Head of Estates

Overview

Lead estates management team, overseeing valuations, lettings, and client services.

Key Responsibilities

• asset valuation
• lease renewals
• rent reviews
• team leadership
• client relations
• financial management

Tasks

Ensuring continuous professional development and high technical standards within the team. Reporting to the Estates Practice Director as Head of Estates, you will provide leadership, strategy, and operational direction for the estates management service. You'll oversee asset valuations, lettings, lease renewals, rent reviews, and estates advisory work, while developing and empowering a talented professional team. Managing a team of surveyors, graduates, and support staff, fostering a positive and collaborative culture. Leading and developing a RICS-registered estates and valuation service. Maintaining strong client relationships and identifying opportunities for growth and innovation. This role offers the chance to influence and shape the future of estates management across a diverse property portfolio, supporting clients in achieving best value, maximising asset performance, and ensuring full compliance with regulatory and policy standards. Delivering accurate and compliant asset valuations and estates advisory activities. Managing financial performance, resourcing, and commercial outcomes. Apply today to help shape the future of public sector estates management in the East Midlands region.

Requirements

• mrics
• registered valuer
• estates management
• valuation
• leadership
• commercial awareness

What You Bring

Strong technical knowledge of estates management and valuation. Experience managing professional teams and building collaborative cultures. Ability to balance strategic leadership with a hands-on approach. Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) and Registered Valuer status. Excellent commercial awareness and stakeholder engagement skills. You'll be a Head of Estates, Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) and Registered Valuer, with significant post-qualification experience in estates and valuation services. You'll bring proven leadership experience within a professional or public sector environment, and a passion for developing people and delivering exceptional client service. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and experienced Head of Estates to lead a high-performing estates management team within an organisation providing professional property and estates services to their public sector clients.

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Benefits

Salary: £65,000 + benefits (including Local Government Pension + Private medical) Bupa Healthcare & Life Assurance Flexible hybrid working (core hours 9:30-15:30, typically 3 days in office). Competitive benefits package including Local Government Pension Scheme (19.6%). The team and working environment is supportive, inclusive, and energetic. There is a positive and purposeful team culture with social events and attention paid to employee engagement. The work offers scope for growth from long-term, stable public sector contracts. Professional development and APC mentoring opportunities with memberships funded Contract: Permanent, Full-time (37 hours per week, flexible working)

About Carrington West

-Founded in 2011 in Portsmouth, the firm has grown into a go-to specialist recruiter in the UK built-environment space. -It supplies interim, temporary and permanent professionals across sectors such as highways, rail, nuclear and water. -Structured specialist teams pair deep sector expertise with long-term client partnerships for efficient talent solutions. -ISO-9001, ISO-14001, ISO-27001 accredited and RISQS/Achilles registered, reflecting high quality and safety standards. -Typical projects include major UK programmes like HS2, Crossrail, Hinkley Point and regional highways schemes. -A standout fact: it blends fast-paced growth with structured development via its own L&D hub packed with bespoke training.

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Interview Process

-shortlisting over the next 3-4 weeks -initial video interviews in early december -final panel interviews mid‑december / early january