Real Estate Optimisation Senior Manager

CRH International; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in building materials is seeking a real estate professional to optimize footprint and enhance asset management across various markets. This role offers the chance to influence real estate strategies, drive financial performance, and collaborate with diverse teams. Ideal candidates have over 8 years of experience in real estate strategy and possess strong commercial acumen. Comprehensive benefits, including a competitive salary and wellness programs, are provided. Applications are accepted through the official job portal.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary package

Comprehensive secondary benefits

Health and wellness programs

Significant pension contributions

Qualifications

• 8+ years in real estate strategy, transactions, or portfolio management.
• Experience working across multiple markets and cultures.
• Proven ability to deliver complex projects in a commercial setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support real estate optimisation initiatives across CRH International.
• Drive financial performance through budgeting and forecasting.
• Partner with local teams to challenge and guide real estate decisions.

Skills

Property valuation

Leasing

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Cultural awareness

Education

Chartered Surveyor or equivalent qualification

Job description

Country: United Kingdom

City: London, United Kingdom

Req ID: 517229

Job Type: Full Time

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior Level

About CRH

We are CRH, and we are committed to contributing to a more resilient and sustainable built environment. We understand the wider impact our businesses can make in supporting human activity. We continue to do this through the delivery of unique, superior building materials and products for use in road and critical utility infrastructure, commercial building projects and outdoor living solutions.

CRH (NYSE : CRH, LSE : CRH) is the leading provider of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world. Employing c.78,500 people at c.3,390 operating locations in 28 countries, CRH has market leadership positions in both North America and Europe. As the essential partner for transportation and critical utility infrastructure projects, complex non-residential construction and outdoor living solutions, CRH’s unique offering of materials, products and value-added services helps to deliver a more resilient and sustainable built environment. The company is ranked among sector leaders by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating agencies. A Fortune 500 company, CRH’s shares are listed on the NYSE and LSE.

Without you noticing our products, we are everywhere you live, work, and relax.

Our project portfolio includes some of the most sustainable and cutting-edge building projects around the world. Think of the asphalt on the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, the Paris Metro Rail project, but also the Louis Vuitton Museum in Paris, parts of the Burj Khalifa, and the Kennedy Space Centre .

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Position Overview

CRH is a global leader in building materials, operating in 20+ countries with a substantial and diverse real estate footprint. While real estate isn’t our core business, it’s a powerful lever for performance improvement and we’re looking for someone who can help us unlock that potential.

This is a unique opportunity for a commercially minded real estate professional to apply their expertise in a dynamic industrial setting. You’ll work across countries and businesses to help us optimise our footprint, execute transactions, and build capability. Sometimes you’ll lead a land sale directly; other times you’ll support and challenge local teams as they execute. You’ll also help shift mindsets - working with operational leaders to better manage their assets.

You’ll report to the Real Estate Director for CRH International and collaborate with internal real estate professionals (where we have them), operational leadership, and a network of trusted external agents that you’ll help build and manage.

This role will appeal to someone who enjoys applying deep real estate knowledge in a business-first environment, and who thrives on variety, influence, and impact.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

In this role, you will :

• Lead and support real estate optimisation initiatives across CRH International.
• Drive financial performance – accountable for budgeting and forecasting, cost oversight, and profit delivery through real estate strategies that align with accounting policies and support broader business goals.
• Drive value creation through footprint rationalisation, consolidation, and strategic land sales.
• Partner with local teams to challenge and guide real estate decisions.
• Help build real estate capability and shift culture around asset management.
• Develop and manage a network of external agents to support execution across markets.
• Collaborate with Operations, Finance, Legal, Strategy, and Performance teams to align real estate actions with business goals.

Key Functional Competencies

You possess the following :

• Deep expertise in property valuation, leasing, transactions, and portfolio optimisation.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to connect real estate decisions to business outcomes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Comfortable influencing without direct authority.
• Hands-on, adaptable, and culturally aware.
• Familiarity with capital planning and investment appraisal.

Experience / Education

You are / have :

• Chartered Surveyor or equivalent professional qualification.
• 8+ years in real estate strategy, transactions, or portfolio management.
• Experience working across multiple markets and cultures.
• Proven ability to deliver complex projects in a commercial setting.

What CRH Offers You

A culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

Highly competitive salary package

Comprehensive secondary benefits

Significant contribution to your pension plan

Health and wellness programs, including an on-site gym and fitness classes

Excellent opportunities to develop and progress with a global organization

Connect your future to CRH

We are curious to learn more about you. At CRH, we believe our mutual differences contribute to the healthy, productive, and enjoyable workspace we create. Please introduce yourself and send us your application.

Is this role not for you, but do you know someone who would love to join the team? Please let us know!

CRH finds it important that vacancies are shared to individuals that may find them interesting and / or could be suitable for the role

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Benefits / perks listed above may vary depending on the nature of the employment with CRH and the country where you work.

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We do not accept candidate introductions for this position from recruitment agencies, unless you have been instructed to do so by our recruitment team.