Sustainability Manager (Operations) Candidate Information Pack
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King’s College London
The King’s Estate
Real Estate Development
Job Description & Person Specification
Further Information & Application Process
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON
Since its foundation almost 200 years ago, King’s College London has been central to the establishment of London as one of the world’s foremost centres of academic excellence.
Situated in the heart of what, by any measure, is one of the world’s most dynamic and international cities, King’s benefits from being shoulder-to-shoulder with London’s great institutions.
While King’s has a proud history, which has served the King’s family well for generations and made a profound contribution to modern life and society, King’s is neither captured nor defined only by its past. Indeed, King’s aspires to tackle global challenges and serve society in a way that is contemporary, forward-looking and unrestrained.
King’s is: • one of the top 25 universities in the world (2016-17 QS international world rankings) • the fourth oldest university in England • research-led and based in the heart of London.
King’s has over 27,600 students (including nearly 10,500 postgraduates) from some 150 countries and almost 6,800 employees.
King’s provides world-class teaching and cutting-edge research: • In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King’s was ranked 6th nationally in the ‘power’ ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings • Eighty-four per cent of research at King’s was deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (3* and 4*) • The university is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of more than £684 million. King’s has a distinguished reputation in: • the humanities • law • the sciences, including health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry • social sciences, including international affairs.
King’s is in The Complete University Guide’s Top Ten for: • Business Management Studies • Classics & Ancient History
• Dentistry • Education • Food Science • History • Law • Music
King’s has influenced many of the advances that shape modern life, such as: • the discovery of the structure of DNA • research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar • being the largest centre for the education of healthcare professionals in Europe.
King’s Health Partners
King’s, Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King’s Health Partners. King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration. For more information, visit the King’s Health Partners’ website.
World Questions | King’s Answers
King’s £600 million campaign, World questions|KING’s answers, has delivered huge global impact in areas where King’s has particular expertise.
Philanthropic support has funded new research to save young lives at Evelina London Children’s Hospital; established the King’s Dickson Poon School of Law as a worldwide leader in transnational law; built a new Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital; allowed unique collaboration between leading neuroscientists to fast-track new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease, depression and schizophrenia at the new Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute; created the Cicely Saunders Institute: the first academic institution in the world dedicated to palliative care, and supported the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership in the Ebola crisis. Donations provide over 300 of the most promising students with scholarships and bursaries each year.
King’s Strategic Vision 2029
By 2029 King’s will be: • A recognised community of learners in which students and staff across disciplines collaborate and connect to change the world • Home to the most able and innovative researchers delivering valuable insight and ground breaking discovery in state of the art infrastructure • Known as the university that makes a significant and innovative contribution to
society and to business, beyond education and research • Regarded throughout the world as London’s leading civic university • Making a significant difference on the world stage
The King’s Estate
King’s is the most central university in London, with five campuses in the heart of London including four thames-side campuses within a single square mile.
Located on the north bank of the River Thames, the Strand Campus houses King’s College London’s arts and sciences faculties. King’s Venues Strand is adjacent to Somerset House,
close to the Royal Courts of Justice and just a few minutes’ walk from Covent Garden.
The Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine and the Dental Institute are based at the riverside Guy’s Campus, next to the Shard. Close to London Bridge on the South Bank of the River Thames, next to Guy’s Hospital, this is an increasingly fashionable area, with many bars, restaurants, markets and creative businesses. The Florence Nightingale Museum is based at St Thomas’, along with continuing medical and dental teaching. The Campus is located in central London, overlooking the River Thames, next to Westminster Bridge and opposite the Houses of Parliament. The Waterloo campus is home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and Estates & Facilities department as well as other faculties conveniently placed close to London’s South Bank Centre, Waterloo Station and the IMAX Cinema. Denmark Hill Campus is the home of the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience and the Champion Hill Residence. Denmark Hill is situated in Camberwell, in the London Borough of Southwark. In the last few years this and the neighbouring areas have undergone an incredible process of regeneration and are now one of the most exciting places in London to live, study and work.
King’s has a large scale residences portfolio of c. 4000 rooms spanning sixteen locations located throughout London, with most near our teaching campuses.
Real Estate Development
A £1 billion redevelopment programme is transforming King's estate. Since 1999 over half the university's activities have been relocated to new and refurbished buildings.
