Job Description

Head of Property

We're TransPennine Express and we're going places. Whether that's helping customers reach their destination, or ensuring our colleagues feel fulfilled and supported in their careers. We're looking for people with drive and enthusiasm to join our amazing team and help push for more progress within the rail industry. We look forward to meeting new faces and eager minds, ready to join our mission of creating a better-connected network in the North and Scotland, for good.



We are looking for an exceptional leader to take responsibility for the strategic management of our Property portfolio, including Facilities and Estates Management, Building Energy performance and the specification and oversight of Property Projects. This includes enabling third-party investment into our estate via schemes such as the Transpennine Route Upgrade programme.



Reporting to the Major Projects Director, the successful candidate will have a proven track record in leading teams and managing contracts or operational activity at the interface between infrastructure, operations and client bodies - ideally within the rail industry. The role will work closely with Network Rail and other industry partners to lead dedicated property team and influence cross-functional colleagues through a matrix structure in order to successfully deliver initiatives that improve customer experience, outcomes and efficiency targets.



Key priorities include:


Optimising the design of our property model to deliver safety, service quality, sustainability and a positive employee experience Maintaining a forward-looking property strategy aligned with ambitious business objectives Oversight of the end-to-end delivery of property projects - from feasibility and specification, through procurement and construction to final handover Acting as a key interface for third-party delivered projects at our stations and working with industry partners across the North of England.


We are looking for an industry leader with excellent knowledge of infrastructure and operational interfaces and strong commercial and project management capability. While senior-level experience is preferred, we also welcome applications from candidates ready to step up into a leadership role, provided you bring the passion and collaborative mindset required to help manage and improve our stations and wider estate.

You will deliver activity, through inspirational and effective leadership of the property team and meet the needs of internal leaders and our teams across the business. You will ensure that TPE successfully specifies and manages its outsourced Facilities Management and Estates contracts and associated capital projects. You will be accountable for ensuring compliance with industry legislation and company standards, particularly as Client under the Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations 2015.



A strong focus on revenue generation, cost control, risk management and stakeholder engagement are essential.



The successful candidate will role model the highest standards of collaborative leadership, engaging with colleagues from the frontline to the boardroom across the industry whilst helping to deliver the safe and successful improvements that benefit the customers and the communities we serve.



If that sounds like the right fit for you, we'd love to hear from you, please click apply and complete an application form.

What we offer

Excellent career prospects. A personal development plan. Structured training and development. Competitive salary paid on 4 weekly basis. Generous annual leave entitlement. Free TransPennine Express rail travel for you and your dependants.
Travel discounts of up to 75% off other train operating companies, plus international rail travel after 1 years' service for you and your dependants*.
Free & Confidential Employee Assistance Program and Wellbeing Portal 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you with any finance, family, health, or wellbeing issues you have. We make sure there's someone on-hand to offer guidance, advice, and useful information for our people when they are experiencing hardship at work or at home. Option to join the Railway Pension Scheme with significant employer contributions. Family friendly maternity and paternity benefits. Plus, high street and lifestyle discounts as well as a cycle to work scheme.


Terms and conditions apply.

Goings places has never felt better!

At TransPennine Express, it's our goal to help people reach their full potential. We offer the opportunity to not just join the transformation of the rail industry, but to lead it. Our values are designed with every team member in mind; whether it's ensuring you feel free to be yourself at work, or encouraging everyone to pull together and support each other. We promise to value our people for the individuals they are. Whichever department becomes your destination, from the tip of the train, to the tail, our only focus is heading at full speed into the future. So, if making people crack a smile helps you feel at home, and raising standards is second nature to you, we'd love to have you onboard.