. You bring the ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities, and deliver outcomes across geographically dispersed operations while maintaining governance, compliance and stakeholder confidence.

In addition to this, you will have:

  • Extensive experience in asset, property, facilities or fleet management within a complex environment
  • Proven leadership of teams and service delivery, including contractor and supplier management
  • Strong capability in budgeting, asset lifecycle planning, and operational risk and compliance
  • Ability to engage effectively in cross-cultural environments, including working with Aboriginal people and communities

Why Join the NLC

At the NLC, you will lead work that directly supports Aboriginal land rights, community aspirations and sustainable development across the Northern Territory. This is a role where your work has visible, tangible impact—enabling operations that support Traditional Owners and communities across some of the most unique environments in Australia.

We offer:

  • A base salary of $160,000 plus 15% superannuation
  • Salary sacrificing up to $15,900 + Meal Entertainment and Holiday Accommodation benefit up to $2,650 per year. 
  • Other benefits include:
    • Generous leave provisions 5 weeks annual leave, 18 days personal leave;
    • Paid Christmas close down;

Interested applicants should send a copy of their CV along with a cover letter outlining why you are interested in this position and what relevant skills and expertise you will bring to this role?

For any further enquiries, please contact: - Irfan Bhat – 0488 072 117

Applications Close: Tuesday 28 April 2026

NLC reserves the right to interview suitable candidates before the closing date.

This position is designated under Special Measures provisions as prioritised and Suitably Qualified Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be given priority consideration.

About the NLC

The Northern Land Council (NLC) is an independent statutory authority of the Commonwealth. The NLC is established under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT) 1976 and its purpose is to serve its constituents who are Traditional Owners (TOs) and other Aboriginal people living in their region.  Cultural knowledge and lived experience are central to the work that we do here at NLC.  We are committed to enhancing Aboriginal peoples social, political and economic participation by supporting their aspirations and amplifying their voices on a range of issues impacting on their lands, seas, culture and communities.

CF47 Property and Assets Manager PD