Estates Business Manager

This role is available full-time for 37 hours per week Monday-Friday or part-time with a minimum coverage of 30 hours per week. Flexible or compressed working hours available. This role is based in the office

Want to work somewhere where you can really make a difference? All whilst making the best use of technical facilities in a passionate estates leadership team?

You will enable the effective running and future development of a diverse, interesting, technical campus with leading cutting edge technical facilities, including manufacturing workshops, engineering laboratories and clean rooms as well as standard office facilities. It’s an exciting time as the team grows and evolves to most efficiently support a more agile and open estate capable of meeting unique technology requirements.

You’ll use your experience of estates programmes, managing budgets and relationship management to ensure that estates activity is aligned to strategic goals and meets operational needs. You’ll enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders from finance and procurement teams to project managers and operational leads, helping to turn challenges into smart, workable solutions, whether that is in clever space planning or supporting the design of new facilities.

You’ll be confident developing and using data to inform decisions, track performance, and identify opportunities for improvement - helping to establish more efficient, evidence-based ways of working across the estates function.

This is a varied, fast-paced role where your leadership will have a visible and lasting impact. You’ll also be part of a supportive team that values development, with access to training and professional growth opportunities.

To apply for this role, you will already have:

• Proven experience in estates or facilities management including commercial contract oversight.
• Experience managing budgets, reporting cycles and financial governance processes.
• Stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
• Programme or project management experience within an estates or infrastructure environment.

It would be beneficial if you also have one of the following (although these are not essential):

• Experience of a large or complex estates environment – particularly within an engineering or technical facility.
• Experience of leading and developing others.

You will be someone who:

• Enjoys working on multiple diverse projects and finding solutions.
• Enjoys being part of a supportive team whilst nurturing and developing others.
• Communicates clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences.
• Establishes positive working relationships.
• Promotes new and flexible ways of delivering services that are responsive to customer needs.
• Can adapt to change with the support of your team and management.
• Promotes a collaborative working environment which supports equality, diversity and inclusion.

Using your diverse range of skills within the Estates team, you will:

• Act as the estates lead for engagement with commercial and procurement teams, ensuring alignment between needs and contracted delivery.
• Collaborate with the Heads of Estates and finance to develop annual budgets, track expenditure and provide accurate, timely financial reporting.
• Develop estates dashboards and enable data-based decision making and assurance.
• Be responsible for the governance around space utilisation; balancing requirements and overseeing effective use of the site.
• Operate collaboratively with the Hard and Soft service managers to oversee estates contracts, maintaining standards and ensuring value for money.
• Contribute to the strategy and future direction of the team and the estate.

Now that we’ve explained a bit about what you will we be doing, here’s what we can offer you:

• A positive, collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years’ service.
• 8 Bank Holiday days off in addition to your annual leave.
• 2 ½ additional days leave (set dates through the year).
• Pension. Our Pension scheme is Alpha. It’s competitive.
• Paid overtime or time off in lieu.…