Real Estate Project Manager

Location: Sydney | Hybrid working arrangement

Are you a strategic Real Estate leader passionate about creating innovative, sustainable, and future‑ready workplaces? We're looking for a Real Estate Project Manager to elevate our real estate strategy and facilities operations across the Pacific Zone.

This high‑visibility, high‑impact role will see you influencing the built environment, driving sustainability performance, managing a diverse real estate portfolio, and leading transformative workplace projects that enable our people to thrive.

Why This Role Matters

As the Real Estate Project Manager, you will be the driving force behind our regional real estate strategy optimising our footprint, elevating workplace experiences, and ensuring world‑class facilities that support operational excellence and organisational growth. You will also champion sustainability across all sites, ensuring accurate GHG reporting, delivering energy‑efficient upgrades, and embedding green building principles into everything we do.

What You Will Lead & Deliver

In this role, you will shape the Pacific real estate landscape through strategic portfolio decisions, high‑performing facilities operations, and integrated sustainability initiatives. You will oversee key workplace projects, strengthen our real estate governance, and deliver environments that support business performance and employee experience. Your leadership will enable operational excellence, financial discipline, and alignment with global initiatives.

You will:

• Lead the development and execution of the Pacific Real Estate Strategy aligned to global direction
• Manage the full lifecycle of leases, landlord relationships, and portfolio optimisation
• Oversee facilities operations, service providers, IFM contracts, compliance, and performance
• Drive sustainability outcomes including GHG reporting, EV infrastructure, and green building practices
• Deliver workplace transformation and end-to-end fit-out, relocation, and refurbishment projects
• Manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets, cost optimisation initiatives, and financial reporting

What We're Looking For

We're seeking a strategic, influential Real Estate leader with strong operational expertise and the ability to manage diverse portfolios and complex projects. You combine analytical thinking with practical execution, excel at stakeholder engagement, and thrive in environments where continuous improvement and innovation matter.

You bring:

• A bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Facilities Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field
• 8-12 years' experience in corporate real estate and/or facilities management (regional or multi-site preferred)
• Strong project management capabilities; IFMA, RICS, PMP or similar certifications advantageous
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to analyse problems, develop solutions, and manage multiple priorities
• Strong leadership, vendor management experience, and high digital/technical literacy

What's In It for You

A supportive, inclusive workplace offering flexible work options, strong safety leadership, competitive rewards and benefits, continuous learning opportunities, and exposure to impactful local and global projects designed to support your growth and success now and into the future.

Ready to lead big projects, elevate workplace performance, and drive strategic change? Take the next step in your career and apply now.

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All applicants must have working rights in Australia at the time of application and will be required to provide documented evidence if selected for interview.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values - Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork - starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!

36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
#1 on the Global 100 World's most sustainable corporations

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Client-provided location(s): West Pennant, Australia

Job ID: Schneider_Electric-https://careers.se.com/jobs/110645?lang=en-us

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-03-11T18:52:37