Job Description

Job Title: Estates Strategy Lead - SC
Location: Swindon, Coventry, Newport, Manchester, Leeds or Norwich (Whichever is closest 2 days/week on site)
Contract Duration: 31/3/27
Daily Rate: £ 600/day (Umbrella Maximum)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Security Clearance: SC (Must be eligible)

My client is seeking a Strategic Estates Lead to design and deliver a future-ready Estate Strategy. This role is central to our transformation, working in lockstep with the design of our new Target Operating Model (TOM). You will act as the critical bridge between internal mission requirements and wider government property standards, ensuring our physical footprint is identified, optimised, compliant, and operationally sound.

Key Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Facilitate deep-dive sessions with internal stakeholders to capture operational requirements, while managing strategic relationships with external bodies to define the Future Estate Strategy.
• TOM & Strategy Integration: Develop the Future Estate Strategy in direct collaboration with the emerging Target Operating Model, ensuring property solutions seamlessly enable the new way of working.
• Property Function Alignment: Define the full scope of the Property Services team, ensuring the strategy supports efficient facilities management and service delivery.
• Strategic Vision & Alignment: Translate the mission into a cohesive Future Estate Strategy that aligns with both departmental goals and the broader Government Estate Strategy.
• Data & Demand Forecasting: Assess "Current State" performance data and partner with internal leads to forecast future space demand and workforce distribution.
• Options & Value Analysis: Lead robust Options Appraisals and value-for-money analyses to justify capital investment and portfolio changes to HM Treasury standards.
• Roadmap & Procurement: Define a phased implementation roadmap and compliant procurement strategy to transition the estate to its future state.

The Ideal Candidate

• Strategic Asset Management: Extensive experience in developing a Future Estate Strategy, ideally within the public sector or a similarly regulated environment.
• Government Navigation: Familiarity with GPA/OGP frameworks, National Property Controls, and the Green Book appraisal process.
• Collaborative Influence: Proven ability to manage complex relationships, balancing the needs of internal "customers" with the constraints of central government policy.
• Analytical Rigour: Strong skills in financial modelling, demand forecasting, and translating the Target Operating Model into physical space requirements.

Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on (phone number removed).

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on (phone number removed)