Brief Description
Our regional property team are a vital part of the North West & Central function, serving the busiest mixed-use railway in Europe and creating opportunities for economic growth for our communities and customers alike. With strategic land holdings at the heart of our major urban centres in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool, together with major rail investment initiatives underway across the region, we support some of the most exciting rail based transformations in the country.
Across Property, we create exceptional places for customers across our destination stations; provide workplaces that support our colleagues; and work creatively with Network Rail assets to generate income which drives investment and growth in the railway. Our regional property team generates significant financial return each year and seeks business efficiencies throughout, which creates value that is directly reinvested back into the railway.
With exciting growth and development plans ahead, our regional work is underpinned by our commercial plan. All of our work is focussed on delivering benefit for our customers and passengers – creating great places and generating sustainable income to help support rail investment and maintenance. We aim to deliver property initiatives which are rooted in improving our customer experiences, creating vibrant station environments and providing high quality level of service throughout. A key aspect of this is our collaborative approach throughout – we are specifically developing our long term relationships across the rail industry, both internally and with our key external stakeholders.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Property Services Workplace team and take the lead on facilities management while supporting the Head of Workplace in shaping and delivering workplace strategy. The role involves overseeing major projects, driving operational improvements, and ensuring our facilities support the evolving needs of the business. With a strong focus on collaboration, problem solving, and data driven decision making, this role is key to creating efficient high performing workplaces. We are looking for a driven and innovative Facilities Surveyor to support on major projects, drive workplace strategy and use data and insight to shape the future of our facilities.
About the role (External)
About the role :
·Leading facilities management operations, ensuring high standards and efficiency.
·Taking ownership of major projects, from planning to delivery.
·Supporting the Head of Workplace in developing and implementing workplace strategy.
·Using analytical insights to improve estate performance and future-proof our portfolio.
·Collaborating with internal teams and external partners to drive innovation and sustainability.
·Engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels, ensuring alignment and support for key initiatives .
What We’re Looking For:
•A proactive and ambitious individual with the drive to take ownership and deliver results.
•Strong people skills—able to engage, influence, and collaborate effectively.
•An analytical thinker, comfortable using data to inform decisions.
•Experience in facilities management, building surveying, or a related field.
•A passion for innovation and continuous improvement in workplace environments.
In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:
·Educated to degree level or equivalent
·Holds a relevant professional qualification; e.g. MRICS, MBIFM or similar.
·Sound technical knowledge of Landlord & Tenant Law
·Holder of relevant H&S qualifications, e.g. NEBOSH General Certificate or similar
·Proven experience in effective management of facilities management
·Proven contract management skills
·Excellent communication skills
We would also like but it isn’t crucial to have/to be:
·Knowledge of policies and standards relating to office accommodation
·Proven negotiation skills
·Full driving licence