Head of Estate Management & Strategy - Telecoms

Project People; Theale; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Theale-based Berkshire senior leadership role heads Estates, Assurance & Transformation, leading a broad property and infrastructure function to drive performance, governance and commercial optimisation across a UK estate.

You will shape transformation roadmaps, manage major contracts (£5m–£10m pa), oversee risk, compliance and stakeholder engagement with senior leaders across Operations, Finance, Legal and Property.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience across property, estates, infrastructure or asset management operations.
• Proven track record of leading senior teams, strategic suppliers and outsourced delivery models.
• Strong commercial, financial and contractual management capability.
• Governance, assurance, risk management and operational performance improvement experience.
• Experience leading business transformation and continuous improvement programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder management, with influence at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Leading multidisciplinary teams and strategic outsourced partners across estate management, assurance, property risk, supplier performance and estate data.
• Owning governance and assurance frameworks to improve efficiency, compliance and customer outcomes.
• Developing and delivering the estates transformation roadmap, including data improvement initiatives.
• Managing contracts valued at £5m–£10m per annum and significant supplier relationships.
• Driving process automation, digitisation and AI-enabled opportunities to enhance productivity.
• Providing senior-level reporting, insights and recommendations while handling escalations.
• Collaborating with senior stakeholders across Operations, Finance, Legal, Commercial and Property.

Skills

Leadership

Governance

Transformation

Stakeholder management

Commercial & financial management

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Education

RICS or equivalent qualification

Job description

Berkshire / Theale | Senior Leadership Opportunity

Lead estate strategy. Drive transformation. Protect and optimise a critical UK infrastructure portfolio.

We’re looking for an experienced Head of Estates, Assurance & Transformation to lead a broad property and infrastructure function, driving operational performance, commercial optimisation, risk management and strategic change across a large UK estate.

This is a senior leadership role combining operational estate management with transformation, providing the opportunity to shape governance, strengthen assurance and support the evolution of a mature infrastructure operating model.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading multidisciplinary teams and strategic outsourced partners across estate management, assurance, property risk, supplier performance and estate data.
• Owning operational performance, governance and assurance frameworks to improve efficiency, compliance and customer outcomes.
• Developing and delivering the estates transformation roadmap, including site access assurance, revenue assurance, margin optimisation and data improvement initiatives.
• Managing significant commercial and supplier relationships, with responsibility for contracts valued at £5m–£10m per annum.
• Driving process improvement, automation, digitisation and AI-enabled opportunities to enhance productivity and business performance.
• Providing senior-level reporting, insight and recommendations while managing complex commercial, legal, regulatory and operational escalations.
• Working collaboratively with senior stakeholders across Operations, Finance, Legal, Commercial, Property and wider business leadership.

What we’re looking for:

• Significant leadership experience across property, estates, infrastructure or asset management operations.
• A proven track record of leading senior teams, strategic suppliers and outsourced delivery models.
• Strong commercial, financial and contractual management capability.
• Demonstrable experience in governance, assurance, risk management and operational performance improvement.
• Experience leading business transformation, organisational change and continuous improvement programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence senior leaders and make complex decisions.
• Knowledge of property legislation, including the Electronic Communications Code and Landlord and Tenant legislation, would be advantageous.
• Experience in telecommunications, infrastructure or another regulated, asset-intensive environment would be beneficial.

A relevant professional qualification, such as RICS, programme management or risk management, would also be advantageous.