Head of Estates Engineering Services

JR United Kingdom; Derby; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Head of Estates Engineering Services to direct engineering across multiple sites, enhancing visitor experiences and overseeing critical maintenance and projects. The role requires proven leadership in operational estates and excellent stakeholder engagement skills, offering a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineering services in a comparable operational estate.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and team leadership skills.
• Proactive and engaging approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic direction of engineering services across Royal Ballet and Opera sites.
• Oversee building and fabric maintenance, utilities, installation, and capital works.
• Implement energy-saving and carbon reduction projects.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Proactive approach

Job description

Job Title:

Head of Estates Engineering Services

Salary:

To £88,000 per annum with excellent benefits package

Job Description:

Lead the strategic direction of all aspects of engineering services, creating a culture of exceptional service delivery focused on enhancing the visitor experience.

The estate of the Royal Ballet & Opera comprises three sites: the main site in Covent Garden, which includes a 2,000+ seated theatre dating from 1858, along with redeveloped stage, rehearsal rooms, dressing rooms, workshops, offices, and ancillary spaces, completed in 1999; a second theatre and refreshed front-of-house spaces delivered via the Open Project in 2018; the Production Workshop and Costume Centre in Thurrock, Essex; and a 14,000m² store in Aberdare, Wales.

The facilities support a complex production schedule and the work of thousands of staff, artists, and creatives in staging opera and ballet to high standards.

The Head of Estates Engineering Services will oversee strategic planning and delivery of engineering services across all Royal Ballet and Opera sites, providing guidance on building and fabric maintenance, utilities, installation, capital works, energy-saving, and carbon reduction projects.

We seek an individual with proven experience leading engineering services in a comparable, live operational estate. The ideal candidate will possess excellent stakeholder engagement and team leadership skills, with a proactive and engaging approach.

The candidate brochure is available at Head of Estates Engineering Services - Royal Ballet & Opera.

Applications should include a CV and Cover Letter and be sent to [emailprotected] before the closing date.

Closing date for applications: Sunday, 25th May, 2025.

The Royal Ballet and Opera is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups, including those who are ethnically diverse and/or disabled. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria.

Applicants must have eligibility to work in the UK.