• Bring Legal into credible opportunities at the appropriate stage, providing clear commercial context, site information and internal priority.
• Support Legal team with relevant property and market information while preserving Legal ownership of documentation, contractual negotiations and transaction governance.
• Work with the Franchise Manager where physical asset opportunities may support franchise development, while preserving Franchise ownership of partner relationships.

Performance & Reporting

• Maintain accurate and current pipeline reporting with clear next actions and ownership.
• Track the potential EBITDA contribution represented by the qualified pipeline, not simply the number of sites identified.
• Measure proactive and off-market sourcing, priority-market coverage, progression to investment consideration and eventual performance of sourced assets.

Key Relationships - Internal & External

• Internal: Director of Retail, Legal, Franchise Manager, Finance, Property, Operations, Brand and senior leadership.
• External: National and regional property agents, landlords, developers, investors, property owners and leisure specialists.

Health & Safety

• Ensure that Health and Safety guidelines and fire regulations are strictly adhered to at all times.
• Comply with safe working practices as defined by BrewDog and complete required training.
• Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others, reporting accidents, incidents or near misses promptly.

General

• Be aware of and adhere to BrewDog policies and the Workplace Code at all times.
• Cooperate with other BrewDog departments to achieve a great experience for customers, applicants, colleagues and partners.
• Take responsibility for own personal development and undertake other reasonable duties within the scope of the role.
• Apply the BrewDog charter and behaviours and protect BrewDog's interests and reputation internally and externally.

About You

Qualifications & Specific Training

Essential

• Full UK driving licence.
• Relevant commercial property, investment or development training would be beneficial.

Desirable

• Degree or equivalent experience in Real Estate, Property, Surveying, Business or a related discipline.
• MRICS or working towards RICS accreditation would be advantageous.

Experience

• Relevant experience in hospitality, leisure, retail or F&B property acquisitions, agency, development or asset sourcing.
• Proven experience of identifying and sourcing physical sites across multiple markets.
• An established and active network across agents, landlords, developers, investors and property owners.
• Evidence of proactively sourcing off-market, pre-market or early-stage opportunities.
• Experience assessing locations, catchments, trading circuits and competitive environments.
• Experience working with commercial stakeholders to assess site-level sales, EBITDA potential and investment viability.
• Experience managing a live acquisition or development pipeline and priorising opportunities by quality and commercial potential.
• Experience working across multiple locations and travelling regularly as part of the role.

Knowledge

• Strong understanding of the UK commercial property market, particularly hospitality, leisure, retail or consumer-facing locations.
• Good understanding of property agents, landlords, developers and the channels through which new opportunities are sourced.
• Strong understanding of catchments, trading circuits, food all, accessibility, competition and the characteristics that make a successful hospitality location.
• Commercial understanding of site-level P&Ls, including sales, EBITDA, rent affordability, capex and return on investment.
• Understanding of leasehold and freehold property opportunities and the key commercial considerations involved in each.
• Awareness of planning, licensing and property constraints that may affect the viability of a potential location.
• Understanding of how property strategy can strengthen an estate through new openings, relocations and replacement of weaker assets.
• Awareness of competitor expansion, market movements and emerging hospitality locations.

Skills

• Highly developed networking and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to build credibility with agents, landlords, developers and property owners.
• Strong commercial judgement, able to distinguish an attractive property from an attractive hospitality investment.
• Strong analytical skills, able to assess opportunities using sales, EBITDA, investment and return assumptions.
• Ability to build, manage and prioritise a live acquisition pipeline across multiple markets.
• Strong influencing and communication skills, able to present clear recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Strong market research and site assessment capability, combining data with first-hand market knowledge.
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple opportunities at different stages without losing pace.
• Comfortable challenging weak opportunities and making clear recommendations to stop or progress investment.
• Able to work effectively across Retail, Finance, Legal, Property and Franchise while maintaining clear ownership boundaries.

Personal Attributes

• Commercially Driven: Focused on finding assets that materially improve estate EBITDA, rather than simply increasing site count.
• Naturally Networked: Builds and maintains strong external relationships and is comfortable spending significant time in the property market.
• Entrepreneurial: Actively creates opportunities rather than waiting for them to arrive.
• Curious: Interested in cities, trading circuits, consumer behaviour and why some hospitality locations outperform others.
• Hands-On: Comfortable walking markets, visiting sites and doing the detailed work required to qualify an opportunity.
• Disciplined: Maintains strong investment judgement and is prepared to walk away when an asset does not meet the required commercial hurdles.
• Resilient and Tenacious: Comfortable with long lead times, competitive processes and opportunities that do not ultimately convert.
• Credible: Confident representing BrewDog with senior agents, landlords, developers and investors.
• Collaborative: Works effectively across functions while respecting clear accountability for Legal, Franchise and operational decision-making.
• Brand Passionate: Understands that the right physical asset must support the future BrewDog proposition and customer experience.

Additional Requirements

• Regular UK travel will be required, with occasional travel across franchise markets as the pipeline develops.
• The role will require significant time in-market visiting target locations and potential sites.
• Flexibility to attend agent meetings, property viewings, industry events and market visits as required.
• The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active external presence across the hospitality and leisure property market.