The current programme will see an investment of £500m and £700m over the next 5 years. Projects include:
Bush House Buildings
King’s is leasing the five iconic Bush House buildings, next to its historic Strand Campus. King’s will occupy Bush House, former headquarters of the BBC World Service, Strand House and King House on a phased basis from September 2016, and adjacent building Melbourne House from 2025. The initial term of the lease is 50 years. We aim to consolidate our position as a top 20 global university by providing world class education and research facilities. Acquiring the Bush House buildings will create a wonderful and dynamic campus in the heart of London by uniting two prime central London locations, the Aldwych and our historic Strand Campus, to create state of the art education and learning facilities for our students. This development will give King’s much greater flexibility both to expand in line with our ambitions for growth and to minimise disruption as we redevelop and upgrade our existing Strand estate. Once King’s takes full occupation of the four main buildings, the Bush House buildings will provide approximately 300,000 square feet of additional space for student study and social space, new teaching facilities and academic accommodation.
St Thomas' Campus project
King’s has unveiled plans to refurbish and develop one of its prime properties in the heart of London to increase space for health education and training.
Architects have drawn up plans for the refurbishment and redevelopment of Block 9 and the Prideaux Building, located on Lambeth Palace Road, which is the last King’s-owned development opportunity on the St Thomas’ Hospital campus. The plans will provide additional education and training space for King’s and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust which would be achieved through the re-development of the Prideaux Building, the refurbishment of the Listed Block 9 building, the removal of the poor quality extensions to the Listed building which detract from the heritage setting and their replacement with more appropriate structures and the creation of a courtyard.
Science Galley London Project
Science Gallery London will be created on a prestigious site at the foot of the Shard and opposite London Bridge Station within Boland House, one of the wings of the 18th century historic Guy’s Hospital on St Thomas' Street.
The Gallery will include flexible exhibition, studio and performance spaces, a theatre with retractable seating, a 100 cover café, a shop and a newly restored Georgian courtyard to be enjoyed by the Guy’s campus communities, local residents and workers as well as members of the public visiting the Science Gallery.
London Bridge (Guy’s Campus) Masterplan
Masterplanning for 347,200 sqm of medical, educational, academic, research, student, retail and office accommodation.
Westminster Bridge (St Thomas’ Campus) Masterplan
Masterplanning for 227,970 sqm of medical, educational, research, academic, residential, retail and office accommodation.
Further information about our future plans can be viewed here:
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/aboutkings/strategy/index.aspx
About the Sustainability team
The Sustainability team are part of the Business Services team that sit within the Estates and Facilities directorate and are responsible for developing and delivering the Sustainability strategy. The team works closely with the university’s Service team who oversee the delivery of the Service strategy as part of King’s Strategic Vision 2029.
Further information is available from our King’s webpages including:
• Sustainability Webpage: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/aboutkings/strategy/Sustainability/index.aspx
• Vision 2029 Service Strategy: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/service/about-service
• Estates and Facilities: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/aboutkings/orgstructure/ps/estates/index.aspx
JOB DESCRIPTION
Post title
Sustainability Manager (Operations)
Department/Division
Sustainability – Estates and Facilities
Faculty
Professional Services
Grade/salary
Grade 7, £42,036- £50,132 per annum plus £3,223 London Weighting Allowance per annum
Hours of work
Full time
Period of appointment
Indefinite Contract
Responsible to
Director of Sustainability
Responsible for
Sustainability Officer(s)
Campus
Guy’s campus, Lavington Street, SE1
Role purpose
The Sustainability Manager (Operations) reports to the Director of Sustainability and is a key member of the sustainability team. The post holder will work closely with colleagues across Estates and Facilities and the wider university in order to deliver the sustainability objectives as part of the Service strategy and overall King’s Strategic Vision 2029. As part of the sustainability team the role holder shares responsibility for championing sustainability and supporting the university to embed sustainability across its operations, research and education activities. The role involves providing expert advice, developing and implementing policies and procedures and promoting and co-ordinating sustainability projects. The role holder will be required to deputise for the Director of Sustainability and will take the lead in agreed areas to support operational implementation of the Sustainability Strategy which includes the environmental management system. This post requires a highly motivated and collaborative person who is not only able to deliver continuous improvement in operational sustainability within Estates and Facilities but is also able to bring the wider university community together to drive and achieve the wider sustainability objectives.
