Title Senior Estates Manager - Disposals Based Dunstable LU5 with travel Salary up to £75,000
At Whitbread, our property estate is one of our greatest assets. As a Senior Estates Manager - Disposals, you'll play a key role in maximising value from our UK Premier Inn & Restaurants portfolio, identifying disposal opportunities, managing complex property transactions, and driving improvements in operating returns. Working closely with a wide range of internal stakeholders and external advisers, you'll lead a disposal programme for surplus and underperforming assets, ensuring efficient execution while delivering short, medium and long-term property profit.
This is a highly commercial role requiring strong property expertise, financial acumen, stakeholder management skills, and the ability to influence decision-making at senior levels across the business.
What you'll be doing
- Lead the preparation and delivery of a disposal programme for surplus properties with poor returns on investment, managing assets valued between £0.5m and £10m.
- Maximise portfolio returns through effective asset management, disposal strategies, lease negotiations, and value-enhancing property transactions.
- Prepare integrated property plans that align operational development requirements with property opportunities for individual assets and catchments.
- Drive improvements in operating returns by reducing property costs, disposing of underperforming assets efficiently, and generating capital and revenue receipts.
- Prepare and present robust business cases and investment papers for approval through Investment Meetings, Estates Director review, Property Board, Executive Committee and PLC Board governance processes.
- Deliver strong financial performance through effective budget management, cost control, and value-for-money decision making.
- Produce regular performance reviews, reporting and analysis to support business decision-making.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders including Operations, Finance, Network Planning, Property Acquisition, Construction and Facilities teams.
Why you'll love it here
Bonus Potential 30%
Healthcare for yourself and family
Pension up to 10% contributory matched
Up to 60% off stays at Premier inn or Hub
What you'll need to bring
- Excellent commercial awareness and strong property market knowledge.
- Proven commercial acumen with the ability to maximise investment returns and create value through property transactions.
- Up-to-date knowledge of property law and property-related legislation.
- Strong understanding of the hotel, restaurant, leisure or hospitality sectors.
- Strong analytical capability, including the ability to prepare and review complex financial models, discounted cash flows and investment appraisals.
- Experience gained within a large multi-site corporate organisation, property fund, or professional surveying practice.
- Demonstrable understanding of the impact property decisions have on business operations, project delivery, people, and long-term financial planning.
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.
Job ref: 211107-4492
Advertised: 14 Sep 2026
Application closed: 28 Sep 2026
