The Management Recruitment Group

Lead a complex, nationally significant estate in one of the UK s most inspiring environments. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is seeking to appoint a Senior Estates Manager at Wakehurst to provide strategic and operational leadership across a unique and diverse estate. This is a senior role with responsibility for delivering high-quality Estates services across planned and reactive maintenance, asset management, compliance, sustainability, and facilities management within a heritage and visitor-facing environment. Reporting to the Head of Estates Operations & Maintenance, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, compliant, and resilient operation of the Wakehurst site, supporting capital projects, historic assets, and long-term sustainability objectives. You will lead multidisciplinary teams and external partners, embedding a culture of excellence in service delivery, customer experience, and continuous improvement. As Senior Estates Manager, you will act as a key internal stakeholder, working closely with scientific, visitor operations, conservation, and capital development colleagues to ensure Estates services enable the organisation s mission to protect plants and fungi for the benefit of people and the planet. Key Responsibilities • Provide strategic and operational leadership for all Estates services, including PPM, reactive maintenance, asset management, and hard and soft FM • Ensure full compliance with health & safety legislation, statutory requirements, and best practice across a complex, mixed-use estate • Lead, motivate, and develop in-house teams and manage contractor and supplier performance across multiple disciplines • Support capital projects, sustainability initiatives, utilities management, and critical building systems • Develop and implement robust maintenance and lifecycle strategies that support historic and heritage assets • Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and deliver customer-focused, resilient Estates solutions • Oversee Estates budgets, performance reporting, and continuous improvement activity About You You will bring significant experience leading Estates or Facilities Management operations within a complex environment, ideally across large or multi-disciplinary sites. You will have strong technical knowledge of building services and infrastructure, alongside a proven track record in contractor management, compliance, and operational leadership. You will demonstrate: • Degree-level qualification in Building or Facilities Management, or equivalent professional experience • Proven success managing medium to large Estates or maintenance operations • Strong expertise in health & safety, statutory compliance, and contractor performance management • Experience developing maintenance strategies and supporting historic or heritage buildings • A collaborative, consultative leadership style with excellent stakeholder engagement skills • Strategic operational thinking combined with hands-on delivery focus Why Join Us? This is a rare opportunity to take on a senior Estates leadership role within a world-renowned organisation and UNESCO World Heritage context. You will contribute directly to RBG Kew s global mission, working in a values-driven organisation that champions sustainability, inclusion, learning, and long-term impact. Alongside meaningful work, you will benefit from a comprehensive benefits package, including generous annual leave, flexible working, a competitive pension, wellbeing support, and access to the exceptional gardens at Kew and Wakehurst. The role is based at Wakehurst, with the option of regular home working subject to operational requirements. The closing date for applications is Sunday 3rd May 2026

The Royal Institution is one of the UK's most significant cultural and scientific organisations, bringing science to life through public engagement, education, events and exhibitions. Based in its iconic Grade I listed home on Albemarle Street, the Ri is both a historic landmark and a bustling, contemporary public and corporate venue. We are now seeking an experienced Head of Property and Facilities to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of our unique and complex estate. This is a pivotal senior role, combining stewardship of a nationally important heritage building with responsibility for ensuring a safe, compliant and welcoming environment for staff, visitors, tenants and commercial partners. This is a rare opportunity to play a leading role in the stewardship of one of the UK's most important scientific and cultural buildings, supporting a mission that has inspired curiosity and discovery for over two centuries. You'll work in a collaborative, values-driven organisation where your expertise will have real and lasting impact. Reporting to the Director of Finance and Resources, you will lead the Property and Facilities function, overseeing a team responsible for the day-to-day operation, maintenance and long-term development of the building. You will balance conservation-led decision-making with modern operational demands, ensuring the building supports the Ri's charitable mission, public programmes and commercial activities. This is a highly influential position, requiring strong leadership, sound technical knowledge and the confidence to operate across strategic planning, capital delivery, compliance and stakeholder management. Key responsibilities will include: Developing and delivering a long-term property and facilities strategy, informed by condition surveys and the Conservation Management Plan Acting as custodian of the Grade I listed building, safeguarding its heritage while enabling an active, multi-use environment Overseeing all facilities management services, including hard services, health and safety, fire safety and statutory compliance Leading capital works, refurbishment and sustainability projects, ensuring strong governance, value for money and timely delivery Managing property and facilities budgets, procurement, tenders and insurance Building effective relationships with internal stakeholders, tenants, consultants and contractors Leading, developing and motivating the Property and Facilities team, promoting a proactive and service-focused culture About you You will bring significant senior-level experience in property and facilities management, ideally within a heritage, cultural or public-facing environment. You will be confident managing complex buildings, multiple stakeholders and competing priorities, and comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels. You will also bring a strong knowledge of building systems and statutory compliance, and a proven experience of financial management, capital projects and team leadership. Application process The Management Recruitment Group has been exclusively retained for this appointment. All direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to them. Applications should include an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement outlining your motivations and suitability for the role. Please send applications to Rob Cullum at The Management Recruitment Group Closing date for applications is: 11:59pm on Sunday 31st May 2026.

