Regional Estates Manager (Scotland)
hace 4 días
Scotland
The RNLI is a charity that saves lives at sea through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, and water safety education. The charity is now seeking a Regional Estates Manager to join the Regional Leadership Team in Scotland. This role provides strategic leadership and specialist guidance in buildings and civil engineering within a maritime environment, ensuring the effective delivery of the RNLI’s lifesaving operations. Key Responsibilities • Acting as the Estates lead and subject matter expert within the region, supporting the Head of Region and the Regional Leadership Team., • Developing, managing, and supporting a team of Coastal Estates Managers and an Estates Technical Co-ordinator to deliver condition surveys, routine maintenance, building repairs, preventative maintenance, upgrades and compliance activity., • Monitoring building defects, reactive works and compliance to ensure assets remain safe for operational users., • Ensuring appropriate suppliers are in place to deliver a through-life programme of building works., • Providing leadership on complex Estates-related issues, including significant asset damage, supplier or landowner disputes, and operational challenges., • Supporting and leading initiatives to improve wider Estates processes, policies, and operating procedures when requested by the Estates Leadership Team., • Working with the Principal Estates Engineer to develop and maintain RNLI building standards., • Collaborating with Estates Engineers to support large capital projects, ensuring buildings are fit for purpose and cost-effective., • Acting as project sponsor for all Estates project works in the region, owning business cases and overseeing project management., • Preparing and managing delegated capital and operational expenditure budgets for the Regional Estate., • Ensuring Estates services are delivered to plan and budget, or to agreed variations., • Leading RNLI-wide cross-regional activity, such as participation in working groups., • Providing temporary Estates leadership support to other regions when required., • Ensuring all building works are compliant with relevant Health and Safety legislation. Skills and Experience • Degree-level qualification (Level 6 or higher) in engineering, surveying or another suitable discipline., • Membership or working towards membership of a relevant professional body such as CIOB, ICE or RICS., • Specialist knowledge of construction., • Professional experience in asset inspection and routine maintenance, ideally within a maritime environment., • Experience working in a commercial environment and implementing improvements to processes and procedures., • Strong communication and influencing skills, both internally and externally., • Ability to work confidently across diverse projects and communicate effectively at all levels., • Willingness to lead, make decisions and use initiative., • Comfortable with travel, occasional nights away, and participation in an on-call/duty roster., • Self-motivated team player with resilience and a solutions-focused mindset. Benefits • At least 26 days’ annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 30 days with service., • Defined Contribution pension scheme., • Life cover for all employees., • Employee Assistance Programme, including 24/7 support and access to face-to-face counselling., • Eyecare vouchers for routine computer-based work., • Enhanced parental pay for maternity, adoption, and paternity leave., • Cycle-to-work scheme., • Access to a Health Cash Plan (employee paid)., • Access to the RNLI Learning Resources Centre and the Learning Zone e-learning., • Payroll giving scheme., • Travel season ticket loans., • Company vehicle. Salary: £49,492 - £58,226 per annum + benefits + vehicle. Location: Home-based with travel within the region. Closing date: 4 January 2026 (Interviews will take place in the week commencing 12 January 2026).