Head of Property

Job Description

Head of PropertyLocation: Flexible, Based at a WWT site with opportunity for home workingHours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to FridaySalary: £42,798 to £47,078 per annum, dependent on skills and experienceWe are seeking a collaborative and pragmatic Headof Property to lead on WWTs UK wide property strategy.About the roleThe Head of Property will report into the Director of Finance and Support Services, and will be responsible for developing a strategy across the WWT property estate. A key focus will be ensuringthe best use of WWT property to maximise both charitable outcomes and commercial opportunities, in support of the charitys finances.The role sits in the Support Services directorate, alongside other support functions such as Finance, IT, People, Compliance,Health & Safety, Sustainability and Legal. This team provides high quality business partnering to central teams (based at Slimbridge), teams based at the ten UK WWT wetland sites and colleagues in our international offices in Cambodia and Madagascar. The rolewill include travel to all 10 of our UK sites.Your key responsibilities will include: To design a property strategy for the WWT estate to make best use of existing property and propose further developments and ensure properties are maintained and secure. Thisincludes 10 WWT sites across the UK.Types of property include visitor centres and exhibits, hides and aviaries, restaurants, shops, office space, meeting rooms, a museum, a hostel, avicultural facilities, residential property (holiday rentals, tenancies, andstaff and volunteer accommodation), farm land and buildings, catering and storage facilities, car parks and outbuildings. To ensure that all aspects of the buildings, structures and associated infrastructure are managed to an agreed organisational standardand meet all statutory regulations. To provide expert advice, coaching and support to colleagues on property and vehicle related matters in order to maximise efficient and effective operations and to help develop organisational expertise in these areas. Todevelop appropriate data management, metrics and reporting to monitor performance. This would include ensuring that a property asset register is maintained.About YouTo join WWT as the Head of Property you will need: Property and facilities management experiencein a multi-site organisation Demonstrable experience of project management principles, application and successful delivery Experience of leading on large capital expenditure projects, designing planned preventative maintenance programmes and procurement ofsignificant national contracts. The ability to make pragmatic and practical, solutions focused decisions based on sound analysis and reason Able to lead change, influence others, build partnerships and negotiate effectivelyThis is a new role for WWT, so youwill have a great opportunity to set the agenda and shape how we develop our properties. If this describes your skills and aspirations then we would love to hear from you. About UsThe Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is a conservation charity that protectswetlands for wildlife and people. It has an income of over £25m per year and a range of different activities, including nature reserves, visitor centres, shops and cafes. We conserve, restore and create wetlands, are pioneers in saving wetland wildlife, andinspire everyone to value what healthy wetlands can achieve for people and nature.We work internationally in key global hotspots and flyways where development pressure is most acute and impact on wetland nature the most damaging, balancing wetland conservationwith sustainable livelihoods, and influence national and international wetland policies.In return for your skill and dedication youll enjoy a wide range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 30 days after 5 years serviceContributory pension scheme (matched contributions up to 7%, conditions apply) Life assurance Cycle to work scheme Employee Assistance Programme Personal independent financial advice session Free entry to all our centres Free parking and secure bike storageareasClosing date: 6 January 2022Interview date: First Interviews: 17 January 2022 Second Interviews: 27 January 2022To Apply and for More Information:If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directedto our website. No agencies please.