The Role - Deputy Director of Facilities
Job title: Deputy Director of Facilities Department/Division: Estates Accountable to: Director of Facilities Job Description This form summarises the purpose of the job and lists its key tasks. It is not a definitive list of all the tasks to be undertaken as those can be varied from time to time at the discretion of the School, in consultation with the postholder.
Job Summary We are looking to recruit an experienced deputy Assistant of Facilities Management to support the Director of Facilities in delivering a first class Facilities Service to staff and students and leading our diverse FM team. This is an exciting period of significant change for the University and the Estates Division, with a planned capital investment in the estate of circa £240M to 2021 and a centralisation of facilities services across both the campus and Halls of Residences. You will play a key role in supporting the changes needed to transform Estates into a client-focussed integrated services provider, maximising the value it delivers to the whole University community. You will contribute to defining the vision, strategy and operating model for the facilities section, and contribute to the strategic development of Estates.
The Division aims to deliver best practice services across all sections and the postholder will be expected to benchmark and develop the services to achieve this. As well as possessing excellent interpersonal, negotiation and analytical skills you will have knowledge and experience of: Running effective FM departments • Running effective FM departments • Management techniques for achieving process and quality improvements • Management of large and complex estates, including budget and resource management. The post will have line management responsibility for cleaning, postroom, sportsground, reprographis, porters and facilities staff, in excess of 350 staff Have day-to-day management of a number of outsourced contracts.
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