The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity that manages over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.
We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with tens of millions of visits every year.
We are now looking for a Senior Estates Manager to join us on a full-time basis, permanent basis, working 36 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of £55,000 - £61,000 per annum, depending on experience
- 26 days' annual leave plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service
- Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
- Hybrid/agile working options
- Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
- Learning and development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Offices in a beautiful location
This is a terrific opportunity for a general practice surveyor with estate management experience to progress and develop their career within our unique and historic estate.
You will discover a rewarding role, where you will help to protect some of London’s best loved spaces whilst expanding your portfolio of experience as you work alongside a wide range of invested parties including some high-profile stakeholders.
So, if you’re ready to elevate your expertise in the heart of London’s green haven, then apply today!
The Role
As the Senior Estates Manager, you will play a key role in managing and developing our estate, overseeing a range of property-related matters and helping to ensure we maximise the value and potential of our let portfolio.
Working closely with the Head of Estates and our Legal team, you will assist with the delivery of an effective estate management function, taking the lead on negotiating high-profile agreements and supporting the ongoing management of our estate.
You will also assist with the procurement of a new asset management system, helping to identify the right solution to support the business and improve the way we manage our property portfolio.
Alongside these responsibilities, you will line manage up to three Estates Managers and work closely with colleagues across the business. Regular visits to each park will be an important part of the role, giving you the opportunity to develop a thorough understanding of the estate and identify opportunities within our let portfolio.
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to make a real impact and help shape the future of our estate management function. You will have the scope to develop best working practices, identify opportunities to improve how we manage our estate and contribute ideas that will influence the function's future direction and success.
About You
To be considered as the Senior Estates Manager, you will need:
- Experience as a general practice surveyor, ideally with experience gained in a similar historic estate of a similar size and complexity
- Proven experience of negotiating a range of agreements and negotiating with high-profile third parties and their professional consultants
- Line management experience
- Proven effective experience managing key working relationships and stakeholder management, both internal and external
- A degree-level education, or equivalent through relevant training/experience
Other organisations may call this role Estate Manager, Property Manager, Land Manager, Land Management Manager, Rural Estate Manager, or Estate Surveyor.
We want to put everyone in the best possible position to succeed so if you think that you may need more support to complete our application process, please do get in touch.
The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
For more information, view our Corporate Strategy (2022-2027) here: Corporate-Strategy-2022-27.pdf
Find out more about our values here: Our Values, Our Behaviours
Maps: The Map of Hyde Park | The Royal Parks
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- This vacancy closes at 11:45 pm on the advertised closing date. Applications received after this time will not be considered
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Reasonable adjustments:
We’ve included some examples of the kind of adjustments we can make below, so you can see how we’re supporting others. These are just a few of the ways we can help, so please still get in touch even if the following aren’t relevant for you. You can contact us and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can.
- Support with written materials
We understand that you might need to see the interview questions in advance, for a number of reasons. We’re always open to discussing with you if this could be an adjustment which would help. We can provide written questions in the interview itself and if you have a written assessment to take, then we can allow you extra time, if you need it.
Audio assistance
For interviews online all the audio is subtitled and can be automatically captioned.
- Adapting settings for mobility issues
For anyone with mobility issues, if you let us know ahead of time, we’ll work to ensure your interview/assessments are held in spaces that are accessible.
If your interview is at one of our properties and an unpaved path might cause you discomfort or difficulties, we’ll aim to provide you with access to a paved path on the property.
If you have any other questions about the interview, please ask us and we’ll do what we can to make an adjustment.
Safeguarding Notice
The Royal Parks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk from harm, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and follow the organisation’s policies and procedures. The Royal Parks provides an awareness training programme on Safeguarding for all staff, and further in-depth training for those working with children, young people or adults who may be at risk of harm.
Location: ///harp.alert.royal
Region: Hyde Park – The Old Police House
Application Deadline: Sunday, November 29, 2026
This vacancy closes at 11.45 pm on the advertised closing date. Applications received after this time will not be considered.
