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On behalf of Government Commercial Agency, we are looking for a Strategic Estates Lead (Inside IR35) for a 12 month contract based in Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Norwich or Newport with office attendance 2 days per week

Government Commercial Agency (GCA) is the largest public procurement organisation in the UK.

As a trading fund and executive agency of the Cabinet Office, we implement procurement policy on behalf of the government.

We use the collective buying power of our customers and our commercial expertise to help public sector organisations achieve value for money and provide great outcomes for taxpayers.

The Government Commercial Agency (GCA) is seeking a Strategic Estates Lead to design and deliver a future-ready Estate Strategy. This role is central to our transformation, working in lockstep with the design of our new Target Operating Model (TOM). You will act as the critical bridge between internal mission requirements and wider government property standards, ensuring our physical footprint is identified, optimised, compliant, and operationally sound.

As a Strategic Estates Lead, your main responsibilities will be:

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Facilitate deep-dive sessions with internal stakeholders to capture operational requirements, while managing strategic relationships with external bodies like the Government Property Agency (GPA) and the Office of Government Property (OGP) to define the Future Estate Strategy.
• TOM & Strategy Integration: Develop the Future Estate Strategy in direct collaboration with the emerging Target Operating Model, ensuring property solutions seamlessly enable the GCA’s new way of working.
• Property Function Alignment: Define the full scope of the Property Services team, ensuring the strategy supports efficient facilities management and service delivery.
• Strategic Vision & Alignment: Translate the GCA’s mission into a cohesive Future Estate Strategy that aligns with both departmental goals and the broader Government Estate Strategy.
• Data & Demand Forecasting: Assess "Current State" performance data and partner with internal leads to forecast future space demand and workforce distribution.
• Options & Value Analysis: Lead robust Options Appraisals and value-for-money analyses to justify capital investment and portfolio changes to HM Treasury standards.
• Roadmap & Procurement: Define a phased implementation roadmap and compliant procurement strategy to transition the estate to its future state.

Essential:

• Strategic Asset Management: Extensive experience in developing a Future Estate Strategy, ideally within the public sector or a similarly regulated environment.
• Government Navigation: Familiarity with GPA/OGP frameworks, National Property Controls, and the Green Book appraisal process.
• Collaborative Influence: Proven ability to manage complex relationships, balancing the needs of internal "customers" with the constraints of central government policy.
• Analytical Rigour: Strong skills in financial modeling, demand forecasting, and translating the Target Operating Model into physical space requirements.

Desirable:

• Ideally Active SC clearance

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

At GCA, we actively support, promote, and celebrate our differences for the benefit of our employees, suppliers, and customers. GCA is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. GCA believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, GCA guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant / Commitment

Government Commercial Agency guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".