Gilbert Yule
Property & Estate Operations Advisory

Built. Ran. Shaping.

Specialist advisory turning complex operational challenges into long-term property value. Over 20 years delivering operations at scale across the UK, Europe and the Middle East.

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My Background

20+ Years of City-Scale Delivery

Gilbert Yule is a specialist property and estate operations advisor turning complex operational challenges into long-term property value. With over 20 years of experience delivering operations at scale across the UK, Europe and the Middle East, Gilbert supports developers, investors and public sector clients to design, mobilise and optimise operations that protect and enhance their assets.

His advisory work is grounded in hands-on delivery experience at city-scale developments, supported by a network of first-class associates he has worked with over many years who can be brought in to support larger projects.

Gilbert serves as a Non-Executive Director at EdCity Development, White City (Ark and LBHF) and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of East London. His career highlights demonstrate delivery at the highest level across some of the UK's and Middle East's most complex and commercially significant developments.

2025 - 2026
Executive Director - City Operations
Qiddiya City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
367 sq km | Vision 2030 | City operations & operating models
Qiddiya City
2020 – 2024
Head of Estate and Customer Experience
Related Argent, London
King's Cross (2020–2024) | Brent Cross Town (2022–2024)
Operational excellence & estate mobilisation
King's Cross
2019 – 2020
Operations Director – Estates (Europe)
Lendlease Europe
£26.4bn pipeline | Estate strategy & FM delivery
2016 – 2019
Estates Director
Stratford Cross, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
22 acres | 4m sq ft | Estate delivery & commercial management
Stratford Cross
2008 – 2015
Head of Operations
Greenwich Peninsula, Knight Dragon
150 acres | Estate strategy & commercialisation
Greenwich Peninsula
2005 – 2006
Operations Manager
Bluewater, Vita Lendlease, Kent
1.6m sq ft | 330 shops | Hard & soft FM operations
Bluewater

Why Choose Me?

Delivery-Led Advisory at Scale

Few practitioners can match Gilbert's combination of city-scale operational delivery, commercial sophistication and strategic judgement. His experience spans the full property lifecycle across public realm, workplace, residential and retail estates, from vision and planning through mobilisation to long-term optimisation. He has built operating models, led estate teams, negotiated complex FM supply chains and delivered operations that perform at the highest commercial and reputational standards.

What distinguishes Gilbert is that every recommendation comes from someone who has been accountable for outcomes at this scale. He has sat in the seat, made the decisions and lived with the consequences. His counsel is grounded in operational reality, not theoretical best practice. When complexity demands senior practitioner insight and when delivery cannot afford to fail, Gilbert brings the expertise, judgement and networks that only 20 years of hands-on delivery can provide.

How I Engage

Tailored Advisory for Every Stage

01

Operational Readiness

Getting your estate ready to perform from day one

  • Operating model design and implementation
  • FM procurement and contract structuring
  • Mobilisation planning and KPI frameworks
  • Design for management and operational RIBA stage review
  • Governance frameworks and service charge structuring
  • Operational budgeting and financial planning

Typical engagement: 3–9 months

02

Performance & Transformation

Driving value from your existing estate operation

  • FM contract review and re-procurement
  • Operational efficiency and cost reduction
  • Service delivery model design
  • Health, safety and resilience governance
  • Customer experience and place management
  • Performance benchmarking and best practice alignment

Typical engagement: 4–12 weeks

03

Strategic Advisory & Interim

Senior expertise when and where you need it

  • Interim Director or Head of Estates
  • Board and leadership team advisory
  • Estate transfer & transition advisory
  • Exit strategy development and execution
  • Estate commercialisation and income stream development
  • Middle East operational advisory

Typical engagement: 3–12 months

What Sets Me Apart

Distinctive Expertise & Proven Track Record

City-scale delivery

Delivered operations at Qiddiya City for a 367 sq km development, where performance is highly visible and commercially critical.

Multi-market fluency

Senior delivery experience across the UK, Europe and the Middle East, including as Operations Director for Lendlease's European estates portfolio.

Full lifecycle delivery

From mobilisation to maturity across public realm, workplace, residential and retail, including planning obligations, operational phasing and Day 1 readiness, every stage managed and delivered.

Commercial and legal grounding

Deep experience across JV structures, service charge environments, FM supply chains and large-scale contract negotiation.

Board-level governance

Active NED at EdCity Development (White City), with board experience in a live mixed-use development secured through development links and a track record of peer reviewing masterplans and operational design at RIBA stages.

Founder-led

Senior practitioner-led delivery throughout, with the flexibility of a specialist advisory practice. Gilbert Yule takes personal responsibility for every client outcome.

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Let's Discuss Your Project

Email
gilbert@ypsadvisory.com
Phone
+44 7878 267939
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/gilbertyule

Gilbert Yule provides senior, delivery-led advisory for clients who need property operations to perform at scale, from day one, built on the expertise, judgement and accountability that only comes from having done it.