Head of Property and Sustainability

Met Office; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 87,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension

Annual leave up to 32.5 days

Job summary

Met Office in Exeter seeks a Head of Property and Sustainability to lead a capable property team and shape strategy across facilities, governance and sustainability. The role supports hybrid working and a core focus on delivering safe, efficient services in line with the organisation's aims.

You will own governance of estate, drive Net Zero progress and develop professional capability, while managing budgets and ensuring compliance.

Qualifications

• Keep evolving – build long-term operational resilience across a complex property portfolio; manage budgets, financial control and business cases.
• Better together – lead a professional property team delivering trusted expertise, guidance, analysis and controls.
• Sustainability leadership – provide visible leadership on sustainability supporting Net Zero ambitions.
• Developing the profession – coach colleagues, set standards, build capability and champion excellence.
• Live and breathe it – inclusive, values-led leadership focusing on purpose, people and sound judgement.
• Stakeholder engagement – build credibility with internal and external stakeholders and give expert advice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Property Management Capability within the Enabling Domain.
• Oversee estate strategy, governance, assurance, facilities, engineering, compliance and workplace services.
• Drive sustainability and Net Zero delivery across property decisions.
• Ensure commercial and financial stewardship with robust business cases.
• Develop professional capability and workshop programmes for the property team.
• Engage with Government Property Community and external partners.

Skills

Resilience planning

Budget management

Team leadership

Sustainability leadership

Professional development

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

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We’re looking for an exceptional Head of Property and Sustainability to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Head of Property and Sustainability, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home.This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 32 hours per week and we will also try our best to consider those intending to work a jobshare. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best toagreea working pattern that works for everyone.

World changingwork

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

• We’reaforcefor good - focusing on our environmental and socialimpact
• We’reexperts by nature - always learning and developing to do thingsbetter
• We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart ofdecision-making
• We’rebettertogether-understandingpartnerships and inclusivity make us greater
• We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for ourcustomers

Your world ofexpertise

You will be a member of the Property Management Capability within the Enabling Domain reporting to Associate Director Commercial and Property, you will provide strategic professional leadership, build and manage a strong Property Management Team with the right behaviours, skill and knowledge to support the delivery of the corporate strategy and long term aims of the Met Office.

• Estate strategy, governance and assurance
• Facilities, engineering, compliance and workplace services
• Sustainability and Net Zero delivery
• Commercial and financial stewardship
• Professional capability and workshop development
• Member of the Government Property Community

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing.The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their‘Best Workplaces in Tech’2023, 2024 and 2025 lists, as well as their’54 Best Workplaces for Women’2023 list.

As our Head of Property and Sustainability, your total reward package will be up to £92,816 annually, which includes:

• An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years andoptionto buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annualleave

Essential criteria, skills and experience

• Keep evolving – You will bring experience of building long-term operational resilience across a complex property portfolio, including lifecycle planning for facilities and assets. You will be confident managing budgets, applying strong financial control and developing clear business cases that support informed investment decisions.
• Better together – You will lead and enable a professional property team to provide trusted expertise, practical guidance, robust analysis and effective controls. Your work will help the organisation deliver safely, efficiently and in full compliance with relevant legislation and standards.
• Sustainability leadership – You will provide visible and consistent leadership on sustainability, helping shape property decisions that support the organisation’s Net Zero ambitions and wider environmental responsibilities.
• Developing the profession – You will have a strong track record of developing, coaching and supporting colleagues within the property profession, and will be ready to act as Head of Profession by setting standards, building capability and championing professional excellence.
• Live and breathe it – You will be an inclusive and values-led leader who puts purpose, people and sound judgement at the centre of decision-making, creating the conditions for teams to perform well and feel supported.
• Stakeholder engagement – You will be able to build credibility with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, offering assurance, constructive challenge and expert advice on property matters that affect organisational delivery.

Closing date 18/10/2026 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 09/11/2026. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.

For further information on all our vacancies in Property Management please check out our prospectus here .

Using AI in your application

We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment .

How we can help

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at [e-mail] .

If you’re considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us.Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the DisabilityConfidentScheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.

Weunderstand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information.We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application.

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact us at: [e-mail] If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: [e-mail]