Head of Corporate Real Estate Management - London

This is a hybrid working pattern

The Company:

This Business is a market leader in the Insurance sector with offices across the UK.

The Role:

As Corporate Head of Estates Management, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the UK property portfolio. You will do this providing regular board papers by translating complex data into a clear narrative that is both digestible and understandable to the wider business.

What you will be doing:

This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead the estate planning strategy, managing key stakeholder relationships, and driving innovation within the business operations.
Working closely with HR and business leaders you will analyse workforce data, facilitate space planning, and support major property projects such as office relocations and refurbishments.
Your leadership will extend to managing the UK Property Estates team and external partners, ensuring delivery of cost-effective, compliant, and strategically aligned property solutions
You will oversee the management of our operational and surplus property portfolio, leading on acquisitions, disposals, and lifecycle management of UK properties
Your leadership will extend to managing the UK Property Estates team and external partners, ensuring delivery of cost-effective, compliant, and strategically aligned property solutions.

You will be:

MRICS or FRICS qualified with several years’ experience, demonstrating strong knowledge of UK property market drivers, valuations, and planning systems.
Proven ability to develop and communicate property strategies, translating insights into board-level presentations and cross-business opportunities.
Extensive experience leading estates teams, external property consultants, and managing complex stakeholder relationships with a strategic, influential approach.
Strong financial, commercial, and portfolio optimization skills, with expertise in estate management, acquisitions, disposals, leases, and legal considerations.
Excellent communication, influencing, and presentation skills, capable of conveying technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
Strong workforce planning experience with the ability to work across teams to collect analyse and interpret HR data: Identify trend patterns and headcount changes across Business unit teams and locations.
Proactive, independent, and able to work effectively under pressure, managing workloads, priorities, and delivering within time and budget constraints.
Willingness to travel across the UK when required.

Opportunity:

Hybrid working

Excellent Salary + benefits

Must be you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

GMA Consulting

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