Interim Head of Estates

Interim Head of Estates - Midlands

Location: Midlands
Contract: 6 Months
Hybrid Working: Typically 3 days per week on site
Start Date: September / Early October
Day Rate: Subject to experience £475 - £600 (inside IR35)

The Opportunity
Macildowie are delighted to be supporting a leading not for profit organisation with the recruitment of an Interim Head of Estates.

This is a key leadership role with responsibility for the strategic and operational management of estates and maintenance services.

Headline Responsibilities
The Interim Head of Estates will be responsible for:

• Day to day management of the Estates Operations team
• Lead improvements in estates delivery including standardising KPI's and statutory built-environment compliance
• Review contractor performance against contractual requirements and SFG20
• Lead the procurement and mobilisation of new estates contracts; managing tendering, evaluation, contract award and mobilisation processes

About You
We are looking for an experienced interim estates or facilities with a strong track record of managing technical operations, maintenance services and teams within a complex multi-site environment.

You will ideally bring:

• Proven experience of leading and developing technical estates, facilities or maintenance teams.
• Strong knowledge of statutory compliance and building maintenance requirements.
• Significant contract management experience, including contractor performance and service improvement.
• Experience of procurement and mobilisation of estates, facilities or maintenance contracts.
• Experience of using CAFM systems and performance information to drive service improvement.
• Strong people-management skills, with the ability to coach teams, improve behaviours and establish clear accountability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to work with senior leaders, operational teams and external contractors.
• A proactive and improvement-focused approach, with the ability to establish structure, consistency and effective governance.

Next Steps
For an initial conversation please contact our Richard Gelder directly on or apply using the links below