Property Disposal Manager FTC

Property Disposal Manager (Commercial & Land Disposals)

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Hybrid
Reporting to: Director of Property

At Dignity, we are proud to serve families and communities across the UK with care, professionalism, and compassion. Behind the scenes, our property portfolio plays a vital role in supporting our operations and long term strategy.

We are now looking for an experienced Property Disposal Manager to lead a key 12 month programme focused on the disposal of commercial property and land assets across our estate. This is a high impact role with responsibility for managing the full lifecycle of asset disposals while maximising value and ensuring strong governance.

This role will suit an experienced property professional who combines commercial insight, programme delivery discipline, and strong stakeholder management.

The Role

You will lead the delivery of a portfolio wide disposal programme across a diverse mix of commercial buildings, operational estates, surplus properties and land assets. Working closely with internal teams and external advisors, you will ensure that disposals are delivered efficiently, compliantly and in line with the organisation's property strategy.

This role covers the entire disposal lifecycle - from valuation and route to market strategy through to negotiation, due diligence and legal completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a 12-month disposal programme across a varied property portfolio.
• Conduct market analysis and financial evaluation to maximise asset value.
• Develop and manage disposal strategies and route to market plans (open marketing, tender, auction or negotiated sale).
• Instruct and manage external agents, valuers and consultants.
• Negotiate and complete leasehold and freehold property transactions.
• Identify opportunities to enhance asset value prior to disposal (e.g. planning uplift, lease re gears, rationalisation).
• Work closely with finance, legal and operational teams throughout the disposal process.
• Prepare business cases and reports for governance approvals and senior stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate property data and ensure robust reporting of progress, risks and financial returns.

About You

We're looking for a commercially minded property professional who is comfortable operating in a programme driven environment and managing multiple transactions simultaneously.

You will likely bring:

• Demonstrable experience delivering commercial property or land disposals in the UK.
• Strong knowledge of property markets, valuation principles and transaction structures.
• Experience managing agents, advisers and complex negotiations.
• Understanding of planning uplift, development viability, conditional contracts and overage.
• Knowledge of landlord and tenant matters such as vacant possession, surrenders and lease re gears.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams.
• Strong organisational and programme management capability.

Qualifications

• Degree in Real Estate, Property, Land Management or a related discipline.
• MRICS (or equivalent) in General Practice, Commercial or Planning & Development is desirable.

Why Join Dignity?

At Dignity, our values guide everything we do. Through our people we care, support and protect the communities we serve, and we are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues feel respected, valued and able to make a meaningful difference.

This role offers the opportunity to play a key part in delivering a strategic property programme with real organisational impact.

What we provide to you

• Annual salary of up to £70,000.
• £4,000 Annual Car Allowance.
• Performance based bonus.
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays.
• Pension Scheme (4% matched).
• Life Assurance X2 Annual Salary.

What are the next steps?

If this sounds like the next step in your career and you're ready to support families and lead with professionalism, hit the 'apply' button. A member of our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to guide you through the next steps.

About Us

We are Dignity, one of the UK's oldest and most trusted funeral providers, with over 200 years of history, 570 branches, and 46 crematoria across the country. From launching the UK's first funeral plan to helping shape modern regulation, we have led the way in supporting families with care, compassion, and professionalism.

We are now building the UK's leading end of life company. As part of the Dignity Group, we also operate Farewill, the country's most prominent will writer and one of the UK's top probate providers, giving families support not just at the funeral, but before and after as well.

Today, we are over 4,000 people across the UK, all driven by the same goal: to care for families with compassion and make the UK a world leader in end of life care. Here to help, whenever you need.

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