Reporting to the Head of Residential Property Acquisition, this is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in delivering Heathrow’s Expansion Programme and supporting one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects. As Residential Property Acquisitions Manager, you will lead the end-to-end acquisition of residential properties required for the Development Consent Order (DCO) application, helping to drive progress while ensuring a fair, transparent and respectful approach throughout. Working directly with homeowners, their representatives and professional advisors, you will focus on achieving voluntary agreements wherever possible, while maintaining a robust and evidence-based approach to Compulsory Acquisition (CA) as a last resort. Managing a portfolio of complex and sensitive cases, you will coordinate valuation, legal and conveyancing activities, ensuring each acquisition is delivered efficiently, compliantly and in line with key programme milestones.
This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives during a significant life transition. Recognising that for many residents this may be their first experience of moving home, you will work closely with the Home Relocation Support Service (HRSS) and Communities teams to provide clear guidance, practical support and reassurance throughout the process. By building trust, addressing challenges proactively and delivering timely, accurate information, you will help achieve positive outcomes for residents while supporting programme objectives. We are seeking an individual with strong commercial judgement, exceptional attention to detail and the ability to engage confidently with a diverse range of stakeholders, including residents, agents, advisors, local representatives and internal teams. Above all, you will be passionate about delivering a people-focused approach that balances resident needs with successful programme delivery and protects Heathrow’s reputation.
There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.
Every day, you’ll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.
It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we’re working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.
Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there’s no place like Heathrow.
Our rewards
We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we’ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we’ll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you’ll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions.
Working Location
Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow . Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You’ll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.
Sustainable Travel to work
Heathrow’s Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.
Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger – not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.
