Head of Estates Transformation and Campus Development Hybrid

UKRI

Swindon

Hybrid

GBP 59,000 - 65,000

Full time

8 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme
30 days annual leave + 10.5 days
Employee discounts and offers
Employee assistance programme
Flexible working options

Job summary

Natural Environment Research Council in Swindon, a key part of UKRI, seeks a Head of Estates Transformation to lead a c.£200m estates programme delivering a fit-for-purpose estate enabling world‑leading science. You will ensure governance, budgeting, risk management and stakeholder engagement to drive delivery.

The role requires senior leadership experience in complex capital programmes, NEC/APM/IWFM accreditation, and a track record in data‑driven decision making; hybrid working is available at

Qualifications

  • Proven leadership in estates role.
  • Experience in leading complex estates or capital programmes.
  • NEC/APM/RICS/IWFM accreditation.
  • Strong financial oversight including budgeting and reporting.
  • Experience in governance and control documentation.
  • Ability to identify and manage risks and opportunities.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication.
  • Experience in decarbonisation activity within built environment.

Responsibilities

  • Providing leadership and oversight for the entire estates transformation programme.
  • Translating objectives into structured programme with deliverables, schedules and resources.
  • Oversight of governance, strategic risk management and assurance activities.
  • Budgeting and financial tracking/assurance for the programme.
  • Maintaining programme documentation, dashboards and logs.
  • Senior level engagement and cross-centre stakeholder management.
  • Ensuring building safety information is collected for Golden Thread compliance.
  • Harmonising interfaces with other estate-related workstreams.
  • Promoting data-driven decision making and reporting.
  • Deputising for the Associate Director for Estates and Sustainability.

Skills

Estates leadership
Complex estates programs
Professional accreditations
Budgeting & forecasting
Programme governance
Risk & opportunities
Stakeholder management
Decarbonisation

Job description

Natural Environment Research Council in Swindon, a key part of UKRI, seeks a Head of Estates Transformation to lead a c.£200m estates programme delivering a fit-for-purpose estate enabling world‑leading science. You will ensure governance, budgeting, risk management and stakeholder engagement to drive delivery.

The role requires senior leadership experience in complex capital programmes, NEC/APM/IWFM accreditation, and a track record in data‑driven decision making; hybrid working is available at

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