Job Introduction
Salary: £72,436.28 plus £4613.61 London Allowance per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Force Headquarters / London Hub, 200 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9TJ
Type of Working Arrangement: Blended approach of home and office-working is available
Hours: This is a full-time role (37 hours per week)
Opportunity
British Transport Police (BTP) has an exciting opportunity for an Estates Business Partner to join the Estates Department. As an Estates Business Partner with BTP, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the Force’s estates strategy. Acting as the key interface between the Estates Department and the wider organisation, you will ensure that estate plans, projects, and operational activities are aligned with organisational priorities and support the delivery of an effective policing service.
Working closely with senior leaders, Police Authority Committees, and external partners, you will provide strategic advice, influence decision-making at a Force level, and oversee high-profile estates programmes and initiatives. You will bring together business planning, estate performance data, stakeholder engagement, operational requirements, and change activity to ensure the estate continues to meet the evolving needs of the organisation.
Responsibilities
- Leading the strategic planning and delivery of BTP’s estates priorities, ensuring estate strategies, projects and operational activities support organisational objectives and future policing requirements.
- Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the Force and externally, acting as the key link between the Estates Department and the wider organisation, providing clear communication, strategic advice and influencing decision‑making.
- Overseeing major estates change programmes, performance and financial planning, ensuring change projects are delivered effectively, budgets are managed efficiently and opportunities for innovation, value for money and continuous improvement are identified.
- Representing Estates at Force‑level boards, committees and industry forums, championing estates priorities, managing complex issues and ensuring services, policies and governance arrangements support the delivery of an effective policing estate.
Qualifications
- A recognised project or programme management qualification (such as PRINCE2, MSP or APM) and degree‑level education (or equivalent), with a strong track record of delivering strategic programmes and complex projects.
- Significant experience in estates, facilities, property or programme management within a large, complex organisation, including leading high‑value projects and working with senior stakeholders to deliver organisational objectives.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to build relationships, challenge constructively and present complex information clearly to senior leaders, partners and external stakeholders.
- Strong strategic thinking, financial and problem‑solving abilities, with experience of governance, business planning, performance management and delivering value for money within a regulated environment.
- A proactive and resilient approach, with the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and drive continuous improvement while supporting organisational change and transformation.
What We Offer
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
- Family‑friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
- Bespoke benefits platform and Blue Light Card access.
- Salary sacrifice options for cycles, home technology, gym membership, and electric vehicles.
- Interest‑free annual rail season ticket loan after 6 months.
- Access to the Transport Benevolent Fund for health, welfare and financial support.
- Development opportunities, including fully funded apprenticeships.
- Excellent pension scheme: the BTP GPP Police Staff Pension Scheme, administered by Royal London, with contributions ranging from 4.4% to 12% of salary.
Vetting
Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting (5 years minimum UK residency required), including a full background and financial disclosure.
Medical
Relevant health and medical history details will be requested to support employee wellbeing.
References
References will be requested to cover the past 5 years.
Notice Period
This role is subject to a 3 month notice period.
Inclusion & Diversity
We are committed to building a workforce where everyone feels they belong. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences. Diversity strengthens our teams, improves our services and helps us better represent and support the communities we serve. We are proud to be an inclusive employer and strive to create a workplace that is fair, respectful and accessible to all. We actively work to challenge discrimination, remove barriers and ensure equity throughout our recruitment and employment practices.
If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment or selection process, please let us know – we are happy to support you. Your talent, your potential, and your unique perspective matter here.
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