Head of Training Assets & Estate

Capita; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Capita is seeking a Head of Training Assets & Estate to oversee the full lifecycle of equipment and support services for Royal Navy Training. This role focuses on managing subcontractor performance, leading facilities management, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. As a key player in a transformational training program, you'll help shape strategic decisions and support the modernization of Royal Navy training.

Benefits

Basic salary of £66,000 plus car

23 days' holiday (rising to 27)

Paid volunteering days

Company matched pension

Full training provided

Free parking and excellent onsite facilities

Qualifications

• Experience managing large volumes of complex technical equipment.
• Strong advocacy for safe working practices in high-risk environments.
• Proven track record in overseeing subcontractor performance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee subcontractor performance and compliance.
• Lead facilities management teams and manage budgets.
• Ensure robust health, safety, and compliance standards.

Skills

Managing complex technical equipment

Safety advocacy

Building relationships

Education

Experience in properties management

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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.

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.

For further information please visit: Royal Navy education & training Selborne | Careers at Capita

What's in it for you?

• A basic salary of £66,000 plus car
• 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:

Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. We will be in touch with you regarding your application shortly, however if you need to contact our recruitment team please email [e-mail]

At Capita, we're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application and start their career with us. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, we want to hear from you if you'd like to discuss any adjustments you might need during your recruitment process. Please email [e-mail] or call 07784 237318 and we'll get back to you to discuss. For more information about equal opportunities and the types of adjustments we can offer, please visit the Capita Careers website.

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