# Head of Estate Operations

> Broughton Sanctuary · Broughton, United Kingdom · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-13

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

We are a large historic Estate in Yorkshire, with a mix of heritage buildings, modern facilities, retreat and event spaces, holiday cottages, farmland, woodland, and a significant nature recovery programme.

The Estate is complex, active, and growing. It now needs stronger coordination across property, land, maintenance, contractors, procurement, health and safety, and capital projects.

**The role**

We are looking for an experienced **Head of Estate Operations** to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of all property and land work across the estate.

This is not a hands-on maintenance role. There are already capable team leaders on the property and land sides. What is needed is the person above them: someone who can see the whole estate, set priorities, manage budgets and contractors, and turn many moving parts into a clear plan.

**What you will do**

• Plan and prioritise all property and land work across the estate  
• Lead the annual maintenance programme across historic and modern buildings  
• Give clear direction to the property and land team leaders  
• Coordinate internal teams, external contractors, and multiple workstreams  
• Manage procurement, budgets, purchasing, and cost control  
• Oversee repairs, refurbishments, and occasional capital projects  
• Integrate the nature recovery programme into the wider estate plan  
• Ensure health and safety requirements are met across all areas of the department • Make sure the right work happens at the right time, with the right resources

## Requirements

• An experienced estate, property, facilities, or land management professional  
• Strong in project management, planning, procurement, budgets, and contractor management

• Used to coordinating teams and contractors across a complex site  
• Comfortable with both day-to-day maintenance and larger refurbishment projects  
• Confident around compliance, health and safety, and operational risk  
• Practical, organised, calm, and decisive  
• Able to bring structure and clarity to a large estate with many moving parts

## Benefits

-   Flexible working hours available
-   Annual discretionary bonus
-   Pension contribution
-   Free access to Sanctuary Wellbeing Schedule
-   Subsidised food at Utopia Bistro
-   Family & Friends discounts on Sanctuary events and stays
-   Opportunity to work in a beautiful and unique environment
-   Free parking

## Apply

[Apply at Broughton Sanctuary](https://apply.workable.com/broughton-sanctuary/j/8C69F29223/apply)

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