Estates Transformation Leader (Hybrid)

IWFM; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit pension

30 days annual leave + holidays

Employee discounts

Employee assistance programme

Flexible working options

Job summary

Natural Environment Research Council in Swindon is seeking a Head of Estates Transformation to lead the estates transformation programme, ensuring delivery aligns with the Estates Strategy. You will oversee governance, budgeting, risk management and assurance, working with Centre leads to deliver BAU and transformation activities in a cohesive, 'one team' approach.

This role requires strong leadership, experience across complex estates or capital programmes, and accreditation such as

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an estates leadership role.
• Experience in leading and managing complex estates or capital programmes, delivering high quality outcomes within defined time, cost and scope parameters.
• NEC, APM, RICS or IWFM accreditation.
• Strong financial oversight capability, including budget setting, cost control, forecasting and ensuring transparent financial reporting.
• Experience in producing, maintaining and governing programmes control documentation, ensuring robust planning, tracking and decision making.
• Demonstrable strength in project & programme governance, applying structured oversight, assurance processes and compliance with organisational standards.
• Proven ability to identify, assess and manage project risks and opportunities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience of decarbonisation activity within the built environment

Responsibilities

• Providing leadership and oversight for the entire estates transformation programme ensuring clear alignment with the NERC Estates Strategy.
• Translating organisational objectives into structured programme with clear deliverables schedules, dependencies and resource requirements.
• Advocating for the programme and its benefits within UKRI and beyond. Oversight of programme governance, strategic risk management and assurance activities.
• Budgeting and close financial tracking/assurance for the programme.
• Owning and maintaining programme documentation, including plans, risk registers, dashboards, decision logs and benefits information.
• Senior level engagement and stakeholder management including across Centres and within UKRI
• Ensure all building safety information is collected, verified and handed over accurately to statutory duty holders, supporting the Golden Thread requirements.
• Harmonising project interfaces with other estate-related workstreams to ensure alignment, avoid duplication and identify shared opportunities.
• Promoting data-driven decision making and continuous improvement across all project activity.
• Preparing detailed executive level reports, briefing papers and updates for senior leaders and internal/external stakeholders.
• Deputising for the Associate Director for Estates and Sustainability where needed

Job description

Natural Environment Research Council in Swindon is seeking a Head of Estates Transformation to lead the estates transformation programme, ensuring delivery aligns with the Estates Strategy. You will oversee governance, budgeting, risk management and assurance, working with Centre leads to deliver BAU and transformation activities in a cohesive, 'one team' approach.

This role requires strong leadership, experience across complex estates or capital programmes, and accreditation such as