Acquisition and Property Senior Manager

The Air Ambulance Service; Rugby; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced annual leave

Leave purchase options

Core hours 10:00am – 15:00pm

Enhanced sick pay

Life assurance

Blue Light Card

Employee Assistance Programme

Supportive team

Job summary

The Air Ambulance Service is seeking an experienced Acquisition and Property Senior Manager to lead the property portfolio strategy, acquisitions, and development across the charity. You will coordinate with internal teams to open stores, manage leases, and ensure value for money while meeting safety and regulatory standards.

Based field-based in the UK, you will drive capital projects, supervise a property team and external advisers, and report to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience leading property acquisitions and portfolio management.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Capital project delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the organisation's property portfolio strategy in line with our Trading & Operations strategy.
• Oversee TAAS's property portfolio, including acquisitions, lease renewals, dilapidations, rent reviews, and closures.
• Lead store openings and refurbishments, in collaboration with internal stakeholders/teams.
• Lead property acquisition projects from initial appraisal through to completion.
• Conduct market research, site searches, feasibility studies, and due diligence activities.

Skills

Property acquisition

Estate management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Leadership

Education

Degree in Property, Real Estate, Surveying or related discipline

MRICS

Job description

Join Our Lifesaving Team

Acquisition and Property Senior Manager

Full Job Description:For a full copy or our job description, please email [e-mail]

Location: Field Based

Hours:Full time, 37.5 hpw

If you would like to see a copy of our full benefitssummary, please contact the team on the email address above.

Lead property strategy that saves lives. Join us to acquire, develop and manage a diverse property portfolio, creating the spaces and infrastructure that enable our teams to deliver vital emergency care and support future growth.

What We Offer:

• Enhanced annual leave, with even more added as your service grows
• Additional annual leave purchase options
• Core working hours 10:00am – 15:00 pm
• Enhanced sick pay
• Life assurance
• Blue Light Card eligibility and access to generous discount schemes
• A supportive, purpose-driven team
• Access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

What You’ll Be Doing:

Property Strategy and Estate Management

• Develop and implement the organisation's property portfolio strategy in line with our Trading & Operations strategy.
• Oversee TAAS's property portfolio, including acquisitions, lease renewals, dilapidations, rent reviews, and closures.
• Lead store openings and refurbishments, in collaboration with internal stakeholders/teams.

Property Acquisition and Development

• Lead property acquisition projects from initial appraisal through to completion.
• Conduct market research, site searches, feasibility studies, and due diligence activities.
• Negotiate property acquisitions, leases, licences, and related agreements.
• Coordinate professional advisors including surveyors, solicitors, and consultants.
• Manage planning applications and development programmes where required.

Financial Management

• Manage departmental budgets, ensure value for money, and contribute to strategic financial planning.
• Develop business cases and investment appraisals for property acquisitions and projects.
• Monitor property-related costs and identify savings opportunities.

Compliance and Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with all property legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee health and safety obligations across the portfolio.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong relationships with internal departments, trustees, landlords and local authorities.
• Provide expert property advice to senior leadership and board members.
• Represent the organisation in property negotiations and external meetings.

Leadership and Team Management

• Lead and develop the property team and external contractors.
• Set objectives, monitor performance, and support professional development.

What We’re Looking For:

Essential

• Demonstrable evidence of behaviour in line with the core values of TAAS throughout career to date.
• Collaborative approach to achieving departmental and wider organisational objectives.
• Passion for the work that TAAS does.
• A flexible approach to allow adaptability to the changing needs of the organisation.
• Property acquisition, development or estate management experience
• Capital project delivery experience
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills

Desirable Qualifications

• Degree in Property, Real Estate, Surveying or related discipline
• MRICS

What's In It For You:

At TAAS, you’ll be part of a passionate and committed charity that’s making a real difference every day. We value professionalism, compassion and teamwork — and we’re proud of our inclusive, supportive culture.

Whether it’s supporting emergency services from behind the scenes or helping shape the future of our leadership, you’ll play a crucial role in helping us save lives.

The Air Ambulance Service isn’t just a place to work; it’s a place to build a meaningful career.

Compliance Responsibilities

In addition to specific compliance requirements within your area of expertise, you also hold responsibility in your specialism for:

• Health & Safety and Environment
• Safeguarding
• Data Protection
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Quality

You are expected and encouraged to raise and escape appropriately any potential breaches or areas for improvement regarding the above.

The role is subject to a BasicDBScheck.

Environment

TAAS is an inclusive working environment where Equality, Diversity and Human Rights are guiding principles, individuals are respected and a value of having a diverse workforce is recognised. The recruitment, employment and development of people are based on qualifications, experience and competency to do the job, eliminating personal bias or prejudice.

*Please note that we reserve the right to close this before the stated date, should the hiring manager deem there to be enough suitable applicants. We are currently recruiting for this role directly and do not require agency assistance at this time. If you have applyed for this role within the last 6 months, please be aware your application may be automatically declined.

CV21 3RQ

£50,000 per year

Permanent - Full-time

Posted 2 days ago

Closing date: 01/10/2026

Job reference: CC1685041FieAAPSM