Strategic Asset & Estate Manager
Requirements
Requires a degree in Architecture, Estate Management, or a related field, with significant experience in strategic asset management within complex or public sector environments. Professional chartership (RICS, RIBA, CIOB) and experience leading multidisciplinary teams are highly desirable.
Job Description
We are now seeking a Strategic Asset & Estate Manager to join our team.
You will play a pivotal role in shaping the long-term future of a large and complex estate portfolio. Leading a multidisciplinary team of architects, designers and CAD technicians, you will develop and deliver innovative, data-driven estate strategies that optimise asset performance, sustainability and value.
Working closely with key stakeholders, you'll ensure estate investment decisions support organisational objectives, statutory compliance and long-term operational success.
What you'll do:
* Lead the development and delivery of the Estate, Estate Management and Asset Management Strategies.
* Develop long-term estate plans, including 10-year programmes and 15-year masterplans.
* Oversee Strategic, Local and Asset-Level Management Plans and the annual State of the Estate Report.
* Translate asset condition, utilisation, risk and performance data into investment priorities and strategies.
* Lead estate-wide masterplanning, spatial strategies and design standards supporting refurbishment, new build and rationalisation.
* Oversee early-stage project development, including RIBA Stages 0–1, business cases and development briefs.
* Work with PMO and Project teams to transition priorities effectively into delivery.
* Monitor estate performance through KPIs, benchmarking and data analytics, driving continuous improvement.
* Champion Net Zero, sustainability and whole-life asset management principles.
* Engage senior stakeholders, clearly presenting complex strategies and recommendations.
* Lead, mentor and develop a multidisciplinary team, providing technical leadership and quality assurance.
What you bring:
-Degree in Architecture, Building Surveying, Estate Management or a related discipline.
-Chartered membership (RICS, RIBA, CIOB or equivalent) is desirable.
-Significant experience in strategic estate or asset management within the public sector or similarly complex environments.
-Proven experience developing and delivering estate strategies, asset management plans and long-term capital programmes.
-Experience leading multidisciplinary teams
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret asset data and translate insights into strategic decisions.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
Desirable experience:
-Experience working within secure estates, justice, defence or blue-light environments.
-Knowledge of estate sustainability strategies and Net Zero programmes.
-Experience with BIM, advanced CAD and digital asset management systems.
-Experience integrating asset data and analytics into strategic estate planning.
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About Sodexo
Founded in Marseille in 1966 by Pierre Bellon, Sodexo is the leader in Food and Services, shaping better everyday experiences at every moment in life: work, heal, learn and play. The Group stands out for its independence, its founding family shareholding and its responsible business model. With its services, Sodexo meets all the challenges of everyday life with a dual goal: to improve the quality of life of our employees and those we serve, and contribute to the economic, social and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. For Sodexo, growth and social commitment go hand in hand. Our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. Sodexo is included in the CAC Next 20, Bloomberg France 40, CAC SBT 1.5, FTSE 4 Good and DJSI indices. Sodexo Key figures: 24.1 billion euros Fiscal 2025 consolidated revenues 426,000 employees as at August 31, 2025 #2 France-based private employer worldwide 43 countries 80 million consumers served daily 8.3 billion euros in market capitalization (as at October 22, 2025)
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