Crown Estate Scotland seeks CEO

Crown Estate Scotland, the manager of land and marine assets on behalf of Scottish government, is looking to hire a Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

As Chief Executive, the candidate is expected to provide strong leadership through and beyond a period of ongoing change until new legislative changes are passed and implemented by the Scottish Parliament, which is expected in 2020.

The post will be tasked with delivering commercial success, ensure robust performance management and reporting, and effectively lead organizational change.

The closing date to apply for the position has been set for December 13, 2017.

Crown Estate Scotland, formed in April 2017, manages assets on behalf of Scottish Ministers, including agricultural and forestry land, most of the seabed, just under half of the foreshore and some commercial property.

It is a self-financing public corporation and operates with a high degree of autonomy on a commercial basis, including taking decisions on purchases, leases and sales of a portfolio of capital assets totaling £275.7 million. All revenue profit is returned to the Scottish government.

The corporation works with communities, tenants and partners with the aim of innovating with land and property to create prosperity for Scotland and its communities.

Currently, Crown Estate Scotland offers the opportunity for technology developers to access seabed for wave and tidal current projects of up to 30MW.