About The Role GCS are recruiting for an Estates Manager on a full time, Fixed Term Contract basis for 12 months. Reporting into the Group Property Manager, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of the Group property portfolio and the site control property portfolio to deliver VWG's strategic retail property requirements efficiently and cost effectively across five of our brands. You will ensure that professional standards and good industry practice is followed to support VWG functions with property advice to achieve their operational needs. You will also provide support the Group Property Manager with the professional management of the Group Property portfolio and capital projects. Skills & experience you can bring to the role: Excellent Commercial awareness Good interpersonal, influencing and communication skills Ability to work cross functionally with different business units Strong organisational skills Good commercial negotiator Experience in general surveying practice or client-based property management function Managing external lawyers, agents and consultants to deliver property transactions and works projects RICS member or working towards RICS is desired What can we offer you? Along with a competitive salary, car schemes (including cars for family members), fuel card, discretionary bonus, enhanced pension contributions, private healthcare, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, 4 x life assurance & health & wellbeing support, we also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit you and your lifestyle. Please note there will be a requirement to be to be in our Milton Keynes office 2-3 days a week. About Us Group Commercial Services Group Commercial Services (GCS) is the engine that keeps our brands running. They are an internal business unit that sits at the heart of the Volkswagen Group. Built up of a core team of over 100 experts, they are a source of strategic advantage for the group. Delivering powerful, practical results is in their nature so that every day we win, retain and delight our customers. It's that simple. Volkswagen Group We're driven by difference. With six big brands under one roof - each with its own history, designs and innovations - we've created some of the world's most iconic vehicles, from luxury sports cars to family camper vans. Here, you'll discover opportunities, explore ideas and tackle challenges that you won't find anywhere else. It takes a range of teams to make the Group successful. We all share the same aim: to deliver sustainable mobility for generations to come, while keeping the customer and their changing demands at the heart of everything we do. There's never been a more exciting time to join our industry as it undergoes the biggest transformation for over 100 years. With digitalisation, electrification and driverless mobility all coming to the market, we're actively looking for people with new skills, knowledge, and outlooks. A brave new world demands brave, new, diverse people; so whatever your background, we would love to hear from you. We know that different perspectives and thought processes are vital as our industry goes through an exciting period of change. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage the application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.