Estates Contract and Lifecycle Manager

Youll bring a blend of technical credibility, commercial awareness and leadership confidence that allows you to operate effectively in a complex, highprofile estate. Youll be someone who is comfortable taking ownership, guiding others, and influencing decisions that matter. Strong technical grounding whether in engineering, estates management, building services or technical FM, with the ability to understand safetycritical systems and infrastructure. Experience in a regulated environment such as healthcare, MOD, defence, commercial FM or similar, where compliance, governance and assurance are central to how services are delivered. Confidence managing complex contracts able to interpret obligations, challenge constructively, and work collaboratively with partners to achieve the right outcomes. A calm, analytical approach capable of interpreting technical data, assessing risk, and making sound decisions even when issues are contentious or timecritical. Leadership that brings people with you guiding a multidisciplinary team, supporting development, and building strong relationships across organisational boundaries. Excellent communication and negotiation skills able to translate complex technical issues clearly and influence senior stakeholders with confidence. A mindset for improvement always looking for better ways of working, stronger governance, smarter use of data, and opportunities to enhance estate performance. Professionalism and integrity someone who takes pride in doing things properly, safeguarding compliance, and ensuring the estate remains safe, resilient and futureready. For full job details please refer to attached Job Description.