Head of Estates
Zachary Daniels is partnering on a confidential basis with a high growth UK retailer to appoint a Head of Estates. This is a senior leadership opportunity with responsibility for Facilities Management, Construction and Store Design across a sizeable and expanding UK store estate.
Reporting into the Property Director, the Head of Estates will play a pivotal role in delivering the business's store growth strategy while ensuring the existing estate operates efficiently, safely and in line with brand standards. This is a hybrid role and candidates can be based across the UK.
The Role
This Head of Estates position has full accountability for the end to end estates function, balancing strategic planning with hands on delivery in a fast paced retail environment.
Key responsibilities include:
Ownership of the UK estate across facilities management, construction and store design
Leading new store openings, refits and refurbishments at pace
Developing and executing estates strategy aligned to business growth
Ensuring consistency of brand, layout and customer experience across a small-box format
Managing contractors, consultants and supplier partners
Ensuring compliance with all statutory, health & safety and regulatory requirements
Driving cost control, value engineering and continuous improvement
Acting as a senior stakeholder across Operations, Finance and Property
Candidate Profile
This opportunity is best suited to candidates from small-box retail, convenience, QSR or hospitality backgrounds, where speed of execution and commercial decision making are critical.
The successful Head of Estates will demonstrate:
Senior-level estates or property leadership experience within small box retail or hospitality
Strong technical background across FM, construction and store design
Proven delivery of rapid store expansion or transformation programmes
A pragmatic, hands-on leadership style with strategic capability
Strong commercial awareness and supplier management skills
Ability to work at pace in a high-growth, evolving business
Package
The Head of Estates role offers a competitive senior package including:
Six-figure basic salary (£110,000-£130,000)
Car allowance
Bonus
Comprehensive benefits package
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