Group Head of Property Development

Job no: 561192

Work type: Full time

Site: Redditch

Categories: Property

Location: Worcestershire

Salary: Competitive

Business Area: Halfords Support Centre

About us

At Halfords, our mission is to inspire and support a lifetime of motoring and cycling. As a specialist retailer, we lead the market through customer-driven innovation and a distinct product range. We are dedicated to providing our customers with an integrated, unique, and convenient service experience—from e-bike and electric vehicle servicing to on-demand solutions. Our commitment is to foster customer loyalty by offering compelling reasons to keep coming back to our stores, ensuring a lifetime of motoring and cycling enjoyment.

The teams at our Redditch Support Centre work with every other area of our business, putting them at the heart of the action and playing a key role in our success and growth. Everyone brings their individual knowledge and experience to work every day, working as one team to keep things moving smoothly.

About the role

We're looking for a Head of Property Development to oversee property maintenance, fit-outs, and garage equipment strategy across our entire Group including Retail Stores, Consumer Garages, and Commercial Fleet Services. Leading a 20-strong team, the role combines technical expertise in surveying, tendering, and contractor management with the ability to deliver large-scale programmes across a complex, 1,000-site estate.

Success in this role means balancing technical credibility with leadership impact - inspiring teams, engaging senior stakeholders, and driving improvement across the estate. Key priorities include upgrading sites, modernising garage equipment, strengthening asset management, and supporting transformation programmes, while shaping the Group's long-term investment strategy.

Key responsibilities

• Lead all property maintenance and fit-out programmes across the Group, including, Retail Stores, Consumer Garages, and Commercial Fleet Services, ensuring operational standards are met.
• Oversee contractor and supplier management, delivering projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality.
• Manage the procurement, installation, and lifecycle maintenance of garage equipment, ensuring safety, compliance, and reliability.
• Provide strategic leadership to a 20-strong team, developing talent, building capability, and fostering a culture of high performance.
• Engage effectively with senior stakeholders across Operations, Finance, and Retail, translating technical detail into clear, actionable updates.
• Safeguard compliance with health, safety, and regulatory requirements, managing risks across property and equipment operations.
• Take ownership of budget planning and financial control for property projects, driving cost efficiency and value for the business.
• Contribute to the long-term property and equipment strategy, supporting investment cases and transformation programmes.

About you

• Experienced senior property leader with a strong track record in large-scale maintenance, fit-outs, and equipment projects.
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams, combining technical credibility with inspiring, supportive leadership.
• Skilled in contractor management, procurement, and project delivery, with a focus on quality, safety, and compliance.
• Confident communicator who can engage and influence senior stakeholders, simplifying complex issues for board-level audiences.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, with experience managing budgets and driving cost efficiencies.
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on, problem-solving approach, resilient under pressure and adaptable to change.
• Passionate about delivering improvements across complex estates, with a customer-focused mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.

Reward & benefits

• A fair and competitive salary evaluated against market data, car allowance, annual discretionary bonus scheme, pension, healthcare, life assurance, 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave.
• Commitment and dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development. We help you to own and grow your potential so you can be at your best in your current role and to support your future career aspirations.
• We offer hybrid working in our Support Centre, you will be based at our Support Centre 3 days a week with an optional 2 days working from home or visit Group sites as required.
• You will have access to a wealth of employee discounts across the Halfords suite of products and services.
• Wellbeing and inclusion are at the heart of our colleague experience. We offer resources and ongoing support to enhance your wellbeing at work and active Colleague Networks supporting inclusion initiatives across Halfords.

Not sure you meet all the criteria? We'd encourage you to take the wheel and apply anyway At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.

At Halfords, we operate a hybrid working policy with 3 days on site at our Support Centre in Redditch, Worcestershire.