Head of Estates Transformation and Campus Development Hybrid

UKRI; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 65,000; Full time

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