Director of Property & Workplace

Director of Property & Workplace

Are you a strategic property leader who can shape the future of a corporate estate while creating exceptional workplace experiences?

We are recruiting for a Director of Property & Workplace in London on behalf of a high-profile organisation with a diverse UK property portfolio. This is a rare opportunity to join a business at an exciting stage of growth, leading its property and workplace strategy while influencing decision-making at Executive level.

This is not a traditional facilities management role. We are looking for a commercially minded leader who can balance long-term strategic thinking with operational excellence, ensuring the property portfolio supports business growth, employee experience and future ways of working.

Role Summary:

Location: London

Salary: £130,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Why Apply?

Opportunity to shape the future workplace and property strategy of a high-profile organisation.

A highly visible leadership role with genuine influence across the Executive Team.

Lead a diverse UK property portfolio during an exciting period of growth and transformation.

The Role

Reporting to an Executive Leader, you will be responsible for leading the organisation's property, workplace and facilities function across a multi-site UK estate.

Key responsibilities include:

Developing and delivering a long-term property and workplace strategy aligned with business objectives.

Leading and developing a high-performing property and workplace team, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Managing a diverse corporate property portfolio, ensuring it remains efficient, compliant and fit for future growth.

Leading major capital projects, including office refurbishments, workplace transformation programmes and strategic property initiatives.

Managing significant operational and capital budgets, ensuring commercial value, effective investment decisions and robust risk management.

Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders, landlords, consultants and outsourced service partners.

Providing strategic advice to the Executive Team on property, workplace and estate-related matters.

Ensuring the highest standards of health & safety, statutory compliance, governance and sustainability across the portfolio.

About You

You will be an experienced senior property or workplace leader with experience gained within a large corporate occupier or client-side corporate real estate environment with the credibility to influence at Executive and Board level, together with the commercial mindset to shape long term business decisions.

You will be able to demonstrate:

Significant leadership experience within corporate property, workplace, corporate real estate or a similar environment.

Experience developing and delivering property strategies across complex, multi-site estates.

Strong commercial acumen, including budget ownership, supplier management, contract negotiation and risk management.

A successful track record of delivering major capital projects and workplace transformation programmes.

Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing Executive and Board-level audiences.

Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to build, develop and inspire high-performing teams.

A thorough understanding of health & safety, statutory compliance and property governance.

A calm, resilient and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Membership of RICS, IWFM, CIOB or an equivalent professional body would be advantageous.

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