Head of Estates Strategy

Job Introduction

Sodexo's Government and Agencies Segment have a requirement for a Head of Estates to join us and develop and maintain a property estates strategy for a public services client in Northern Ireland.

This is an exciting opportunity for somebody with experience of property/estates management at a strategic level to build on the vision of our client along with the areas of asset Conditionality, Compliance, Maintenance and Projects.

Role Responsibility

• On an ongoing basis act as a main conduit between the various teams to ensure the Estates strategy is kept up to date and reflective of the customer’s needs.
• Recruit Manage and Develop the Asset management, Compliance and Energy/Environmental teams in support of the estate strategy.
• To lead the Estates Team to ensure that a robust Property Strategy is developed  and managed for the client
• To lead on implementation of the Asset based approach inside the Sodexo team across Maintenance, procurement and Project work streams.
• To ensure implementation of all contract obligations for Assets, Standards, Fire, Utilities and waste.
• To design and implement internal (Sodexo) and client financial reporting processes/products
• To act as an ambassador of the Estates  team and lead on engagement with the client’s estates team.

The Ideal Candidate

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience
• Demonstratable experience in a similar role
• Highly numerate with financial skills, adept at complex financial modelling
• Excellent negotiation skills with a proven track record delivering complex commercial negotiations
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with customers, clients and employees at all levels
• Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with all key stakeholders both internally and externally

Package Description

Salary is circa £60,000 depending on experience plus company bonus, car allowance and other excellent benefits.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.