Strategic Asset & Estate Manager

We are now seeking a Strategic Asset & Estate Manager to join our team.

You will play a pivotal role in shaping the long-term future of a large and complex estate portfolio. Leading a multidisciplinary team of architects, designers and CAD technicians, you will develop and deliver innovative, data-driven estate strategies that optimise asset performance, sustainability and value.

Working closely with key stakeholders, you'll ensure estate investment decisions support organisational objectives, statutory compliance and long-term operational success.

What you'll do:

• Lead the development and delivery of the Estate, Estate Management and Asset Management Strategies.
• Develop long-term estate plans, including 10-year programmes and 15-year masterplans.
• Oversee Strategic, Local and Asset-Level Management Plans and the annual State of the Estate Report.
• Translate asset condition, utilisation, risk and performance data into investment priorities and strategies.
• Lead estate-wide masterplanning, spatial strategies and design standards supporting refurbishment, new build and rationalisation.
• Oversee early-stage project development, including RIBA Stages 0-1, business cases and development briefs.
• Work with PMO and Project teams to transition priorities effectively into delivery.
• Monitor estate performance through KPIs, benchmarking and data analytics, driving continuous improvement.
• Champion Net Zero, sustainability and whole-life asset management principles.
• Engage senior stakeholders, clearly presenting complex strategies and recommendations.
• Lead, mentor and develop a multidisciplinary team, providing technical leadership and quality assurance.

What you bring:

• Degree in Architecture, Building Surveying, Estate Management or a related discipline.
• Chartered membership (RICS, RIBA, CIOB or equivalent) is desirable.
• Significant experience in strategic estate or asset management within the public sector or similarly complex environments.
• Proven experience developing and delivering estate strategies, asset management plans and long-term capital programmes.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret asset data and translate insights into strategic decisions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working within secure estates, justice, defence or blue-light environments.
• Knowledge of estate sustainability strategies and Net Zero programmes.
• Experience with BIM, advanced CAD and digital asset management systems.
• Experience integrating asset data and analytics into strategic estate planning.