Property Director
£100,000 per annum
Permanent, Full-Time
Uxbridge, Greater London
Caron Group is a family of care homes located across Mid and South Wales. Our ethos is to provide high-quality care while ensuring that the privacy, dignity, and choice for our residents remain at the heart of everything we do. With over 24 years of experience in the care sector, we specialise in residential, nursing, and dementia care for older people. We are now entering an exciting phase of growth and are seeking dedicated, passionate individuals to join us on this journey and help us continue delivering exceptional care.
We are seeking an experienced Property Director to provide strategic management of the Caron Group’s property portfolio, ensuring facilities, design and development projects support the delivery of high-quality, safe, and compliant services and the overall goal of providing high quality care to our residents. The role focuses on optimising operational efficiency, driving projects, managing refurbishment programmes, and ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements, including health and safety. In addition, the Property Director will line manage the Head of Facilities, Head of Projects, Head of Design, and Health & Safety Manager, providing oversight, accountability, and leadership across all property related activities.
The role will require frequent travel to the care homes and sites in the group and therefore, it is essential that the post holder is a driver.
Role Objectives/ Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership & Property Management
· Develop and deliver a long-term property strategy aligned with the organisation’s strategic goals.
· Ensure properties across the group are maintained to a high standard, meeting operational, regulatory, and commercial requirements.
· Drive best practice in facilities management, estate maintenance, and design standards across all homes.
· Portfolio Management – lead property acquisitions, lease negotiations, disposals and renewals to support the group’s expansion / consolidation objectives.
· Leading and mentoring direct reports, setting objectives, monitoring performance, and supporting professional development.
Project & Design Leadership
· Oversee major refurbishment, redevelopment, and new-build projects, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to specification.
· Identify and implement innovative methods and cost-efficient solutions to improve quality, reduce timelines, and optimise project budgets.
· Work closely with the Head of Design to ensure all projects meet brand, operational, and regulatory standards.
· Prioritise and manage the property project pipeline to meet organisational growth and improvement targets.
Health, Safety & Compliance
· Oversee compliance with health and safety, fire safety, building regulations, and other statutory requirements.
· Provide strategic guidance and leadership to the Head of Legal and Risk (where applicable).
· Ensure that all properties and project sites adhere to statutory and regulatory requirements.
· Act as a senior escalation point for operational and safety-related property issues.
Financial & Commercial Management
· Develop and manage the property department budget, including maintenance, projects, and capital expenditure.
· Monitor expenditure and cost efficiency across all sites, projects, and teams.
Stakeholder & Relationship Management
· Act as the senior property lead in communications with external consultants, contractors, and regulatory bodies.
· Build strong internal relationships, ensuring property solutions meet the needs of residents and care teams.
Report to the Managing Director and advise Board of Directors on property strategy, performance, innovation and risk.
Continuous Improvement
· Identify and implement initiatives to improve performance, efficiency, and sustainability.
· Promote innovation in design, facilities management, and project delivery.
· Ensure lessons learned from completed projects are captured and applied across the organisation.
Essential Requirements
· Bachelor’s degree.
· Extensive experience (5–10 years) in senior property management or estates leadership, ideally within healthcare, care homes, or a regulated environment.
· Proven track record of managing multi-disciplinary teams, including facilities, projects, and design.
· Strong knowledge of health and safety, building regulations, and statutory compliance requirements.
· Experience managing capital projects, refurbishments, and new builds.
· Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at Board level. .
· Financially and commercially astute with experience in budgeting and cost control.
Package
· Full time – 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday
· Work Location: In person
· Training towards your professional development
· Auto enrolment pension scheme
· Bluelight Discount Card (Eligibility to apply)
Benefits:
· Company events
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Employee discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Uxbridge, Greater London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Do you have senior property management / estates leadership experience in in the healthcare / care homes sectors or a regulated environment?
- Do you have strong knowledge of health & safety, building regulations and statutory compliance requirements?
- Do you have previous experience working at Director level?
Education:
Experience:
- senior property management / estates leadership: 5 years (required)
- multi disciplinary team management: 5 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- UK Driver's Licence (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
