Residence Manager (Although titles are not our focus)

Help us open Sydney's newest student & co-living community

The Switch Lachlan Macquarie Park opens its doors in October 2026 — a brand-new 491-bed student and co-living community in the heart of one of Sydney's fastest-growing innovation precincts. Think co-working spaces, a rooftop, communal kitchen, gym, study rooms and curated communal areas designed to bring people together.

We're not just building an accommodation product. We're building a lifestyle — inclusive, dynamic, and led by the community that lives it. And we need a Residence Manager who wants to help shape it from day one.

The role

Reporting to the General Manager, you'll lead the day-to-day running of the property and deputise for the GM when they're away — meaning real decision-making authority across operations, residents and team from the get-go. You'll be the face of The Switch: setting the service standard, owning the resident experience, and building relationships with our commercial and education partners.

You'll:

• Lead service delivery across housekeeping, maintenance, front-of-house and admin

• Own the resident experience — events calendar, community engagement, and resolving the tricky stuff

• Partner with the GM on leasing, marketing and engagement strategy, and drive occupancy, pipeline and conversion performance

• Keep the property compliant — inspections, bond management, trust accounting, audit readiness

• Manage financial performance against budget, including arrears, cost control and reporting

• Recruit, coach and lead a hands-on, motivated on-site team

• Own risk management, WHS and incident response, including participating in the on-call roster

• Contribute to annual budgeting and spot opportunities to lift NOI and resident retention

About you

• Experience in hospitality, student accommodation, co-working, events/festival management, or another customer-facing industry

• A leadership or supervisory background in customer service

• Sales or leasing experience is a plus

• A strong communicator who builds genuine relationships with residents, partners and team alike

• Organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable juggling competing priorities and deadlines

• Confident navigating real estate compliance and legislation

• Most of all: a non-conformist, tech-savvy, ideas-first attitude. We want people who are willing to pioneer a new kind of living — not just manage a building.

Why join us

You'll be one of the first people through the door of a brand-new property — with the chance to shape how it runs, how it feels, and how it grows. If you want ownership, variety, and a workplace that's genuinely trying to do things differently, this is it.

How to apply

Applications close 5pm, Friday 31 July 2026. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to submit a short video application.

Good luck!