Head of Real Estate

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

At CEVA Logistics, we Rise in Motion. Your career is always on the move, growing as fast and as far as your ambition takes you. Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging new paths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world. The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. This is more than a job. It’s a journey on which you rise.

YOUR ROLE

At CEVA Logistics, our real estate portfolio plays a vital role in supporting our operations, serving our customers and enabling our business to grow. We’re looking for a strategic and commercially minded Head of Real Estate to lead our real estate function across England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

You’ll take the lead on our real estate strategy, overseeing a diverse portfolio and driving key decisions around property transactions, lease negotiations, facilities management and investment. Working closely with teams across Business Development, Operations, Engineering, Legal, Finance and Lease Administration, you’ll ensure our real estate portfolio continues to meet the evolving needs of our business.

This is an opportunity to combine strategic leadership with hands-on commercial expertise, building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to deliver value, improve efficiency and support our long-term growth and sustainability ambitions.

Based at our Head Office in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

• Provide strategic direction across the UK and Ireland, representing CEVA Logistics in internal and external business meetings and managing a team of real estate experts across asset, property and facility management, alongside external consultants.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of real estate transactions, including new site searches, lease renewals, acquisitions, relocations, disposals, consolidations, build-to-suit developments and bid searches.
• Anticipate upcoming lease expiries, develop strategic negotiation plans and lead high-value negotiations to secure the best outcomes for CEVA.
• Prepare and oversee budgets covering rent, savings, maintenance and investment, monitor real estate profit and loss across internal real estate companies, and identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency.
• Manage CEVA’s real estate business rules, acquisition governance and project approval processes, including the preparation and review of business plans for ICAP.
• Coordinate routine and exceptional maintenance activities, utilise the PLANON facilities management tool, and oversee the control and reduction of repair costs through a national Integrated Facility Management contract.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We’re looking for an experienced real estate professional who combines strong commercial judgement with strategic thinking, leadership capability and a collaborative approach. You’ll bring experience in commercial or industrial real estate management, alongside a strong understanding of property markets, high-value negotiations and sourcing processes.

You’ll be confident interpreting financial information, managing budgets and understanding profit and loss performance, with the ability to turn market insights into informed business decisions. A strong network of industry contacts, including portfolio owners, investors, developers and professional bodies, will help you identify opportunities and deliver the best outcomes for CEVA.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?

With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme, pension and life assurance along with access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands. There’s no doubt that you will be compensated for your hard work and commitment so if you’d like to work for one of the top Logistics providers in the world then please do get in touch to find your next role.

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That’s why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. Join CEVA for a challenging career.

CEVA Logistics UK&I is committed to attracting, acquiring and retaining the best possible candidates in an equal and inclusive way that is consistent with employment legislation and best practice. We aim to select the best available person for every vacancy irrespective of age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and marital or civil partnership status.
Please note that candidates will be subject to the necessary right to work checks for the UK and Ireland.