Retail Design, Team Lead

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Leasing, Retail, your focus will be to ensure the presentation and functional quality of all stores in the property portfolio are of the highest possible standards and to lead and direct the broader design in the delivery of best in class customer focused design outcomes whilst maintaining the balance between the commercial and the creative.

What you will be doing

Managing team workloads to ensure flexibility, capability and capacity giving consideration to location, developments, leasing profile and large scale and technical remixes.

Working with our tenants, their designers and other stakeholders from the design concept brief through to commencement of fit out, ensuring GPT’s Environmentally Sustainable Design initiatives, minimum design standards and issues relating directly to their individual tenancies are considered.

Completing and overseeing design approvals of new and renewed retail builds/ fit outs for stores at our assets

Building relationships with Asset and Development Teams and ensure consistency of design throughout the nominated asset, in line with GPT fit out and style guides

Following the internal design approval process within the established program

Contributing design ideas, inspiration and information to the rest of the team, influencing great design outcomes across the portfolio

What makes you stand out

You will need to be tertiary qualified and have several years’ experience within a similar role or interior design within the Retail sector, coupled with excellent communications skills and the ability to build effective working relationships across a wide range of stakeholders.

Ability to lead and mentor others and foster creative thought and a continuous improvement and customer centric environment.

Your ability to effectively work autonomously, take ownership of tasks and can prioritise multiple projects.

You will have sound knowledge of design, construction process, project management and building services understanding as well as proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite.

This would suit a team leader who is passionate about good design principles and wants to broaden and grow their career in a challenging and fast paced environment.

What makes us stand out

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements and generous leave options.

Market-leading parental leave benefits including 22 weeks paid leave for either carer and childcare allowance upon return to work.

Diverse and challenging career opportunities with a Learning & Development Team dedicated to helping you reach your full potential.

Comprehensive Wellbeing programs and market-leading policies and support to cover a diverse range of needs.

Corporate superannuation plan and discounted health insurance.

Peer nominated recognition awards and generous Employee Referral Program.

Awards

Ranked 9th in the 2023 Gender Equality Global Report and Ranking released by Equileap, out of 3787 organisations globally. 

Ranked 1st in the 2022 Global S&P Corporate Sustainability Assessment, out of 800+ listed real estate companies. 

Gold ranking in Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) for LGBTQ+ inclusion. 

Awarded Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice (2021 – 2023) for the fourth consecutive time. 

Accredited as a Family Inclusive Workplace™ in 2022. 

The GPT Group embraces those with diverse experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. We welcome applications from First Nations peoples recognised by our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), those with disabilities, candidates from the LGBTQIA+ community and other underrepresented groups.