Senior Operational Property Manager

HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits fund

Job summary

HS2 Ltd in Birmingham invites applications for a Senior Operational Property Manager to oversee HS2’s operational land portfolio. This role focuses on management, interim uses, and future disposals to support construction project delivery.

It is a secondment until 29 October 2027 with a base salary from £54,878 per annum and a flexible benefits fund of 20% that is pensionable. The role requires leadership in estate management, coordination with agents, and ensuring regulatory compliance across

Qualifications

• Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence and negotiate effectively.
• Decision making with commercial focus.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communications.
• Analytical ability to distill complex information into actionable insights.
• Ability to navigate political considerations and diverse teams.
• Proactive and innovative thinking to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in all work.
• Ensure HS2 land and property portfolio is commercially focused for construction needs.
• Lead engagement with property managing agents on lettings, rent collection, maintenance and disposals.
• Coordinate suppliers on technical and strategic projects to improve portfolio performance.
• Liaise with Acquisition, Disposals and Construction teams to align operational needs.
• Manage projects and workstreams supporting portfolio objectives.
• Monitor day-to-day management by agents, oversee repairs, budgeting and compliance with Health & Safety.

Skills

Relationship management

Influencing

Negotiation

Decision making

Communication

Analysis

Political savvy

Creative thinking

Job description

Location - Birmingham

Job Description

Location - Birmingham

This is a SECONDMENT opportunity until 29th October 2027 after which in some circumstances the role may become a permanent position.

Salary - Base salary: From £54,878 pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

As a Senior Operational Property Manager at HS2 you will be responsible for effective and efficient management of the property portfolio acquired by HS2 with a focus on management, interim uses and future disposal of operational land requirements in support of construction project delivery objectives.

About The Role

• Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
• Manage and lead the approach to ensure the HS2’s land and property portfolio is commercially focused and supports operational construction requirements.
• Lead contact with HS2’s appointed property managing agents to ensure high quality estate management including monitoring through monthly reports and KPI’s their performance on lettings, rent collection, maintenance, repair and disposals.
• Lead on the co-ordination of the suppliers in the development and implementation of technical and strategic projects to ensure delivery of operational construction requirements, compliance with new and current legislation, best practice and improvement of the performance of the portfolio.
• Lead and manage the liaison with the Property Acquisition, Disposals and wider Construction teams to develop full awareness of the operational requirements relevant to the managed portfolio to ensure timely issue of instructions to Managing agents to undertake the handover / handback of properties into management, disposal pipeline or, from management to construction.
• Manage specific projects and workstreams relating to the managed portfolio which support wider operational and disposal objectives.
• Manage the monitoring of day to day management of properties by the appointed agents including evaluation and instruction of repair and maintenance works and subsequent monitoring and budgeting of fees and expenses and ensuring all land and buildings in the HS2 property portfolio comply with Health and Safety regulations and legislation including CDM and that the Company’s Health and Safety policy and processes are fully implemented.
• Working with the Property Management team and Land and Property’s Finance representative in the preparation of financial reports and forecasts including monthly income and cost statements.
• Leading on Investment refurbishment project from completion of acquisition through budget and tender stages through project being on site including reporting and obtaining relevant sign off from DfT and reporting on KPI adherence.
• Adhere to HS2 Ltd’s Health and Safety policies.

Skills

About You

• Relationship management and communication skills with the ability to adopt different styles with different stakeholders and able to work effectively across teams and lead delivery through matrixed relationships.
• Influencing & negotiation skills.
• Effective decision making.
• Communication skills – including the ability to draft concisely, clearly and persuasively and present strategies and solutions through papers, reports and presentations.
• Analysis skills – including distilling information from multiple sources and turning it into clear communications including reports and briefings.
• Political Savvy –including the ability to identify political considerations and work towards achieving the best outcome for Land and Property, the Claimant and Affected Parties, for HS2 Ltd and ultimately the tax-payer.
• Innovative and critical thinking skills – including the ability to managing competing priorities.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of agricultural land management.
• Knowledge of lettings, rent collection, maintenance, repair and disposals process and technical aspects of general practice surveying.
• Understanding of legal obligations and liabilities in relation to property ownership, occupation and management.
• Understanding of property income and expenditure budgeting, forecasting and accounting.

Type Of Experience

• Experience in operating in a mixed asset property management and / or project environment.
• Experience of leading and operating in a team environment.
• Experience of working with suppliers to develop effective working relationships.
• Management of supplier performance to ensure delivery though the supply chain.
• Experience of developing and interpreting financial reporting related to Land and Property activities.
• Experience of working with large and complex property portfolios in a project environment.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect.

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert. Watch this video on how we remove bias in the recruitment process: Removing bias in the recruitment process - YouTube.

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.