Cobalt Recruitment
Director, Life Science Agency
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🚨 Director – Life Sciences Property Advisory
📍 City of London | Hybrid – 2 Days WFH
A leading global property and professional services consultancy is looking to appoint a Director to lead and grow its Life Sciences Property Advisory offering across England.
This is a senior, market-facing opportunity for an established property professional who combines agency and transactional expertise with strong commercial leadership and an established network within the Life Sciences sector.
You’ll have the platform and multidisciplinary resources of a major international consultancy behind you, while being given the autonomy to grow a market, originate opportunities and build long-term client relationships.
The Role
You’ll take a leading role in expanding the business’s Life Sciences real estate offering, working with occupiers, developers, investors, research institutions, universities and public-sector organisations.
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Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading the growth of the Life Sciences Property Advisory offering across England
- Identifying target clients, originating opportunities and converting new business
- Advising on acquisitions, disposals, leasing and wider transactional matters
- Working with developers and investors on science parks, innovation districts and major Life Sciences developments
- Providing strategic advice on asset and portfolio strategies
- Leading development strategies, options appraisals, market assessments and viability reviews
- Building senior-level relationships across the Life Sciences property market
- Developing and leading a high-performing advisory team
- Collaborating with planning, development, cost management, sustainability and project management specialists
Who We're Looking For
- Strong transactional, agency or specialist property advisory experience
- A demonstrable track record of winning work and developing new client relationships
- Experience advising on major developments, regeneration projects, science parks, innovation districts or complex real estate
- Excellent relationships across the property market
- Strong understanding of occupier, developer, landlord and investor requirements
- Commercial leadership and negotiation skills
- Experience leading and developing teams
- MRICS or another relevant professional qualification preferred
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The Package
- ÂŁ100,000 - ÂŁ125,000 base salary
- ÂŁ7,500 car allowance
- Annual bonus
- 6% pension contribution
- City of London office
- Hybrid working – 2 days per week from home
This would particularly suit someone who has built a strong reputation within Life Sciences, commercial agency, development or strategic property advisory and wants the platform to create something of their own within a major international consultancy.
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