Senior Transaction Manager

At NHS Property Services, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re committed to creating a workplace where colleagues feel valued, supported, and empowered to make a meaningful impact. As part of our mission to Get, Grow and Keep Great People, we continue to strengthen how we deliver safe, sustainable and financially responsible services across our estate.

We're looking for a highly motivated and commercially minded Senior Transaction Manager to join our Advisory team. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of NHS estate transformation, supporting some of the most significant acquisition and disposal programmes across the healthcare sector. Working directly with NHS customers, you'll help shape property strategies, unlock value from estates, and deliver complex transactions that support the future of healthcare services.

About the Role

As a Senior Transaction Manager, you will lead complex property acquisition and disposal projects from inception through to completion. Acting as a trusted advisor to NHS organisations, you'll manage transactions that support service transformation, estate optimisation and long-term strategic objectives. You'll develop business cases, oversee financial appraisals, manage external consultants and advisors, and work closely with legal teams to negotiate transaction agreements. Combining commercial awareness with strong stakeholder engagement, you'll help customers navigate complex decision-making processes within a highly governed public-sector environment. Working closely with NHS customers and internal stakeholders, you will help identify opportunities that unlock value across estate portfolios, support the delivery of healthcare services, and contribute to the effective management of one of the largest property portfolios in the UK.

Who You Are

You are an experienced property professional with a strong background in acquisitions, disposals, estate strategy, development, or asset management. You have experience delivering complex property transactions and are comfortable providing strategic advice to senior stakeholders across a range of organisations. You build trusted relationships quickly and are confident influencing and negotiating at all levels. You're commercially aware, solutions-focused, and able to balance customer requirements with governance, risk and financial considerations. You'll bring strong analytical and project management skills, with the ability to develop business cases, assess opportunities, and provide evidence-based recommendations that support investment and property decisions. Experience within the NHS or wider public sector environment would be advantageous, as would an MRICS qualification or equivalent professional accreditation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex property acquisitions, disposals and other strategic transaction projects from inception through to completion.
• Develop business cases, option appraisals and investment recommendations to support customer and organisational decision-making.
• Provide strategic property advice to NHS customers, supporting estate optimisation, rationalisation and transformation programmes, helping to agree customer objectives and developing Service Level Agreements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, occupiers, local authorities, NHS organisations and other key stakeholders.
• Prepare and develop customer pitches to win new work
• Manage and coordinate external consultants, surveyors, legal representatives and other professional advisers to deliver successful outcomes.
• Negotiate heads of terms, transaction agreements and other property-related documentation.
• Assess financial viability, project risks and deliverability of potential property opportunities and initiatives.
• Monitor project performance, risks and budgets, ensuring delivery against agreed objectives and timescales.
• Support governance and approval processes, ensuring compliance with organisational policies and public-sector requirements.
• Identify opportunities to grow customer relationships and generate additional business opportunities across the Strategic Property Advisory Services function.
• Share knowledge and best practice across the team, supporting continuous improvement and service development.
• Ensure all activities are delivered in accordance with NHS Property Services' values, governance requirements and customer-focused approach.

Where you’ll be

This is a permanent hybrid role based in London, with an expectation of up to two days per week in the London office. The salary is from £77,000 per annum, plus car allowance and up to 10% annual bonus eligibility. The role will also require travel to customer sites and other locations as needed to support business and customer requirements.

We understand how important life is outside of work so, as well as a competitive salary we will also offer:

• 27 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday with the option of buying additional weeks’ leave.

• A Smarter Working Policy, empowering you to choose the location of how and where you work according to your daily activities.

• Training and development opportunities, providing opportunities for our colleagues to develop and progress their careers at all levels through our Professional Excellence Framework.  

• SMART Pension contribution to which the company will contribute up to 6%

• A range of flexible benefits, including NHS retail discounts and Cycle to Work Scheme.

• We have a great Colleague Assistance Programme and offer support for all areas of life.

An organisation with a purpose…  

We are an organisation with a passion for giving back. Putting money back into the NHS, raising £150,000 over 3 years for our charity partner Young Lives vs Cancer, supporting colleagues to volunteer within their local communities, and being committed to creating a sustainable working environment on our pledge to become net zero carbon by 2050. We understand that it’s important to feel like the work you do is having a meaningful impact on society, and through our approach to being responsible for business, we make sure that every colleague is given the opportunity to make a difference.    

At NHS Property Services, we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from disabled people and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace to support your needs. If you require any support or adjustments, please let us know — we’re here to help

We celebrate diversity, and we are working hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential.   

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.  

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