Join Homes England’s national Estates Management Team in a senior, influential role that supports delivery of the Government’s housing and regeneration ambitions.

As a Senior Estate Manager, you will provide experienced professional leadership across Homes England’s large and diverse land portfolio, supporting assets from acquisition through to disposal. You will play a critical role in ensuring land and property assets are managed safely, compliantly and proportionately, while supporting delivery teams to meet programme objectives and manage risk effectively.

This is a senior professional role, providing estate management expertise, resilience and continuity across the function. You will work flexibly across assigned sites and portfolios, and will also provide professional cover and support for other Senior Estate Managers during periods of leave, absence or peak demand. In doing so, you will help maintain oversight, consistency and service continuity across the organisation.

You will lead estate management activity on allocated sites, overseeing health, safety, environmental, legal and financial risks, and ensuring the effective performance of appointed managing agents and consultants. You will work closely with delivery teams, Finance, Legal, Compliance and other corporate colleagues to support strong governance, assurance and value for money.

In addition to core estate management responsibilities, the role provides opportunity to contribute to priority projects and service improvement initiatives, supporting the Head of Estates Management on strategic activity, system improvements and changes to ways of working.

You’ll be joining a highly skilled and experienced national team of 24 estate management professionals, working in an agile, collaborative environment that values professional judgement, consistency of standards and proactive problem‑solving.

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future of estate management in a complex, nationally significant land portfolio, while operating in a role that combines operational delivery with strategic influence.

Please note: this role requires significant travel across England, including regular site visits and occasional overnight stays, to effectively fulfil the responsibilities of the post.

A bit about you…

You are an experienced estate or property professional who is comfortable operating at a senior level within a complex land and property portfolio. You bring sound judgement, the ability to balance competing priorities, and a strong commitment to proportionate risk‑based estate management.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

A relevant degree‑level qualification in surveying or a related discipline, with full professional membership of a relevant body (e.g. RICS, CIOB, or similar).

Recent demonstratable leadership experience

Substantial experience in estate or property management, operating at a senior professional level across complex or varied portfolios.

A strong understanding of health, safety and environmental legislation relevant to estate management, with NEBOSH or IOSH qualifications desirable.

Experience managing or overseeing a diverse range of assets, including vacant and tenanted land, high‑risk sites, brownfield land, industrial or commercial property, agricultural land and public realm.

Proven ability to oversee and manage consultants, managing agents and suppliers, ensuring service quality, compliance and value for money.

Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with confidence working alongside delivery teams, local authorities, consultants, tenants and other external partners.

The ability to work flexibly across portfolios, provide professional cover for peers, and contribute positively to team resilience and service continuity.

You are comfortable working in a fast‑moving, mission‑led organisation and enjoy collaborating across disciplines to deliver outcomes. You bring a constructive, solution‑focused mindset and are motivated to help improve systems, processes and professional practice while maintaining a strong focus on statutory responsibilities and organisational risk.

Who are we?

Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency

We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.

Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer...

As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you.

Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency.

Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay policy. You can find details on the HR Hub SharePoint site.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, a wide range of healthcare plans, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.

Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.

If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go.

Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way.

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.

We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.

We’re a diverse team of more than 1,000 professionals spanning 17 professions, helping Homes England to be effective, efficient and deliver for communities.

Our people remain at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to building an Agency that not only reflects the diverse communities we serve, but also champions inclusion in how we shape homes and places across the country. For more information about our EDI strategy please see our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Report 2024 to 2025 — Second Edition - GOV.UK

You will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK and Homes England do not offer visa sponsorship. If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK at this stage.

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Senior Manager - Estates

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