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50000.00 - 55000.00 GBP / Year

Job Description:

Head of Property | Social Care Provider. North England. Multi-Site Role (Office Based with Travel). Salary: £50,000 – £55,000 + Mileage. Are you an experienced property and maintenance leader ready to take ownership of a multi-site social care group’s property function? Do you enjoy improving standards, driving accountability, and ensuring multiple sites operate efficiently while remaining hands-on and operational? Are you looking to join a growing care organisation where you can directly influence resident experience, home presentation, and long-term property performance? Then this could be the opportunity for you. We are working in partnership with a well-established social care group to appoint a Head of Property. This position has been created to strengthen oversight and centralise the property and maintenance function across the organisation, supporting operational excellence while maintaining exceptional living environments for residents.

Job Responsibility:

  • Develop and lead a centralised property and maintenance function across all homes
  • Take ownership of all group-wide property standards, maintenance activity, and refurbishment delivery
  • Align property strategy directly to operational performance, resident experience, and long-term asset improvement
  • Oversee both planned and reactive maintenance across all locations
  • Improve consistency of maintenance standards and estate presentation across the group
  • Identify property issues, prioritise improvements, and ensure works are completed effectively
  • Support health, safety, compliance, and general estate standards across all homes
  • Lead refurbishment and improvement projects across the portfolio
  • Assess underperforming sites and implement improvement plans
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with minimal disruption to operations
  • Support longer-term property investment decisions and capital planning
  • Manage contractor relationships across all sites
  • Source, negotiate, delegate, and oversee external contractors
  • Improve contractor accountability, quality standards, and value for money
  • Ensure strong supplier relationships and effective delivery of works required
  • Manage and support Maintenance Managers across all sites
  • Improve delegation, accountability, and performance across site-based maintenance teams
  • Provide guidance and leadership to ensure consistent standards across the group
  • Act as the central link between operational teams and property delivery
  • Manage maintenance spend and refurbishment budgets effectively
  • Balance operational needs with financial constraints and investment priorities
  • Improve visibility of property-related spend and return on investment
  • Support commercial decision-making linked to property improvements and presentation

Requirements:

  • Proven experience as a Head of Property, Regional Property Manager, Estates Manager, Senior Facilities Manager, or similar senior property leadership role
  • Strong track record of managing multi-site property portfolios and improving underperforming locations
  • Experience overseeing planned and reactive maintenance, refurbishment projects, and contractor performance
  • Strong contractor management, delegation, and budget control experience
  • Commercially astute with the ability to link property investment to operational performance
  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Comfortable operating autonomously in a broad leadership role
  • Experience within social care, hospitality, or wider service-led environments
  • Exposure to premium service delivery environments
  • Experience managing refurbishment programmes across occupied buildings
  • Understanding of compliance standards within regulated environments

Nice to have:

  • Experience within social care, hospitality, or wider service-led environments
  • Exposure to premium service delivery environments
  • Experience managing refurbishment programmes across occupied buildings
  • Understanding of compliance standards within regulated environments
What we offer:
  • Mileage allowance included for travel across homes
  • Opportunity to shape a newly created senior leadership role
  • Direct influence over group-wide property standards and investment decisions
  • Long-term progression within a growing care organisation

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 05, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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