Real Estate Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a mission-driven organisation as a Transaction Manager in London to lead significant real estate deals. Utilize your expertise in identifying property opportunities and executing transactions that create social impact in the community. Your role will involve engaging with various stakeholders and ensuring alignment with commercial objectives, ultimately fostering high-quality services for those in need.

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years' experience in real estate transactions or property development.
• Proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
• Excellent presentation and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify & shape new property opportunities.
• Lead deal execution including negotiations and legal processes.
• Build compelling business cases with viability analysis.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Financial modelling

Investment appraisal

Feasibility testing

Stakeholder engagement

Presentation skills

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

Transaction Manager – Real Estate

Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

Type: Full-time | Start: ASAP

Salary: Up to £70,000 base + benefits

Are you a commercially-minded real estate professional ready to lead the delivery of high-impact property deals in a purpose-driven sector?

We’re seeking an experienced Transaction Manager to join a growing, mission-led organisation that delivers specialist supported housing and care services across the UK. Reporting to the Head of Property, this newly created role will drive complex real estate transactions from concept through to completion.

You’ll be a key contributor to shaping new schemes and unlocking development-led opportunities that support ambitious service expansion plans.

️ What You’ll Be Doing:

• Identify & shape new property opportunities: Engage with architects, planners, and technical consultants to design service-appropriate schemes.
• Lead deal execution: Negotiate heads of terms, SPAs, leases, and coordinate legal processes to completion.
• Build compelling business cases: Carry out viability and risk analysis, and present clear, data-led proposals to senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate across funding and legal partners: Liaise with lenders, valuers, and housing associations to align funding and regulatory pathways.
• Deliver with impact: Work cross-functionally with asset managers, project teams and advisors to ensure commercially aligned, timely deal execution.

What We’re Looking For:

• 6-8+ years' experience in real estate transactions, property development, or investment.
• Strong commercial acumen and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
• Skilled in financial modelling, investment appraisal, and feasibility testing.
• Confident managing legal documentation (SPAs, leases, heads of terms).
• Excellent presentation and stakeholder engagement skills (PowerPoint essential).
• Experience working with housing associations, registered providers, lenders or similar.

Bonus If You Have:

• MRICS (not essential).
• Knowledge of property law, leasehold structures, or mixed-tenure schemes.
• Experience in affordable housing, regeneration, or social care development projects.

Why Join?

You’ll be part of a growing and values-led organisation with a clear social mission, a collaborative working culture, and a strong commercial growth trajectory. Your work will have a direct impact on enabling high-quality services for adults with complex needs — through sustainable, smart property solutions.

Interested in using your real estate expertise to make a difference? Apply now to shape deals that drive meaningful change.

Tags: Real Estate Development, Deal Execution, Legal Document Preparation, Investments, Presentations, Real Estate, Stakeholder Engagement, Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Healthcare, Health and Social Care