Property Strategy Graduate 2025

Are you a recent graduate ready to make your mark? We’re looking for talented, ambitious individuals who want to grow, innovate, and thrive in a dynamic and supportive environment to join us in early 2025.

NHS Property Services enables excellent patient care by acting as a trusted advisor to the NHS and by providing the best estate solutions.  

We manage 2,700 properties with 6,300 customers across England, which accounts for approximately 10% of the total NHS estate. Our properties range from listed buildings to new integrated care centres and include hospitals, GP practices and offices. 

The Property/Estates Strategy Graduate role in the Estates Strategy team plays a pivotal role in supporting the team to deliver key projects and programmes over a defined property portfolio that are crucial to optimising the NHS Estate. The graduate role will be key in supporting the Estates Strategy team in the South by supporting in key projects through the creation of option appraisals, strategy reports and other administrative activities.   

The graduate role will be part of the company-wide graduate programme where they will be part of a cohort of graduates across the organisation and will undertake an induction, learning pathway, be matched with a mentor and have regular check-ins with the Talent team.   

What you will do  

• Undertake the creation of option appraisals, financial analysis, strategy reports and other forms of data reviews
• Support the Estates Strategy team within key projects including the management of project and programme trackers within MS Excel
• Undertake site visits independently or as part of a team to gather associated intelligence and preparing observational reports
• Responsible for administrative duties that support the team i.e. setting up project meetings, taking meeting notes, etc.
• Attend customer facing workshops and meetings
• Research market and customer trends to identify opportunities to optimise the estate
• Promote the Estates Strategy teams work through liaising with the Comms and Marketing team.
• Engage with the company-wide graduate programme through the learning pathway and other graduate activities

Who you are  

• You will have a degree level professional qualification in a relevant subject  
• You will have strong problem-solving, organisational and communication skills 
• You will have proactive mindset with the ability to thrive in a team 
• You will have a passion for healthcare and/or property/real estate  
• Ability to travel to attend head offices (London, Birmingham, Stockport) for work and training purposes    
• We would like to see experience being in a fast-paced working environment and/or working with different people/teams to achieve shared objectives – this can be in a sports team or a community group  
• Volunteering or community work experience 

Where you’ll be  

This role is based in the South of England (located in Portsmouth/London/Bristol). We have a hybrid model that involves travel to our offices and some remote working. 

What we can offer you 

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 to buy additional weeks leave.  
• 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 into 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 a responsible business, we make sure that every colleague is given the opportunity to make a difference.    

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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