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About the Role

The Commercial Strategy, Development and Programs Team identifies, scopes, and validates opportunities to protect and grow commercial revenue. This role will identify, validate, and progress high-value development opportunities, guiding stakeholders through concept to business case approval and ensuring evidence-based investment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and shaping high-value land and asset opportunities across the airport precinct
• Testing and validating concepts through upfront feasibility, including market demand, planning pathways, development economics, risk and operational impact
• Challenging assumptions and exploring alternative land-use scenarios to determine highest and best use
• Translating ambiguous ideas into clearly defined, evidence-based development opportunities
• Partnering with Finance to build and interrogate commercial and financial models (DCF, IRR, NPV, sensitivities)
• Preparing clear, decision-ready opportunity briefs and business cases for senior leadership and investment forums
• Acting as a sponsor delegate, guiding opportunities through governance and stage gates
• Collaborating across Commercial, Planning & Delivery, Operations, Finance and external advisors to ensure alignment and feasibility
• Supporting benefits realisation and value optimisation through the project lifecycle

Requirements

• A tertiary qualification in Property Economics, Property Development, Urban Planning, Valuation, Commerce, Engineering, Architecture or similar
• Strong experience in early-stage development, feasibility and business case development
• Experience gained across retail, transport, infrastructure or property environments (favourable)
• Background in environments such as property development, infrastructure owners/operators, major landholders, consulting, REITs or complex mixed-use precincts
• Proven experience partnering with finance teams on development economics and option analysis
• Exposure to large-scale capital investment decision-making and senior executive presentations
• The ability to work effectively in live operating environments where trade-offs matter
• 5+ years’ experience in a comparable development, strategy or commercial role

Skills

• Commercially minded
• Comfortable challenging thinking
• Influencing senior stakeholders
• Balancing commercial returns with operational, customer and long-term strategic outcomes

Location

• Sydney Airport

Work Type

• 12-month fixed term contract

Experience Level

• 5+ years’ experience in a comparable development, strategy or commercial role

Education Level

• Tertiary qualification in Property Economics, Property Development, Urban Planning, Valuation, Commerce, Engineering, Architecture or similar

Benefits

• Flexible culture and work practices

About the Company

• At Sydney Airport, the future of air travel is shaped by you. As a team, we connect the world. More than just a hub of activity and boundless energy, we’re creating a destination of amazing experiences. Dynamic. Fast-paced. We thrive in a place where fresh challenges land daily. Backed by positive and supportive team players and inspiring leaders, we adapt to change. Driven to grow. Owning every action. To do things better. As smart, problem-solvers, we are always learning and growing. And that’s easier to do alongside passionate experts, as we collaborate across teams readily sharing our knowledge. Each day is a new journey, as we bring an exciting vision to life. With significant capital investment in new, improved infrastructure, there’s never been a better time to expand your potential at Sydney Airport. The range of responsibilities and diverse pathways you can take on with us, are surprising. We are SYD. United in the pride that comes with welcoming the world at Australia’s premier gateway.

Equal Opportunity

• SYD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including First Nations Australians, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.