Head of Estates

About Everyturn Mental Health

Everyturn Mental Health is committed to providing accessible, high-quality mental health support throughout the UK. We offer a variety of services in community, home, and residential settings aiming to enhance mental health and wellbeing.

Role Overview

We seek a seasoned and strategic Head of Estates to oversee and grow our national property portfolio. This key leadership position will shape our estate to ensure environments are secure, sustainable, compliant, and suited to the needs of those we support and our colleagues.

Reporting to the Director of Estates, Sustainability and Social Value, you will lead the Estates and Facilities function, promoting operational excellence and setting long-term strategies. This role requires a hybrid working model with duties based at our Head Office in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, alongside travel to UK service locations.

Important: A full UK driving license and personal car access are mandatory. This position is not eligible for UK visa sponsorship.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct both strategic and day-to-day management of Everyturn's national estate portfolio.
• Advise senior leadership on estate strategies, investments, and risk management.
• Guarantee the safety, compliance, and suitability of all properties.
• Manage estate budgets, financial planning, and investment programs.
• Supervise capital projects, refurbishments, and property development initiatives.
• Maintain effective partnerships with landlords, contractors, suppliers, and regulatory agencies.
• Support organizational expansion through property acquisitions and strategic estate planning.
• Lead sustainability projects aligned with long-term environmental objectives.
• Guide and develop a high-performing Estates and Facilities team.

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant Estates discipline.
• Membership in the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or an equivalent professional body.
• Possession of a full UK driving license.
• Proven senior-level experience in estates, property, or facilities management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Net Zero goals and sustainability principles.
• Strong leadership capabilities to motivate and grow teams.
• Experience handling budgets, contracts, capital projects, and managing property portfolios.
• Excellent skills in stakeholder engagement and communication.
• Comprehensive knowledge of compliance standards, health and safety, and relevant legislation.
• Experience collaborating with external partners, contractors, and professional advisors.
• A strategic thinker able to balance long-term planning with operational execution.
• Dedication to ongoing improvement, sustainability, and superior service quality.
• Alignment with Everyturn's core values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Innovation.

Benefits and Culture

• Annual leave of 30 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years, with options to buy or sell leave days.
• Enhanced pension scheme.
• Access to Wagestream for instant pay release.
• Comprehensive wellbeing program including Employee Assistance, GP and priority physiotherapy, counseling services, and shopping discounts with Blue Light Card eligibility.
• Enhanced life insurance benefit providing a payout of three times your annual salary.
• A wide array of additional employee benefits.

Diversity & Inclusion

Everyturn Mental Health proudly supports equality, diversity, and inclusion, encouraging applications from all individuals regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, marital status, or pregnancy. We embrace authentic self-expression at work and offer various colleague networks for LGBTQ+, Black, Asian and minority ethnic, menopause, and neurodivergent communities.

Additional Information

To expedite our recruitment, we may close this vacancy once enough applications have been received, so early submission is encouraged.