Director of Property & Fleet

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Location: Birmingham, West Midlands (Hybrid flexible)

Salary: Up to £130,000 per annum (DOE)

Join a values-driven organisation shaping the future of funeral services in the UK. Dignity Funerals is one of the UK’s leading providers of end-of-life services, supporting thousands of families each year through a network of over 500 funeral branches, care centres, crematoria, and corporate offices. We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Property & Fleet to lead the management of our national estate and vehicle operations, ensuring they are safe, compliant, efficient, and aligned with our commitment to service excellence.

This is a high-impact leadership role with a broad scope, overseeing property, fleet, and procurement functions. You will be responsible for ensuring that our estate and vehicles meet all legal, regulatory, and operational standards while driving continuous improvement, commercial efficiency, and sustainability across all areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic management of Dignity’s diverse estate portfolio—funeral homes, care centres, crematoria, and residential properties—ensuring all are safe, compliant, and fit for purpose.
• Oversee the Group’s fleet operations, ensuring vehicles remain fully compliant, operationally efficient, and supporting our teams in delivering exceptional service.
• Direct the effective delivery of planned and reactive maintenance, refurbishment, and capital projects across the estate.
• Lead procurement strategy and operations, embedding robust spend controls, governance, and supplier performance management.
• Manage significant budgets across all disciplines, ensuring cost-effective delivery and full financial accountability.
• Develop and lead sustainability initiatives, including energy efficiency, waste reduction, and fleet electrification.
• Foster a culture of service excellence, supporting our frontline teams with responsive, well-managed property and fleet services.

We’re Looking for Someone Who

• Proven experience in senior leadership roles across property and/or estates management, ideally within a multi-site, customer-facing environment (e.g. retail, healthcare, logistics).
• Strong track record of managing large property portfolios and vehicle fleets, with experience delivering capital projects and compliance programmes.
• Strong knowledge of health & safety, property legislation, and sustainability practices.
• Commercially astute, with experience managing large budgets, contracts, and supplier relationships.
• A collaborative, visible leader with a strong focus on internal stakeholder satisfaction and operational delivery.
• Degree-qualified with relevant professional certifications (e.g. NEBOSH/IOSH essential; RICS desirable).
• Full UK Driving License as travel will form part of this position.

What we provide to you

• Annual salary of up to £130,000.
• £6,000 Annual Car Allowance.
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays.
• BUPA Private Healthcare (Family).
• 10% Company Bonus.
• Pension Scheme 4% Matched.
• Life Assurance X4 Annual Salary.
• Free On-Site Parking.
• Access to our internal apprentice & personal development schemes.

What are the next steps?

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a purpose-led organisation during a time of transformation. You will lead a key operational area that directly supports our mission to deliver high-quality, compassionate care to every family we serve. To be considered for this role, please submit your application via the 'apply' button, where a member of our Talent Team will review your application.

FCA Regulation Statement

Please note that this role is subject to meeting regulatory requirements. As an FCA-regulated organisation, we are committed to adopting the highest standards and we do this by employing individuals with the appropriate skills, experience and integrity to protect both the company and our clients. If you are considered for a role, you will be providing your permission for us to conduct the relevant checks and assessments that will be carried out during the recruitment and onboarding process. The nature of the checks will depend on whether the role is subject to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). Please note in accordance with our pre-employment checks, all roles will require a criminal record check and further enhanced checks may apply. Certain roles will be subject to ongoing checks in line with the Group SMCR Framework (Fit & Proper Policy). Further details will be explained to you throughout the recruitment process.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Our Vision is to connect with our clients, colleagues, company, and communities based on our principles whilst celebrating our differences. We aim to empower leaders and colleagues to seek out and understand new voices and perspectives; to be vocal about inequity and exclusion, and to take decisive, informed, and bold action to promote inclusion and belonging.

Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable. We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.