Hybrid Senior Real Estate Manager: Data & Projects

UKRI International; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

30 days annual leave + public holidays

Employee discounts and offers

Employee assistance programme

Flexible working options

Job summary

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in Swindon, within UKRI, seeks a Senior Real Estate Manager to lead the property portfolio, renewals, data reporting and cross-government compliance. Hybrid working available with a core focus on delivery of complex real estate projects and stakeholder engagement.

You will report to the Head of Real Estate and bring 5+ years of property management experience, with a robust understanding of UK government property standards and data governance.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in property real estate management (minimum 5 years).
• Professionally real estate recognised qualification(s) relevant for the role e.g. commercial property management, valuation, surveyor, legal qualifications.
• Experience of working on real estate projects.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to independently plan, prioritise and progress multiple workstreams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills. Ability to effectively negotiate with and influence partners at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Leading task management for the property portfolio, defining deadlines and resourcing activities and managing stakeholder requirements & expectations.
• Identifying, managing and escalating risks and opportunities arising from the property function. Taking a solutions approach to risk management.
• Developing and managing cut crossing processes and policies for commercial property real estate that translate government and UKRI requirements into NERC activities, including for document retention and document approvals.
• Leading on data and information management for real estate. Working with the Senior Estate Information Manager & Real Estate Manager to ensure database systems are effective and efficient.
• Leading on real estate annual data reporting to UKRI including data collection, curation and verification.
• Maintaining strong proactive working relationships with professional service providers and colleagues across NERC and its operational delivery partners, proactively managing communications and project updates.
• Working closely with other key programme leads, e.g. FDRI & AIMP, to identify areas of crossover, ensuring alignment and efficiency across programmes.
• Acting as a subject matter expert for property real estate including for assurance and project development processes. Ensuring NERC works within legal and contractual property requirements.
• Leading on procurement of legal and real professional services.
• Managing local project budgets including ensuring effective cost controls for professional services, financial assurance and reporting.
• Assisting senior colleagues with the preparation of briefing documents and other materials for committees & responses to external and internal queries, ensuring accurate reporting on work progress, risks and dependencies.
• Deputising for the Head of Real Estate as required at internal and external meetings.

Skills

Property real estate management

Stakeholder management

Data handling / analytics

Legal/commercial property knowledge

Project coordination

Education

Real estate qualification

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in Swindon, within UKRI, seeks a Senior Real Estate Manager to lead the property portfolio, renewals, data reporting and cross-government compliance. Hybrid working available with a core focus on delivery of complex real estate projects and stakeholder engagement.

You will report to the Head of Real Estate and bring 5+ years of property management experience, with a robust understanding of UK government property standards and data governance.