Head of Estates

TheHead of Estatesis a senior leadership role within MBNL’s Infrastructure & Estates directorate, accountable for the acquisition, retention, and in‑life management of MBNL’s estates portfolio. Reporting directly to the Infrastructure & Estates Director and sitting on the extended leadership team, this role is critical to ensuring safety, service continuity, deployment capability, and cost efficiency across the network.You’ll lead the development and execution of strategies that secure the right sites, in the right locations, at the right commercial terms—maximising site availability, site accessibility, and return on investment for EE/BT and VodafoneThree.Why this role matters: The estates portfolio underpins the availability, resilience, and expansion of the UK’s mobile network. With unprecedented levels of notices to quit and increasing legislative complexity, this role ensures MBNL can retain critical sites, minimise service degradation, and enable future coverage and capacity in a cost‑effective way.By providing strong leadership, clear governance, and effective use of legislation and supplier partnerships, you’ll protect customer experience today while enabling the network of tomorrow.What you’ll be here to do: You’ll lead and own estates strategy and delivery across the full portfolio lifecycle, working closely with shareholders, suppliers, and regulators. You’ll:Own the strategy, execution, and assurance of estates portfolio management across acquisition, retention, renewal, variation, and exitEnsure compliance with regulatory, statutory, safety, and quality requirementsUse legislation and legal precedents to retain, replace, and expand the estates portfolio where neededLead responses to notices to quit, notices to terminate, and lift‑and‑shift activity to minimise service lossEstablish and continuously improve estates management standards, processes, controls, and governanceProactively manage estates‑related risks, issues, and interdependencies, driving corrective action where requiredHold suppliers and partners to account for delivery, performance, and valueOwn estates‑related CAPEX and OPEX planning, control, and cost optimisationWork with senior leaders to influence policy, legislation, and industry behaviour where change is requiredWho we’re looking for: You’re a senior estates or property leader with deep industry expertise and the ability to operate confidently in complex, highly regulated environments. You bring strong commercial judgement, political awareness, and a track record of leading large, high‑performing teams. You’ll have:Significant experience leading a large‑scale estates or property functionStrong experience managing suppliers and complex commercial relationshipsProven ability to influence senior stakeholders, regulators, and policy makersExperience balancing customer, commercial, and technical requirementsStrong leadership capability with a focus on culture, performance, and talent developmentIf you also have the following, we’re especially interested in talking to you:Expert knowledge of the Electronic Communications Code, Town and Country Planning and legal precedents in the context of estates and property management.Infrastructure or asset management experience.You’ll be shaping how MBNL protects and evolves its estates portfolio—safeguarding service today while enabling long‑term network growth and customer experience.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2026-04-17