Director & Licensee - Real Estate Services

Are you a high-performing real estate professional with a sharp commercial mindset and a track record of running or growing a successful agency This is your opportunity to step into a pivotal leadership role with CHL and shape the future of real estate services across residential portfolios.

CHL is seeking a visionaryDirector & Licensee Real Estate Servicesto lead our dynamic real estate division driving strategic growth operational excellence and compliance across residential and commercial portfolios.

About Us

Horizon Housing Realty (HHR) a licensed real estate agency within the CHL Group specialises in rental services tailored for seasoned investors. Our mission is to deliver an unparalleled property management experience driven by a team of real estate professionals committed to outstanding service.

HHR manages a diverse portfolio ranging from single-family homes to multi-storey developments. Notably we are expanding our reach with a robust pipeline of build-to-rent projects soon to come under our management.

In line with our dedication to strengthening the communities we serve revenue generated through property management and rental assistance initiatives is reinvested into developing and managing additional housing. This approach enables us to broaden our support for individuals experiencing housing stress.

The Role

Were looking for a strategic powerhouse and operational expert to lead and grow our real estate entity. This pivotal role combines strategic direction with operational oversight ensuring excellence in property sales leasing and management. As the appointed Licensee-in-Charge you will uphold the highest standards of compliance with all legislative and regulatory requirements under state-based real estate laws.

The Director will drive business performance by executing growth strategies fostering a high-performance culture and delivering exceptional client outcomes. You will oversee the daily operations of sales and property management teams ensure robust trust account governance and actively engage with key clients and stakeholders. With full accountability for financial performance youll also manage budgets optimise revenue and guide pricing and commission frameworks.

This is a career-defining opportunity for a senior real estate professional to shape the future of a growing agency through innovation leadership and integrity.

Key responsibilities

In this role you will:

• Strategic & Operational Leadership: Develop and execute growth-focused business plans identify market opportunities and lead service expansion. Oversee day-to-day operations across sales leasing and property management ensuring performance targets and service excellence are achieved.
• Compliance & Governance: Fulfil duties as Licensee-in-Charge ensuring adherence to all legislative and regulatory requirements including trust account oversight audits and professional conduct standards.
• People & Culture: Recruit mentor and retain high-performing teams. Drive a collaborative culture focused on accountability professional development and succession planning.
• Client & Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with clients developers and community stakeholders. Represent the agency in industry forums and ensure a consistently high-quality customer experience.
• Financial Management: Manage divisional budgets forecasts and reporting. Drive revenue growth cost efficiency and oversee pricing and commission frameworks.

About you

As the strategic and operational leader of the real estate division the Director of Real Estate Services is accountable for driving business growth ensuring compliance and delivering outstanding client outcomes while fulfilling statutory obligations as the Licensee-in-Charge.

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

Please note that satisfactory police check is required for all staff and those with client related responsibilities are required to provide a NDIS and Working with Children Check (WWCC).

As an equal opportunity employer CHL works closely with people from a diverse range of backgrounds. CHL acknowledges the traditional Aboriginal owners of country throughout Australia and we pay our respects to them their culture and their Elders past and present.