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Job Description :
Ref Number
B28-00014Professional Expertise
Estates, Facilities, Accommodation and SafetyDepartment
Finance, Commercial and Estates (B28)Location
LondonWorking Pattern
Full timeSalary£67,341-£75,192
Contract Type
PermanentWorking Type
HybridAvailable for Secondment
NoClosing Date
11-Jun
About us
Join the team shaping the future of one of the world’s most iconic university estates.
University College London (UCL) ranked 9th globally and named UK University of the Year is seeking a dynamic and strategic property professional to join our Estates Development leadership team as Senior Estates Strategy Manager. Location: Central London – Agile Working (40% office / 60% remote)
About the role
As a key member of the team, you’ll be at the heart of delivering UCL’s bold and ambitious Estates Vision 2050, spanning a portfolio of over 250 buildings and 730,000m² of world-leading academic, research, residential, and cultural spaces. Your work will directly shape UCL’s future guiding space strategy, optimising our property portfolio, and enabling transformational growth in research and student capacity.
This is a high-impact role blending property strategy, stakeholder engagement, and change leadership in one of the most complex and diverse estates portfolios in UK higher education.
What You’ll Be Doing
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Leading development and implementation of estate-wide space and property strategies
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Driving value through property optimisation, lease rationalisation, and strategic space utilisation
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Partnering with senior academic, operational and external stakeholders to define, scope and brief major projects
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Championing data-driven decisions by analysing space and utilisation data
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Advising on property solutions across teaching, labs, offices, museums and more
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Supporting strategic business cases and ensuring alignment from feasibility to delivery
About you
We’re looking for a property-savvy professional with:
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A strong background in property strategy, asset management, or estates planning
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Experience managing complex estates or property portfolios
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Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills at all levels
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Excellent analytical capabilities with an eye for financial and spatial optimisation
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A strategic mindset with the ability to translate vision into operational delivery
A degree and/or professional qualification in a property-related discipline is desirable, as is knowledge of space management, lease planning, and hybrid working models.
Why Join UCL?
At UCL, you’ll be working at the forefront of innovation within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment. We offer:
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A unique and varied estate that blends historic buildings with cutting-edge developments
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Agile and flexible working arrangements
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A diverse, inclusive workplace with global impact
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The chance to contribute to one of the UK’s most influential institutions
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
More Information
- Salary £67,341 - £75,192
