Real Estate Administrator

Job Description

Real Estate Administrator - HEINEKEN UK

Function: Star Pubs
Location: Edinburgh (St Andrew’s Square)
Salary: £26,000 base and above, depending on experience & full benefits listed below.

Contract: 6 months Fixed-Term

Latest Closing date: 2nd July 2026. Please note, that we may close vacancies early when we receive significant numbers of applications, so don’t delay!

As the nation’s leading cider and beer company and the name behind a host of brilliant brands, we’re looking for equally brilliant people to help us on our journey to building a better future. There’s so much more to HEINEKEN than meets the eye and right now, we’re looking for a details driven Real Estate Administrator to join the Property team.

About the role

There are around 13 colleagues who work in our Compliance and Real Estate Team, it’s a small close-knit and high-performing team. We’ve a fantastic opportunity within the Real Estate Team for a Real Estate Administrator (known internally as a Real Estate Co-ordinator) within the Star Pubs function.

The role will see you provide specialist administrative assistance to the Estates team with a particular focus on adherence to the Pubs Code etc Regulation 2016 and all other regulatory governance, including complex landlord and tenant legislation.

This role requires drafting and understanding legal documentation such as leases and related events, therefore Real Estate or a Property background would be beneficial but not essential. Paperwork requires to be drafted within very tight timescales with 100% accuracy, ensuring systems and trackers are maintained and updated. Alongside having a high attention to detail, the successful candidate will have the ability to navigate multiple systems. You’ll be used to working in a fast-paced environment, enjoy working on multiple activities and be able to effectively prioritise.

Working in Real Estate provides fantastic development opportunities, you’ll be supporting a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders and gain experience working in a regulated industry. You’ll have a greater understanding of the pub business and exposure to new systems and processes, with opportunities to work on ad hoc projects.

Who we’re looking for

Our ideal candidate will have great communication skills and be a real team player with a positive can-do attitude and the desire to continually improve. You’ll be used to working in a fast-paced environment and will be a superstar at spinning multiple plates and working across different activities. Being able to prioritise your workload effectively is important. As the Real Estate Administrator, you’ll need to have a real eye for detail and feel comfortable and confident interacting with varying stakeholders across both Star Pubs & Bars, Heineken UK and external suppliers.

Experience in providing administrative support in connection with leases, lease events and property documents would be beneficial.

We embrace learning and growth, and we anticipate there is scope to develop in this role. You’re also likely to bring experiences to this role that are not listed above – as long as you have a thirst for learning and development, not every box needs to be ticked regarding skillsets.

Our Benefits
As part of the team, along with your salary, you’ll also receive;

• An annual bonus
• Company funded Private Medical Healthcare
• Double matched pension (up to 10%)
• 35 days holiday
• A monthly case of our delicious ciders and beers! (low and no alcohol options available)
• Comprehensive Opportunities to develop- We've just launched our Star Skills Playbook which has a comprehensive development programme for every role in Star Pubs so the world is your oyster once you join!

You’ll also get the opportunity to get involved with one of our colleague networks where groups of colleagues from all over the business work together to ensure we’re always working towards being a diverse and inclusive company.

The Application
If you like what you’ve read and want to explore this opportunity further, please apply as soon as possible. We may close vacancies early when we receive significant numbers of applications, so don’t delay!

Embracing and celebrating diversity is core to HEINEKEN’s purpose of “brewing the joy of true togetherness to inspire a better world”. We believe that people as diverse as our brews – including and not limited to gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religious belief, nationality, social background, disability and thinking style – enrich our lives and strengthen our business. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates as we champion a culture of belonging that provides fair and equal opportunities for all.

If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example, if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we’re more than happy to review our processes – please feel free to get in touch with us at recruitment@heineken.co.uk.

Our ways of working
Our office sites operate a hybrid model. You’ll spend Tuesdays, Thursdays and one other day in the office and two days from home, although but you’re more than welcome to come and work from the office on those days too.

Who We Are
Star Pubs is part of HEINEKEN UK. Headquartered in Edinburgh, Star Pubs has 230 pubs in Scotland, the vast majority of which are leased out to small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Across the whole of the UK, Star has 2,400 pubs and around 160 of these operate on our Just Add Talent model (a managed operator agreement). Our ambition is to bring out the best in local pubs by attracting and retaining the best licensees and by providing them with market-leading insight and support.

Apply today to discover Your Future, Untapped.