Director of Property & Estate Management

Director of Property & Estate Management

Hybrid Working | Circa £140,000 + £9,000 Car Allowance

Help shape the places where people live later life well

You want to make a difference through your leadership. And you're looking for a role where your expertise can have a lasting impact on people's lives. At MHA, our care homes, retirement living communities and workplaces are much more than buildings. They are places where friendships are formed, communities thrive and older people can live later life well.

We're looking for an exceptional Director of Property & Estate Management to join our Executive Leadership Team and help shape the future of our national estate. This is an opportunity to lead one of the UK's largest charitable property portfolios, ensuring our environments remain safe, welcoming, sustainable and fit for the future.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, you'll lead the strategy, stewardship and development of MHA's property portfolio across England and Wales. You'll work closely with colleagues across the organisation to ensure our homes, communities and workplaces continue to support outstanding experiences for residents, members, colleagues and visitors. From estate operations and facilities management to capital investment, sustainability and major development projects, you'll help ensure our estate is ready to meet the changing needs and aspirations of older people for years to come.

You'll also play a key role in delivering our organisational strategy, helping us create places that support independence, wellbeing and community, while ensuring long-term value and sustainability for the charity.

Location and ways of working

Based at MHA's Central Support office, Epworth House in Derby, this role offers a flexible approach to hybrid working. While much of the role can be delivered flexibly, we anticipate the successful candidate spending around one to three days each week on site, depending on meetings and organisational priorities. As a member of our Executive Leadership Team, you'll be a visible leader across MHA.

Regular in person attendance at Executive Leadership Team meetings, Senior Leadership Team meetings, key team events, Board Committee meetings and occasionally Board meetings will be important, helping you build strong relationships, stay connected to colleagues and contribute to the collaborative culture that underpins everything we do.

The role also involves regular travel across England and Wales to visit our care homes, retirement living communities and other locations. We believe that spending time in our services and meeting colleagues is essential to understanding local priorities, building strong relationships and ensuring our estate continues to support people to live later life well.

For more information please find see theAppointment Brief & Job Description

About you

You will be an experienced and credible property leader with the vision and commercial expertise to lead at Executive level.

You will bring:

• Significant senior leadership experience in property, estates, construction, development or facilities management
• A strong track record of leading large scale investment, estate improvement and transformation programmes
• Experience managing significant operational and capital budgets
• A thorough understanding of property, construction, compliance, health and safety and fire safety legislation
• The ability to build and lead high-performing multidisciplinary teams
• Strong relationship-building, influencing and negotiation skills
• A commitment to innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement

Most importantly, you'll share our values and be motivated by the opportunity to create places that help older people feel safe, connected, valued and supported.

What we offer:

• Hybrid Working – Head office in Derby
• 38 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Competitive pension scheme
• Life Assurance Insurance 2x salary
• Flexible annual leave options
• Blue Light Card and employee discounts
• Wellbeing support, counselling and chaplaincy services
• Professional development opportunities
• Long service recognition awards

At MHA, we believe our leadership should reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from talented individuals from all backgrounds and experiences and particularly encourage applications from people who are currently underrepresented in senior leadership roles, including women, people from minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and those with diverse lived experiences.

Why join MHA?

For more than 80 years, people have chosen MHA because of the warmth, compassion and sense of community that runs through everything we do. This is an opportunity to use your expertise to shape places that make a real difference to people's lives, while helping one of the UK's most respected charities build for the future.

Help people live later life well.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire. In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme.

Please note that interviews may take place prior to the closing date and if a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early.

Recruitment agencies: please note, MHA do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). We only accept CVs from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHA’s Talent Acquisition Team.