Interim Property, Estates & Compliance Director (Outside IR35)
13 days ago
London
Interim Estates Services Consultant (Outside IR35) Estates & Facilities | Reporting to COO | Hybrid / Site as required | 8-week assignment | Start: ASAP Rate: Negotiable - £1,000 p/d Outside IR35 The Brief We’re seeking a senior, hands-on estates FRICS professional to deliver two rapid, evidence-led reviews across a mixed operational and investment property portfolio and a large sports & social facility. You’ll diagnose risk, strengthen governance, and identify practical opportunities to improve compliance, performance, and income. What You’ll Do You will conduct parallel, fast-paced reviews across: Operational Business Park Estate • Audit rent roll integrity, tenancy/lease documentation, arrears, and occupancy data., • Test compliance with key statutory duties (e.g., landlord & tenant, immigration, H&S)., • Assess risks across security, licensing, insurance, tenant behaviour, maintenance, and site standards., • Examine governance, record-keeping, and control frameworks., • Review membership administration, bookings/facility hire, revenue streams, and debt., • Test compliance across licensing, safeguarding, H&S, and employment checks., • Identify operational, financial, and compliance risks across users, insurance, security, and maintenance., • Assess governance, records, performance, and commercial improvement opportunities. Outcome Produce clear, prioritised recommendations with defined future-state actions, presented to the Board in May 2026. What We’re Looking For • FRICS (or equivalent) estates/property leader with a track record of complex operational and statutory reviews across diverse assets., • Strong analytical capability: confident interrogating rent rolls, tenancy files, income data, and operational processes to surface risk and opportunity., • Deep working knowledge of relevant legislation (landlord & tenant, immigration, H&S, licensing, safeguarding, modern slavery)., • Comfortable on site: inspecting assets, challenging tenants/users, leading data audits, and translating findings into evidence-based insight., • Excellent stakeholder engagement across staff, tenants, users, and senior leaders., • Organised, decisive, and able to work at pace to fixed deadlines.