The Organisation
Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) is the Queensland Government’s land use and development agency. EDQ partners with industry, local government, and communities to unlock and develop land for residential, industrial, and mixed-use purposes. Its role is to drive housing supply, economic growth, and liveable places through planning, infrastructure delivery, and managing Priority Development Areas (PDAs). Acting as a bridge between government policy and private sector delivery, EDQ helps fast-track strategic projects that balance commercial viability with community and policy outcomes across Queensland.
The Role
The Housing Supply and Delivery team is focussed on supporting the Queensland Government commitment to deliver 1 million homes for Queenslanders by 2044 at pace and scale. EDQ works with key industry partners, developersand stakeholders to facilitate delivery of housing development projects to deliver on EDQ strategic priorities. These projects are primarily delivering development ready land suitable for the private sector to deliver housing and include large multi-year residential and mixed-use projects (ranging in size from $10m over 1-2 years to $3b over 30 years).
You will lead a multidisciplinary team of property professionals with clear directions to secure sites across Queensland to support EDQ’s housing pipeline and then bringing those into delivery phase. Other key responsibilities include:
- Lead and manage project teams to deliver land suitable for residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments across Queensland
- Ensure strong financial governance, risk management, and delivery to agreed timeframes and budgets.
- Oversee procurement, deal structuring, and contract negotiations to protect EDQ and State interests.
- Lead the development and implementation of innovative development and funding strategies and business cases, ensuring a balanced approach to economic and community outcomes
- Foster a high-performance culture by setting clear expectations, driving accountability, and empowering team members to deliver exceptional outcomes
- Coach, mentor, and develop talent within the team to build capability and ensure sustained performance across complex, long-term projects
- Champion continuous improvement and innovation in delivery practices, ensuring the team remains agile, responsive and aligned with EDQ’s strategic goals
- Manage the team and projects to deliver a consistent pipeline of development-ready land suitable for housing released to the market.
The successful candidate for this role will demonstrate the following minimum requirements:
- Minimum 10yrs experience in the property development industry
- Proven track record in successful creation of development strategy and subsequent delivery of property development, land assembly, complex urban precincts
- Demonstrated experience managing high-performing teams, with a focus on cultivating a culture of excellence and results-driven delivery.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen, with the ability to assess, structure, and negotiate complex development projects.
- Ability to structure and critically analyse feasibility assessments and lead the development and successful approval of business / investment cases / deal structures.
- Knowledge of government policy and practices using strategic thinking to work successfully within those parameters
- Proven ability to inspire and align cross-functional teams around a shared vision, driving performance through strategic leadership and effective stakeholder engagement
This is a rare opportunity to have a genuine impact on providing housing solutions for Queenslanders. You will lead a high-performing team in unlocking supply and creating lasting legacy for thousands of individuals, couples and families. Further benefits at EDQ include:
- Ability to negotiate flexible work hours and work arrangements from distributed work centres.
- 12.75% super
- An environment that genuinely values diversity and cultural capability and is an equal opportunity employer.
To be considered for this position, please apply via the Smart Jobs Link below.
Provide a cover letter (maximum 1 page) addressing the above criteria along with a current CV (maximum 5 pages).
https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-668785-25
