Property Director

Property Director Opportunity

Hays Property & Surveying is delighted to be recruiting for a high-profile Property Director appointment with a large, complex organisation operating across a substantial UK property estate. This is a genuinely strategic leadership opportunity, taking responsibility for a portfolio of 30+ properties and an annual budget of circa £10 million, with significant influence over the future direction, investment and performance of the estate. The position would particularly suit an established property leader who has operated within a complex operational environment such as industrial, manufacturing, FMCG or construction contracting, where property is fundamental to the successful operation of the wider business.

Your New Role

As Property Director, you will have overall responsibility for developing and executing the organisation's property strategy, covering estate management, facilities management, acquisitions, disposals and leasehold governance. You will lead the strategic management of a portfolio of 30+ properties, with responsibility for a budget of approximately £10 million, ensuring the estate is operationally effective, commercially robust, compliant and aligned to the organisation's long-term objectives. Key responsibilities will include:

• Developing and delivering the organisation's long-term property and estates strategy, aligned with wider commercial, operational and financial objectives.
• Leading the performance, utilisation and optimisation of a 30+ property portfolio.
• Managing an annual property budget of approximately £10 million, alongside capital investment and business cases.
• Leading property acquisitions, disposals, lease negotiations and wider real estate changes, ensuring sound commercial decision-making and governance.
• Providing strategic oversight of facilities management, ensuring properties provide safe, efficient, sustainable and well-maintained environments.
• Identifying opportunities to improve estate efficiency, property performance and value for money.
• Managing senior relationships with landlords, contractors, professional advisers, planning authorities and regulators.
• Partnering with Finance, Operations, Commercial, Legal and HR to ensure the property strategy supports wider organisational priorities.
• Leading, managing and developing the property team, creating a high-performing and commercially focused function.
• Overseeing property risk, including health & safety, statutory compliance, business continuity and contractor governance.
• Driving the sustainability agenda across the estate, including energy efficiency, carbon reduction and responsible asset management

What You'll Need To Succeed

This role requires a commercially astute and highly credible senior property leader who understands the challenges of managing a significant estate within a fast-moving operational business. You will ideally have:

• MRICS or FRICS Chartered status, which is a requirement for the position.
• Senior property leadership experience gained within an industrial, manufacturing, FMCG or construction contractor environment.
• Experience managing a large, multi-site operational property portfolio.
• Strong strategic estate management experience, with the ability to translate wider business objectives into an effective property strategy.
• Significant experience of acquisitions, disposals, valuations, lease negotiations and business case development.
• Strong financial and commercial capability, ideally including responsibility for substantial property and capital budgets.
• Experience leading facilities management alongside the broader property and estates function.
• Knowledge of statutory compliance, property risk and health & safety within complex operational environments.
• Experience managing external contractors, service providers and professional advisers.
• A proven ability to operate at a senior level, influencing key stakeholders and challenging constructively where required.
• Strong leadership skills with experience building and developing high-performing property teams.

What You'll Get In Return

In return, you will receive a highly competitive senior leadership package including:

• £120,000–£130,000 basic salary
• Company car or £10,000 car allowance
• Lucrative performance-related bonus
• Additional company benefits
• The opportunity to lead a significant 30+ property portfolio
• Responsibility for a circa £10 million budget
• Genuine strategic influence over the future direction and performance of the organisation's estate

This is an excellent opportunity for an established property leader looking for a role where they can combine property expertise, commercial leadership and operational influence at Director level.

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