Estates Capital Delivery Manager

Unite Students; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property management company in the United Kingdom is looking for an experienced Estates Capital Delivery Manager to oversee capital and lifecycle works. The role involves ensuring compliance and managing multiple projects to maintain safety and standards. The ideal candidate must possess strong experience in estates management and stakeholder engagement. This position offers numerous benefits, including a discretionary bonus and generous vacation time, making it an excellent opportunity for personal growth and professional success.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days paid holiday and an annual holiday buying scheme

Generous pension scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Enhanced Family Leave

Gym benefit

Qualifications

• Experience in a multi-site operational environment.
• Understanding compliance and lifecycle asset planning.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver capital and lifecycle works across operational estate.
• Manage mobilisation plans to minimise customer impact.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritise works.

Skills

Proven experience in estates, property, or capital project delivery

Strong understanding of building systems

Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Excellent stakeholder management

Financial acumen

Job description

Unite Students has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Estates Capital Delivery Manager to join our high‑performing Estates team. The role will primarily cover our London locations. The Estates Capital Delivery Manager plays a critical role in delivering essential lifecycle and capital works across our operational estate. This role ensures that building systems, infrastructure, and aesthetic standards remain safe, compliant, and aligned with our brand promise.

Programme & Project Delivery

• Deliver capital and lifecycle works, including: fire safety systems (fire panels, AOVs, fire doors, PFP works); access control, gates and barrier systems; CCTV and security upgrades; targeted lighting replacements; heating & hot water systems (hot water cylinders, air source heat pumps); mechanical, electrical and plant replacements; lift refurbishments or replacements; roof repairs and working‑at‑height equipment replacements and installations; rolling redecoration and flooring programmes.
• Ensure all works are scoped accurately, tendered effectively, and delivered on time, within budget, according to strategic goals and to specification.
• Manage mobilisation plans to minimise customer impact and ensure operational readiness.

People Leadership

• Shared line‑management of an Estates Coordinator, providing clear direction, coaching and development.
• Delegate administrative and reporting tasks effectively to ensure smooth programme delivery.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering and Maintenance to prioritise works based on operational need.
• Act as the key point of contact for regional stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment throughout the whole delivery.
• Responsible to ensure all works are tendered in line with expectation and contractor performance is monitored and managed.
• Ensure that property teams have clear plans to ensure residents are communicated to and plans are in place to minimise disruption.

<>Compliance & Quality

• Guarantee adherence statutory compliance, health & safety, and brand standards.
• Ensure all works meet technical specifications and regulatory requirements, leveraging third‑party specialists where necessary.
• Shared accountability for embedding sustainability improvements in all planned works.
• The role is required to report regularly on progress, risks and all matters relating to compliance, using the group systems.
• Projects will need to follow the change management protocols for our building safety cases and all relevant documentation captured through our property data systems.

Financial Management

• Manage allocated capital budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting, cost control, and value for money.
• Report on financial and delivery performance to the Group Estates Capital Delivery Manager.
• Projects will need to be managed within budget and customer constraints. Compelling papers will need to be produced by the delivery manager on any significant change to budget, scope or delivery programme.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in estates, property, or capital project delivery within a multi‑site operational environment.
• Strong understanding of building systems, compliance, and lifecycle asset planning.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong organisational skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Financial acumen with experience managing budgets.

Benefits

• A discretionary annual bonus so you can share in the company’s success.
• 25 days paid holiday and an annual holiday buying scheme, with 5 additional days awarded for long service.
• A generous pension scheme – employer contributions between 5% and 11% depending on how much you save.
• Various benefits to support your health and wellbeing including a Healthcare Cash Plan, an Employee Assistance Programme, a Wellbeing platform and a Gym benefit that you can share with your family and friends.
• Enhanced Family Leave including 18 weeks full pay for birthing parents and 4 weeks for non‑birthing parents.
• Lots of other great benefits including an annual ShareSave scheme, Employee Life Assurance, a discount portal and more!