Chief Asset Management Officer

Crown Estate Scotland’s purpose is investing in property, natural resources, and people to create lasting value for Scotland.  Crown Estate Scotland (CES) seeks to maintain and enhance the value of the assets which it holds on behalf of the Monarch (“in right of the Crown”) and to pay its net revenue profit for each year to the Scottish Consolidated Fund.  

Our vision is that the Scottish Estate supports a thriving and sustainable Scotland where land and resource under management benefit communities, environment and economy, both now and in the future.   

 Crown Estate Scotland is a unique business with a diverse portfolio that includes real estate, rural estates and the management of the seabed and the foreshore.

The Chief Asset Management Officer (CAMO) is responsible for the efficient and effective management and development of the assets of the Scottish Crown Estate across our rural, commercial, coastal, aquaculture and marine environment.  

As a member of the newly established Corporate Leadership Team, the CAMO provides strategic leadership to CES, and expert advice to the CEO(AO) and the CES Board, balancing the complex tensions that exist between commercial success, delivering sustainable development, stewarding the Estate, and optimising financial returns for the public good.   

Specific responsibilities include: 

• Lead the development of robust capital and revenue investment and income optimisation plans across the Crown Estate Scotland portfolio, meeting the outcomes set out in the Corporate Plan 2026-31, addressing key challenges, and providing a long-term strategy for the Estate 

• Work with external stakeholders to maximise the opportunities for Scotland in line with the Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019  

• Collaborating with the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) to deliver on the opportunity presented by the Estate, identifying creative solutions to deliver growth and incremental income, whole life cost (carbon) management, actively managing risk, and ensuring an enduring legacy for the Scottish Crown Estate and delivering on our commitment to sustainable development 

• Actively contribute to the wider leadership of Crown Estate Scotland, acting as Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for large projects and Sponsor for internal cross-functional initiatives 

• Develop, implement and monitor the Scottish Crown Estate Asset Portfolio Strategy, Sustainability (including Decarbonisation and Biodiversity), and Customer Relationship strategies in line with our statutory purpose to benefit the people of Scotland  

• Champion the customer relationship, developing and implementing the customer relationship strategy based on survey data and inform business improvement activities led by the Chief Operating Officer (COO), ensuring the voice of the customer feeds into the development of Crown Estate Scotland’s service offering and asset management activities, including investment support/ origination 

Candidates should have a relevant degree and ideally membership of a relevant professional body such as RICS, RTPO, ICE, RIBA, etc.  We are also interested in hearing from Chartered Lawyers or Accountants with 15+ years senior asset management leadership experience.  You will have significant experience in property, infrastructure, land management or asset-intensive organisations.