💼 Full-Time Position

Director of Estates

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Reed Specialist Recruitment
📍 Birmingham, West Midlands (County), United Kingdom
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Location
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Posted
June 27, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Director of Estates

Salary: £65-80,000 base salary

Benefits: Flexible working hours, 35 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays + 2 weeks Christmas leave, Local Government Pension plus more

Location: Birmingham/Black Country (Based on site)

Are you an estates leader who can shape strategy, drive capital projects, and deliver a safe, sustainable, high‑performing estate?

This team requires a leader to bring stability, direction and lead on a handful on key projects.

A leading higher education organisation has retained me to hire their new Director of Estates following on from a contractor I had had in place.

This opportunity is to take ownership of its estate strategy, capital projects, operational delivery, compliance, and long‑term development.

This is a pivotal, high‑impact role at the heart of the organisation's future.

The Role

You will lead the entire estates function - overseeing maintenance, cleaning, caretaki...