Head of Heritage Estates in Greater London

Job description

Job Title: Head of Heritage Estates

Posting Start Date: Early 2026

Salary: Up to £85,010 per annum inclusive of all allowances.

Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week

Basis: Full-Time, Permanent

Workplace category: Hybrid

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About us

The City Surveyor’s Department is responsible for the management of the City of London Corporation’s property investment portfolio, corporate real estate, property/construction projects - and the operational management and day-to-day outsourced facilities management services - of both portfolios. The City Surveyor is the organisations’ Head of Profession for Estates and Facilities Management .

Importantly, the City Corporation has a vast array of Statutory Protected assets, within the Square Mile and across Greater London in open spaces like Epping Forest, West Ham Park, Hampstead Park, and Ashtead Park. The City Surveyor’s Regeneration & Development Group is responsible for the conservation care across a heritage portfolio of over 800 assets.

A Historic Heritage Estate

The City of London Corporation is seeking to appoint an adept, proactive Head of Estates responsible for leading the repairs and maintenance programme for a Heritage Estate containing an extensive portfolio of assets including high reputational risk projects such as the Lord Mayor’s State Coach and the maintenance of Scheduled Ancient Monuments.

This includes all aspects of historic asset management including undertaking site inspections, preparation of technical reports on the heritage assets state and condition, together with commentary on their social and historic values; and all aspects of the management of projects assigned to the post for works of repair and maintenance to historic assets.

This is an essential position within the Corporation, a will serve to evolve the Heritage Estates programme into a forward-thinking, proactive programme of works, whilst developing the talent a capability within the existing team.

What You'll Do

• Lead and develop the Heritage Estate team in the management and upkeep of the City Corporation’s Heritage assets advising on the heritage elements of all Major Projects.
• Setting and enforcing the Heritage Estate Team’s strategies, policies and repair and maintenance protocols to ensure that the estate is maintained to relevant standards
• Responsible for the regular programme of inspections, surveys, and maintenance and repairs across the Heritage Estate.
• Collaborating to secure funding to undertake the programme and prioritising in the event of funding gaps in a 3-year cycle
• Procurement and management of external expert consultants in the delivery of heritage assets in the Heritage Estate portfolio.
• Champion for the Heritage Estate Team and their work, as well as providing strategic advice and analysis to internal and external stakeholder groups
• Ensuring the preparation, review and implementation of 20-year plans for the Heritage Estate assets

What We're Looking For

• Chartered Professional status RICS or other, or conservation accreditation from a recognised body. Desirably, degree educated in a relevant heritage sector
• Significant, demonstrable, experience of leading and managing a multi-disciplinary team, preferably in a corporate-related environment with a heritage focus
• Experience leading strategic asset management, providing advice, and guidance, and developing and maintaining forward maintenance plans
• Conservation of a broad range of heritage asset types, e.g. Buildings, statues, monuments, artworks.

Why Join Us?

• Influence major regeneration, community, and placemaking initiatives for one of the world's most iconic and complex public institutions
• Join a collaborative and inclusive team committed to high performance and innovation
• Benefit from flexible hybrid working and strong support for wellbeing and professional growth
• Access a generous pension scheme, annual leave, and staff benefits
• Help shape the future and create meaningful change across the Square Mile and beyond

Apply now and play a key role in the oversight and conservation of a significant Heritage Estate for the City of London.

Closing date: 12 Noon on Sunday 5th October 2025

Provisional Interview Date: Initial Interviews in Mid-October with Panel interviews in November 2025.

The City of London Corporation has engaged the services of The McLean Partnership to support this recruitment. More information on this opportunity is available on our

dedicated site

To apply, please provide an up-to-date CV with a supporting statement of your credentials and suitability for the role by noon, Sunday 5th October 2025. These can be emailed through to [email protected] reference COL/HHE

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. If you experience any difficulties, please contact The McLean Partnership on +44 (0)20 3597 6400 or at [email protected]

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide

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We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Greater London

Type of Contract

Casual / Part Time Jobs

Published at

10-09-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English