We are supporting a large public sector organisation with an Interim AD Maintenance for c.6 months whilst they make a permanent appointment. The role would cover all aspects of Hard FM delivery including all planned and reactive maintenance in addition to lifecycle works and refurbishments. One of the key projects will be re-tendering and rationalising their external supply chain so extensive experience in contract management and letting contracts in a client-side/end user capacity will be essential. It is a varied estate with buildings ranging from art deco and Victorian age through to new builds and modern developments. It will start end of May/early June for c.6 months so if you would like to be considered, please email us and we can schedule an exploratory discussion.

We are currently looking for a Cost Analyst/Estimator within Facilities Management (FM). In this role, you will be responsible for developing, managing, and reviewing pricing models for maintenance contracts, operational projects, and tender submissions to support accurate budgeting and financial planning. You will assess labour, material, and equipment costs to support commercial decision-making, operational efficiency, and competitive tendering. Key Responsibilities Preparing commercial pricing models and supporting tender submissions for FM services. Producing cost estimates from first principles, including labour, materials, equipment, and TUPE related costs. Reviewing proposals to identify potential cost efficiencies while maintaining required standards. Assessing and monitoring financial risks associated with contracts and tenders. Analysing historical project data and market rates to support forecasting and budgeting. Working with operational teams to support the transition and implementation of awarded contracts. Skills and Qualifications Experience working on tenders and bid submissions within Facilities Management, construction, or maintenance environments. Understanding and experience of tupe processes and associated cost implications within contract mobilisation and transitions. Experience within Facilities Management, construction estimating, or grounds maintenance. Strong Excel capability and relevant software. Good analytical and numerical skills with attention to detail. Ability to communicate financial and tender information clearly to stakeholders and senior management. For more information or a confidential conversation, please contact Hannah Searle at Bid Recruitment.

The University of Sussex is a leading higher education and research institution. The first of the new wave of UK universities founded in the 1960s, receiving its Royal Charter in 1961, Sussex is a successful, growing University with a top-30 place in the major UK higher education league tables. The University has a beautiful and diverse estate located in Falmer, to the east of Brighton and Hove. It is situated in the South Downs National Park and has amongst its buildings a core heritage estate designed by Sir Basil Spence. The University of Sussex is seeking to make the appointment of a Deputy Director of Estates & Facilities Management to lead on the delivery of estate and infrastructure improvement projects across the campus portfolio. Reporting to the Director of Estates, Facilities Management & Commercial Services, the postholder will be responsible for leading the strategic planning and delivery of Estates Operations across the whole University campus environment. The role requires high level of collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, particularly our delivery partners, Sussex Estates and Facilities (SEF) and Chartwells. As a Senior leader within the Estates Division, you will have had extensive experience in designing and implementing master planning and real estate development, property, sustainability and space management. Designing transformational programmes of work and working closely with stakeholders to deliver a wide ranging and challenging portfolio of projects, ensuring that you take people on the journey with you. You will also have extensive experience in the delivery of a full range of Facilities Management services, either client side or through a contracting model. Understanding building services and the importance of defining and delivering asset management plans across a mixed estate of new and listed properties. You will have had experience in defining asset investment programmes of work delivering across the full scope of building services and general estate management. You will need to have experience in manging teams at a senior level to devise and deliver estate wide strategies to transform service delivery in a demanding operational environment. For a confidential discussion please contact our advisors Michael Hewlett or Ben Duffill of The Management Recruitment Group. Closing date for online applications is Sunday 7th June 2026. The Management Recruitment Group has been exclusively retained for this campaign. All direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to them.