Office Relocation Manager

4Recruitment Services Ltd; Harrow; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

4Recruitment Services Ltd. is seeking an experienced Office Relocation Manager for a North West London-based Council.

The role combines planning, coordination and delivery of corporate relocations, service moves, and workplace reconfigurations with a strong emphasis on space utilisation and CAD-based layout design. You will ensure safe, efficient delivery with minimal disruption, collaborating across Directorates and support functions while coordinating external removals and site repaints where

Qualifications

• Significant experience in workplace planning and space utilisation within complex organisations.
• Proven track record delivering office relocations and related moves.
• Ability to manage multiple move workstreams with milestones and risks.
• Experience in commissioning and managing external removals and logistics contractors.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for communications during office moves.
• Expertise in space planning principles and creating floor plans/move drawings.
• Strong problem-solving to balance competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination and delivery of corporate relocations and office moves across the Council’s estate.
• Provide workplace planning expertise including occupancy planning and CAD layouts.
• Ensure changes are delivered safely, efficiently, with minimal disruption and in collaboration with Directorate teams.
• Procure and manage removals and storage contractors as Intelligent Client for move services.
• Maintain accurate inventory records for furniture and equipment during transitions.
• Maintain compliance with Health & Safety, GDPR, Equality and safeguarding requirements.
• Contribute to service improvement and transformation initiatives.

Skills

Workplace Planning

Relocation Management

Project Management

Contract Management

Communication

Space Planning

Problem Solving

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Our local authority client based in North West London are urgently seeking an experienced Office Relocation Manager.

• Hybrid working
• £500 a day Umbrella

Role Purpose

• To lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of corporate relocations, office moves, service decants, churn activity, and workplace reconfigurations across the Council’s operational estate.
• To provide specialist workplace planning expertise, including space utilisation analysis, occupancy planning, and CAD-based layout design, supporting the Council’s Corporate Landlord model and estate rationalisation objectives.
• To ensure accommodation changes are delivered safely, efficiently, and with minimal disruption to operational services, working collaboratively across Directorates and support functions.

Generic Duties

• Procure and manage specialist removals and storage contractors, acting as the Intelligent Client for move‑related services.
• Maintain accurate inventory records for furniture and equipment during transitions, updating the Concerto system where assets are moved or disposed of.
• Carry out all duties in accordance with Council policies, procedures, and professional standards.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, GDPR, Equality, and safeguarding requirements.
• Maintain accurate workplace, occupancy, and accommodation records.
• Participate in service improvement and transformation initiatives.
• Work collaboratively across the Property & Corporate Landlord function and wider Council services.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Role requirements

• Workplace Planning: Significant experience in workplace planning, space utilisation, and accommodation planning within a complex organisation.
• Relocation Management: Proven experience delivering office relocations, service moves, decants, and workplace reconfigurations.
• Project Management: Ability to manage multiple move workstreams simultaneously, using project tools to track milestones and risks.
• Contract Management: Experience in commissioning and managing external removals and logistics contractors.
• Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage communications during office moves.
• AutoCAD/Space Planning: Expert knowledge of space planning principles and the ability to develop floor plans, layouts and move drawings.
• Problem Solving: Ability to manage competing operational priorities and resolve issues pragmatically

At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy will have been unsuccessful