Future Estates Lead

Future Estates Lead

About us

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.

Some of the benefits

• Salary: £49,492 - £58,226 (dependent on experience)
• Flexible working
• 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Competitive pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Health and dental cashplan

About the role

As Future Estates Lead, you will be the focal point for developing the RNLI’s forward‑looking estates concepts. You will explore, define and trial new approaches that strengthen resilience, sustainability and operational effectiveness across our estate.

Your responsibilities will be to:

• Lead the creation and evolution of future estates concepts and long‑term roadmaps.
• Identify, evaluate and introduce innovative technologies, materials, digital tools and modern methods of construction.
• Scan industry and regulatory developments to ensure the RNLI keeps pace with sector innovation.
• Support early‑stage technical considerations for estates design, standards and capital planning.
• Ensure all future estates work aligns with safety, regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Engage external specialists, consultants and research partners.
• Deliver proof‑of‑concept estates projects from concept through to implementation.
• Drive sustainability within the existing estate through adoption of novel technologies.
• Analyse lessons learned from capital and maintenance activities to inform future strategy.
• Collaborate across teams to align priorities, improve processes, and deliver shared goals.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence how our estate develops over the long term, helping us save more lives in new and innovative ways.

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.