Head of Training Assets & Estate

Capita; London; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Capita as the Head of Training Assets & Estate, responsible for overseeing the lifecycle of training equipment supporting the Royal Navy. This role includes managing subcontractor performance, leading facilities management, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. As a pivotal leader in a high-value project, you'll influence strategic decisions and drive operational excellence across various sites.

Benefits

23 days’ holiday (rising to 27)

Paid volunteering day

Company matched pension

Life assurance

Cycle2work scheme

15 weeks’ fully paid maternity leave

Voluntary benefits

Access to Employee Network Groups

Free parking

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Skilled at managing complex technical equipment, especially in demanding environments.
• Strong advocate for safe working practices in high-risk settings.
• Proven track record with high-value subcontractor performance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee subcontractor performance and ensure contract compliance.
• Lead facilities management, including engineering support.
• Manage non-staff cost budgets and track spending.

Skills

Management of technical equipment

Health and Safety compliance

Relationship building

Budget management

Education

Experience in defense environments

Properties management expertise

Job description

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Help get better trained personnel to the front line faster

Project Selborne is a Transformational Training programme with a strategic goal of modernising Royal Navy training to deliver “better trained sailors to the front line faster”.

As the Head of Training Assets & Estate you'll oversee the full lifecycle of equipment and support services that power Royal Navy Training. You'll be at the helm of managing subcontracted assets, performance, and support contracts—ensuring everything runs smoothly and efficiently.

In this role, you'll also lead Capita’s engineering and facilities management teams under the Selborne Contract, keeping a close eye on non-staff budgets and ensuring alignment with the Statement of Contract.

As a key member of the Training Equipment Project Management Board, you’ll help shape strategic decisions and drive performance. You’ll also take charge of Capita’s corporate and contractual Health & Safety responsibilities, ensuring a safe and compliant working environment across all operations.

This is a home based role with travel to all Capita Selborne sites mostly in the South/South West and Scotland.

Job Description

What you’ll be doing:

• Oversee Subcontractor Performance: Manage training and synthetic equipment service subcontractors (approx. £21m total), ensuring compliance with contracts, policies, and regulations.
• Facilities & Estate Management: Lead facilities management teams across Selborne, including engineering support, building managers, and Gas Safety operations.
• Budget & Contract Oversight: Control all non-staff cost budgets, manage subcontractor onboarding, and track spend against contractual assumptions.
• Strategic Leadership: Serve on the Training Equipment Project Management Board, guiding annual plans and spend, and leading change requests (TOs/IYCs).
• Health, Safety & Compliance: Lead Capita’s safety team, ensuring robust safety systems, audits, and compliance with Selborne and corporate H&S standards.
• Export Control & Insurance: Manage Export Control obligations and Capita’s insurance responsibilities related to equipment and assets.
• Client & Stakeholder Liaison: Coordinate with customer reps to meet training equipment and facilities dependencies and manage obsolescence planning with the RN.
• Governance & Documentation: Maintain safety certifications, administer hazard logs (eCassandra), and create/validate Statements of Work.

What we’re looking for:

• Skilled in managing large volumes of complex technical equipment, ideally within defence or similarly demanding environments.
• A strong advocate for safe working practices, especially in high-risk, non-office settings.
• Proven track record in overseeing high-value subcontractor performance and delivery.
• Can build strong, effective relationships with clients and industry partners to deliver on complex contract goals.
• An experienced properties management professional including both hard and soft facilities management responsibilities, preferably in the defence environment
• Any experience within a military training environment would be highly desirable
• Ability to gain UK SC clearance.

About Selborne

Selborne is a wide scale, 12 year transformation of Royal Navy Training. The contract worth GBP 1 billion was awarded in December 2020 to a consortium led by Capita to deliver and modernise training for the RN. The consortia of partners known as Team Fisher includes Raytheon UK, Fujitsu and University of Lincoln together with 14 other UK-based suppliers.

Our ‘one team’ philosophy is about collaboration and openness, key to the success of this programme. We are looking for people with the talent and experience who can help shape better outcomes for our customers. We are using our expertise in digital transformation to review service design, modernise courses and deploy cutting edge technology to enhance courses including synthetic training (simulator) systems and data analytics. This programme is a shared endeavour working alongside the Royal Navy’s Training Management Group (TMG) as a single integrated team. Together, we will address challenges and collectively improve outcomes for sailors and marines at scale across the naval enterprise – something we are proud to be part of over the coming years.

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• Full training will be given
• Free parking and excellent facilities onsite

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next:

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