Business Banking (BB) supports the Group's strategy of building tomorrow's bank today for our customers, focusing on trust, resilience and capital generation. BB supports CBA's small to medium enterprises, mid‐market corporates, regional and agribusiness clients, offering a broad suite of financial solutions.
Property Advisory Services (PAS) is a specialist team within BB, providing technical property expertise to frontline teams to drive growth, manage risk, and deliver positive customer outcomes. PAS is committed to process improvement, product innovation, and identifying opportunities across the valuation, construction and broader property sectors.
This newly created role offers an exciting opportunity to drive growth and shape lending policy for construction funding across BB.
Key areas you will add value include:
* Technical Expertise & Risk Management
* Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Building
* Capability Development & Strategic Insights
We're looking for a candidate who:
* Leads the assessment and oversight of construction finance transactions from end to end.
* Builds strong relationships with bankers, customers, QS firms, developers, and builders.
* Serves as a key SME liaison between bankers, risk teams, and property specialists on construction transactions.
* Engages early with deal teams to align on valuation, budget, and construction risk.
* Ensures construction deals meet internal risk and compliance standards.
* Reviews QS reports, payment schedules, and development budgets in line with business banking frameworks.
* Provides strategic insights to support internal policy development.
* Is passionate about innovation in the construction industry, to drive efficiency.
* Designs and delivers training to enhance frontline skills in construction risk and QS report interpretation.
Additional qualities you may possess include:
* Strong communication skills, comfortable meeting and talking to customers.
* Strong analytical, report‐writing, and interpersonal skills.
* High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
* Skilled at translating complex construction concepts for bankers.
* Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Property, Project Management, or related field, with professional QS qualifications preferred (AIQS/RICS).
* At least 5 years' experience in quantity surveying, construction risk advisory, project monitoring, or a related construction consultancy role.
* Strong understanding of construction cost management, development feasibility, contract structures, and risk frameworks applicable to construction and development lending.
* Experience collaborating with financial professionals is valued.
At CommBank, we advocate and facilitate a culture of inclusion and respect, celebrating all cultures, abilities, genders, expressions of gender and sexual orientation. We are working hard to recruit people who represent the diversity of our customers and our society.
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