Asset & Operational Transition Manager I Acacia Communities

_{27th August, 2026}

• Initial 6-month engagement with potential for permanency
• Based in Sydney CBD | Full-time role
• Attractive salary negotiated on experience
  

Your Impact

Help shape the operational foundations of a rapidly growing community housing portfolio, ensuring new homes transition seamlessly from development into long-term management.

The Role

This is a hands-on senior role responsible for bringing new community housing developments into operation. Working across development, asset management and operations, you will ensure each project is operationally ready and that nothing gets lost between construction, handover and ongoing management.

With around 1,000 new homes planned across Sydney’s Parramatta and Hills District over the next two years, you will help establish a scalable approach to asset transition and operational readiness.

Specifically, you will:

• Lead the transition of new developments into ongoing community housing operations
• Develop transition plans, readiness frameworks and handover processes
• Work closely with Bridge Housing and internal development and asset teams
• Identify and resolve operational, systems and process gaps before handover
• Ensure tenant transition, leases, reporting and operational requirements are in place
• Develop practical systems and technology solutions to improve efficiency and scalability

The Organisation

Acacia Communities is a growing not-for-profit housing provider focused on delivering affordable, well-designed and sustainable homes that keep people connected to their communities.

With approximately 1,000 new homes planned across Sydney over the next two years, Acacia is building the operational capability required to manage a significant and growing community housing portfolio.

What You Bring

You are a commercially minded, hands-on senior operator who can move confidently between strategy and detail. You understand how development, assets and operations connect and are comfortable identifying problems and making things happen.

Key experience and capabilities include:

• Strong understanding of community housing and CHP operations
• Experience in asset transition, mobilisation, property or housing operations
• Commercial understanding of property, assets and investment
• Strong stakeholder management and project coordination skills
• Ability to work strategically while remaining hands-on
• A practical approach to systems, process improvement and technology
• Confidence to take ownership, solve problems and drive outcomes

 
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Closing Date

Recruitment will commence as soon as suitable applications are received, and the role may close once sufficient suitable applications are collected. Don’t wait - please apply as soon as possible.