CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER ESTATES, MEYRICK ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED (BOURNEMOUTH/CHRISTCHURCH/ANGLESEY)
Introduction
An exciting opportunity to lead and manage a client-side estate management company responsible for a diverse portfolio of commercial and rural real estate and operational assets.
Reporting directly to the Chairman, Sir George W. Meyrick, this is a highly strategic role which will be responsible for evolving the business to meet the needs of the future.
The Role
- To lead and manage Meyrick Estate Management Limited ('MEM') in the role of COO Estates. This is a strategic role focussed on organisational development, management and leadership rather than on carrying out real estate transactions or business development.
- To build a professional, efficient and evolving estate management organisation.
- To forge and maintain a close working relationship with the Chairman and ensure that he receives timely and accurate information on all aspects of the business.
- To develop the existing estate teams and enable the business to attract and retain top talent who are clear about their roles and motivated to perform.
- To ensure financial outputs are delivered including annual capital and revenue budgets, management accounts, financial controls, cash management etc., and ensure the real estate and operating businesses receive close support from the Group's Finance Team.
- To establish and monitor financial and operational performance targets across all areas of the business, taking corrective action where necessary.
- To enable open and effective communication across all areas of the organisation and ensure that everyone has an understanding and commitment to MEM's core values, objectives and standards.
- To build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders including external advisers, family members and local as well as regional/national bodies.
- To undertake regular site visits across the portfolio and build strong relations with the estate management teams ensuring they understand their performance requirements and have the necessary skills, experience and resources.
The Person: Experience
We are looking for a proven, senior business leader with first class leadership and organisational skills. It is essential that the incoming COO Estates can and wants to deliver real change.
Given the core real estate activities, relevant experience will be invaluable.
Previous experience must include:
- Managing multiple direct reports and ensuring they in turn lead their teams to achieve high levels of performance; and
- Managing a broad base of operations across multiple sites.
The Person: Personal Qualities
We are looking for the following personal qualities:
- Commitment, drive and focus
- A high level of resilience
- Detail driven and numbers-focussed
- Breadth of management experience at a sufficiently senior level
- A team player and effective communicator
- A genuine understanding of and empathy with family-owned SME businesses, including Estates, and a willingness to share with and work alongside the Chairman
Location
- The role will be primarily based at either or both of the Estate Offices at Hinton (on the edge of Christchurch) or Bournemouth.
- Regular travel to other parts of the Group portfolio, i.e. North Wales, for a few days each month is a critical feature of this position.
About the Company
MEM is the management company for 3 family-owned Estates which hold extensive assets in 2 UK geographies:
- The Gervis Meyrick Estate on the East Cliff of Bournemouth which is a mixed reversionary/in-hand estate of c.100 buildings comprising primarily residential, hotels (c.2,200 rooms), other leisure assets and beaches/foreshore.
- The Hinton Admiral Estate which sits between the BCP city area and the New Forest and which is a mixed reversionary/in-hand estate comprising city fringe (Green Belt), rural, commercial, residential, leisure, quarrying and renewable energy assets.
- The Bodorgan Estate on Anglesey which is a mixed reversionary/in-hand estate comprising rural, residential, leisure, quarrying and renewable energy assets.
The current turnover of real estate assets under management is around £10m: this is a mix of rental income and income from operating businesses.
Application Process
Please send a CV and covering letter to
Closing Date for applications: 28 February 2026
A full job description is available on request.