Real Estate Surveyor

This role sits at the heart of how Virgin Media O manages and evolves its estate across England and Wales. As a Real Estate Surveyor, you will take ownership of a substantial and diverse portfolio of corporate office and technical sites, ensuring every location supports our business strategy, people and customers. You will play a key role in protecting value, securing tenure and shaping long term outcomes across a critical part of our property footprint. Working closely with senior leaders and specialist partners, you will lead commercial negotiations, provide trusted professional advice and help steer major decisions around leases, exits, acquisitions and change projects. From influencing future site strategy to supporting M&A activity and cross business initiatives, this is a role with real visibility, autonomy and impact. You will balance commercial rigour with strong relationships, helping the business make confident, well informed property decisions. Key responsibilities include:

• Implementing the VMO2 real estate strategy across Corporate Office and Technical asset classes ensuring the portfolio is effectively managed, connected to the business, and fit for purpose
• Leading negotiations with landlords, agents, and professional advisors to secure optimal commercial outcomes aligned to VMO2 real estate strategy
• Providing professional internal advice to the business to quantify real estate risks & opportunities and recommend commercial decisions
• Onboarding new sites, including corporate or technical acquisitions, and any mergers & acquisitions related assets
  
  Degree qualified with MRICS and significant post qualification experience in real estate or asset management
• Strong working knowledge of current property legislation
• Proven experience leading complex commercial lease negotiations
• Ability to develop and present robust commercial business cases
• Confidence influencing and challenging senior stakeholders with clear, professional advice
The other stuff we are looking for
• Experience working in a fast paced or changing environment
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Experience providing lease or planning advice for upgrades and alterations
• Track record of delivering results in challenging commercial contexts
  
  At Virgin Media O , we connect people to the moments that matter most. Virgin Media leads the UK for broadband reliability, speed and overall performance, while O keeps people connected on the move with award-winning coverage.
We're also proud to be named one of the Financial Times Top 500 Best Employers for 2026, based on one of the UK's largest employee satisfaction surveys. Join us and you'll be part of a team that stays curious, positive and focused on making life easier for our customers and each other. We're investing in the future of connectivity, from expanding next-generation 5G to exploring satellite-supported solutions that help reach rural communities and hard-to-connect places. You'll work with people who back good ideas and give you plenty of room to grow. So if you're looking for a place where you can feel supported, trusted and genuinely valued, you'll feel right at home here. Our ways of working: We're a flexible-first organisation, because we know people do their best work when they have choice and clarity. To support meaningful collaboration, we ask everyone to spend at least eight days a month connecting with each other in person. That doesn't just mean time in the office, it could be team meetings, offsites, volunteering days, cross-functional projects, or away days. What matters is making those moments count - so when we come together, it benefits everyone. Accessible, inclusive and equitable for all: We believe a better tomorrow starts with the choices we make today. That means moving the dial on diversity, building equity into everything we do and putting inclusion at the heart of our business. Virgin Media O is an equal opportunities employer and we work hard to remove bias and barriers. We want every person who joins us - and everyone thinking about joining us - to feel seen, heard and supported. When you work with us, you'll have access to our award-winning employee network groups. These communities bring people together, champion allyship and create uplifting spaces where you can learn, share and feel part of something bigger. They play a big role in helping people feel connected from day one.

We know life isn't just about work, so our benefits are built to support you in the moments that matter. You'll get Bupa healthcare, wellbeing support, life cover, a pension and generous holiday - plus your birthday off. And there's more. Enjoy some extra perks on us, with optional electric vehicle lease and Cycle2Work schemes, dental insurance, neurodiversity assessments, and brilliant discounts on broadband, TV and mobile. You'll even get access to the Virgin Family platform and the O Priority app, with exclusive rewards, experiences and chances to attend events at The O and beyond. Next steps If this feels like a place where you can belong, we'd love to see what you can do. Once you apply, the next steps might include a call with a recruiter, a video interview, an interview with the hiring manager and a task or assessment. We'll also ask about any adjustments you might need, and we'll do our best to make them happen. We review applications and interview throughout the advert window, so it's worth applying sooner rather than later. If you're offered the role, the offer will be subject to background checks, including a criminal record check and, for some roles, a financial background check.