Senior Manager - Valuations & Performance Analytics

Great British Energy Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + pension

Performance related bonus

Flexible working

Private healthcare

Life and critical illness cover

28 days holiday + option to buy more

Job summary

The Crown Estate is seeking a senior valuation and performance professional to shape how portfolio performance is understood and communicated. Reporting to the Head of Performance Management, you will coordinate external valuations, provide clear insights into returns, risks and opportunities, and drive robust governance.

You will lead high-quality performance reporting, champion evidence-based decision making, and contribute to evolving the Performance Measurement operating model, driving

Qualifications

• RICS qualified valuer with commercial experience.
• Proficient Argus Enterprise user with valuation experience.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with BI tools (Power BI).
• Experience managing regular valuation processes and portfolio reporting.
• In-depth knowledge of the UK real estate market.
• Proven ability to challenge status quo and drive transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance of external valuation activity across a £13bn+ portfolio.
• Provide expert guidance on valuation outcomes, performance drivers, risks and opportunities to senior leadership.
• Manage external valuer appointments and tender processes.
• Lead on MSCI benchmarking for total return reporting across assets.
• Analyse portfolio performance using the Value Creation Framework for directors and SBUs.
• Support internal decision making in leasing, development and investment opportunities.
• Champion Power BI and automation to improve efficiency and data transparency.

Skills

Valuation

Analytical ability

Portfolio analysis

UK real estate market knowledge

Challenge and governance

Education

RICS qualified valuer

Tools

Argus Enterprise

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Reporting to: Head of Performance ManagementJob level: DContract type: Full time | PermanentBudget responsibility: £1.3m in conjunction with Head of Performance MeasurementPeople responsibility: NoneAdvert Closing Date: 09/11/2026Purpose of the role:You will play a pivotal role in shaping how The Crown Estate understands and communicates portfolio performance. Working across asset classes, you’ll provide clear, actionable insight into the drivers of returns, risks and opportunities, and how assets contribute to overall performance. You will co ordinate external independent valuations, bringing constructive challenge and ensuring a robust, well governed process. You’ll also lead high-quality performance reporting and champion evidence based decision making, working closelywith Finance, SBU teams and external advisers. You will actively participate in the evolution of the Performance Measurement operating model, identify opportunities to streamline workflows, eliminate manual data inputs, drive automation and improve data transparency across the organisation. You will act as a strategic translator between external valuers, SBUs and senior leadership, converting complex valuation outputs into clear, commercial focused narrative.Main AccountabilitiesValuation & Performance:* Lead the governance and oversight of external valuation activity across a £13bn+ portfolio.* Act as a senior subject matter expert on valuation, performance and portfolio insight across The Crown Estate* Provide informed assessment and constructive challenge to our external valuation partners, ensuring full compliance with RICS and IFRS Fair Value reporting* Provide expert guidance and constructive challenge to senior leadership on valuation outcomes, performance drivers, risks and opportunities.* Manage external valuer appointments, including any tender processes* Lead on our relationship with benchmarking provider MSCI, enabling accurate total return reporting across our commercial real estate assets* Analyse holistic portfolio performance with our ‘Value Creation Framework’, advising directors and their teams on key drivers, risks, themes and contribution towards overall TCE targets* Use your valuation expertise to support internal decision making across leasing, development and investment opportunitiesReporting, Forecasting & Insight:* Lead the production of valuation and total return insight for Board and Committee reporting, allowing senior stakeholders to understand the impact of our underlying activities and key performance drivers vs. the market* Identify trends, emerging risks, pressures and opportunities within our wider portfolio* Support our joint venture partners in their valuation and reporting requirements* Champion use of Argus across the real estate function to support asset management activities* Apply retrospective analysis to appraise the impact of previous investment decisions and development projects* Research industry trends and analyse peer performance, sharing relevant insight with colleaguesCompliance & Process Improvement* Maintain accuracy and consistency of valuation data across core systems and reporting tools* Champion continuous improvement including the use of PowerBI and responsible application of AI-enabled automation, to enhance efficiency, data transparency and reporting quality while ensuring outputs are appropriately reviewed and governed.* Ensure RICS and IFRS policies are followed, supporting audit readiness and stronggovernancePerson specificationKnowledge, experience and skills:* Valuation professional with substantial experience as a RICS qualified valuer, gained within a professional commercial organisation* Skilled Argus Enterprise user, confident in both traditional and DCF approaches* High level of analytical capability with advanced Excel skills and experience with BI tools (Power BI preferred)* Extensive experience of managing regular valuation processes, portfolio analysis techniques and portfolio performance reporting* Strong quantitative analytical skills, including an ability to construct, use and interpret cash flow models and appraisals* Proven in-depth knowledge of the UK real estate market* Proven track record of operating effectively through ambiguity, with a demonstrated ability to challenge the status quo and support process or structural transformation* A continuous improvement mindset with experience in mapping, refining, and automatingcomplex financial and data workflowsOur Offering / benefits:As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance relatedbonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End,to private healthcare; life andcritical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly,enabling you to be your best self to work.Disability Disclaimer:We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview schemeDisability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK ([1] www.gov.uk).We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us directly, or at [e-mail] note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.ReferencesVisible links1. https://www.gov.uk/