Senior Manager - Valuations & Performance Analytics

Public Sector Resourcing•London Britain Township, PA

10d•£62,500 - £93,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Head of Performance Management, the Senior Manager will shape how The Crown Estate understands and communicates portfolio performance. Working across asset classes, the role provides actionable insight into returns, risks, opportunities, and asset contributions to overall performance. The postholder coordinates and challenges external independent valuations, oversees a robust and well-governed process, leads performance reporting, and promotes evidence-based decision-making in collaboration with Finance, SBU teams, and external advisers. The role also contributes to the evolution of the Performance Measurement operating model by identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, remove manual data inputs, increase automation, and improve data transparency. It translates complex valuation outputs into clear, commercially focused narratives for external valuers, SBUs, and senior leadership. The position leads governance and oversight of external valuations across a portfolio valued at more than £13bn, supports portfolio analysis and decision-making, and produces valuation and total-return insight for Board and Committee reporting. It also maintains accurate valuation data, supports compliance and audit readiness, and champions process improvement through tools such as Power BI and responsible use of AI-enabled automation.

Requirements

Substantial experience as a RICS-qualified valuer, gained within a professional commercial organisation.
Skilled user of Argus Enterprise, confident with traditional and discounted cash flow (DCF) approaches.
High analytical capability, advanced Excel skills, and experience with business intelligence tools; Power BI is preferred.
Extensive experience managing regular valuation processes, portfolio analysis techniques, and portfolio performance reporting.
Strong quantitative analytical skills, including the ability to construct, use, and interpret cash flow models and appraisals.
In-depth knowledge of the UK real estate market.
Proven ability to operate effectively through ambiguity, challenge the status quo, and support process or structural transformation.
Continuous improvement mindset, with experience mapping, refining, and automating complex financial and data workflows.

Responsibilities

Lead governance and oversight of external valuation activity across a £13bn+ portfolio.
Serve as a senior subject matter expert on valuation, performance, and portfolio insight across The Crown Estate.
Assess and constructively challenge external valuation partners, ensuring compliance with RICS and IFRS Fair Value reporting.
Provide senior leadership with guidance and constructive challenge on valuation outcomes, performance drivers, risks, and opportunities.
Manage external valuer appointments, including tender processes.
Lead the relationship with benchmarking provider MSCI to enable accurate total-return reporting across commercial real estate assets.
Analyse holistic portfolio performance using the Value Creation Framework and advise directors and their teams on drivers, risks, themes, and contributions to overall targets.
Apply valuation expertise to support decisions across leasing, development, and investment opportunities.
Lead valuation and total-return insight for Board and Committee reporting, explaining underlying activities and performance relative to the market.
Identify trends, emerging risks, pressures, and opportunities across the portfolio.
Support joint venture partners with valuation and reporting requirements.
Champion the use of Argus across the real estate function to support asset management activities.
Conduct retrospective analysis of previous investment decisions and development projects.
Research industry trends and analyse peer performance, sharing relevant insight with colleagues.
Maintain accurate and consistent valuation data across core systems and reporting tools.
Promote continuous improvement, including use of Power BI and responsible AI-enabled automation, to improve efficiency, transparency, and reporting quality while ensuring appropriate review and governance.
Ensure RICS and IFRS policies are followed and support audit readiness and strong governance.
Participate in evolving the Performance Measurement operating model, streamlining workflows, reducing manual data inputs, driving automation, and improving data transparency.