Role profile
Key responsibilities and objectives of the job:
1. Champion sustainability and support integration of sustainability into existing university policies, procedures and activities. o Assist with the review of policies; recommending changes to practices and procedures to help achieve continuous improvement and compliance with legislation. o Support the sustainability governance structure reflecting the relevance of sustainability issues to all parts of the university community and its stakeholders. o Facilitate working groups and develop sustainability action plans to ensure that sustainability is embedded across university e.g. procurement, IT, food, biodiversity. o Engage and liaise with staff, students and other sustainability and environmental related groups, to support the practical adoption and implementation of innovative ideas on campus. o Provide expert advice on sustainability issues. 2. Lead the ongoing operation of an effective ISO14001 accredited environmental management system (EMS). This includes: o Maintain the university’s environmental legislation register and ensure appropriate permits/ authorisations are in place. Provide expert advice to the university on environmental legislation, regulations and other external standards and requirements and ensure appropriate procedures and training are in place. o Manage an appropriate environmental audit process ensuring that it meets with internal and external requirements. 3. Lead on the development and implementation of the university’s waste management strategy to reduce overall costs, reduce the environmental impact and ensure safe disposal. This will include: o Managing procurement procedures and contract/tender documentation, contract award, contractor vetting, management of contractors and service delivery monitoring. o Maintaining and auditing operational waste procedures for which Estates and Facilities are directly responsible. 4. Maintain the sustainability guidance documents and training for capital projects and refurbishments and work with project teams to review and provide guidance on refurbishment and new build capital project requirements. 5. Oversee the management of sustainability data and ensure high quality sustainability data/benchmark submissions are completed to meet internal and external stakeholder requirements. 6. Support the engagement and liaison with teaching and research staff, student and other sustainability related groups and individuals in support of sustainability in the curriculum and research agenda. 7. Contribute to the internal and external communications of the Sustainability Team (e.g. writing reports and providing board papers, briefings and presentations for relevant committees/groups, responding to staff and student queries, social media sites). 8. Develop and maintain effective relationships with external networks including contributing to working groups and good practice initiatives. Lead, initiate or participate in meetings and events as required. 9. Contribute to managing the Sustainability Team budget for areas of responsibility and ensure efficient administration of all accounts for accuracy and to meet payment deadlines.
10. Undertake other duties as may be required that are commensurate with the level of the post.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Eligibility to work in the United Kingdom
This post does not qualify for a Certificate of Sponsorship under Home Office regulations therefore the university will not be able to offer sponsorship for this role.
Criteria Essential Desirable How identified & assessed *For ‘How identified and assessed’ use: AP - application, AS - assessment, I - interview, P - presentation, R - references Education / qualification and training
A good first degree or equivalent in any subject with a relevant degree/ postgraduate qualification or substantial vocational and relevant broad management experience in similar or related roles Membership of an appropriate professional body (e.g. IEMA, CIWM) Evidence of relevant ongoing CPD training (with a focus on built environment, behaviour change, EMS) IEMA Lead auditing course or equivalent training/ auditing experience Knowledge / skills Able to demonstrate broad expert knowledge of operational sustainability impacts and management of these for a university estate Good knowledge of environmental management systems and well-devel- oped auditing skills Up to date knowledge of environmental legislation and best practice in environmental management Proven interpersonal and communication skills including the capacity to engage, and persuade a wide range of stakeholders and build up strong relationships and networks Excellent computer skills, including the ability to provide reports, carry out accurate data analysis, produce presentation material and contribute to maintaining external and internal webpages, SharePoint, social media etc. Experience Experience in a similar role working in/ advising a complex organisation successfully embedding sustainability into their activities Operating effective ISO14001 or equivalent accredited environmental man- agement system (EMS) X Successful project management and people management including man- agement of contractors/ suppliers X X X Proven success in driving successful organisational culture change Successfully working with project teams on new build/ refurbishment pro- jects to provide sustainability guidance X X X X X X X X Knowledge of sustainable procurement practices
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Criteria Essential Desirable How identified & assessed *For ‘How identified and assessed’ use: AP - application, AS - assessment, I - interview, P - presentation, R - references Personal characteristics / Other requirements Strategic thinker with ability to plan to ensure goals, objectives and strate- gies are met X I, AS, P Practical and self-motivated but able to work in team environment X AP, I, AS Able to prioritise time and resources of self and others to meet workload X AP, I, P Innovative and practical approach to problem solving X AP, I, AS Approachable and personable with a customer focused approach X I, P Methodical approach and attention to detail X AP, I, AS, P Committed and passionate about sustainability issues and able to persuade others X AP, I, P Committed to continuing professional development X AP, I
Equal opportunities
King’s College London recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its academic and economic strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the university’s commitment to equality and diversity:
• To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity;
• To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community;
• To ensure that all university members and prospective members are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, trans status, socio-economic status or any other irrelevant distinction;
• To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation;
• To foster good relations between individuals from different groups and tackle prejudice and promote understanding.
King’s has been a member of the Athena SWAN Charter since 2007 and first gained its Bronze institutional award in 2008. Our award was successfully renewed in 2016 for a further four years. The Athena SWAN agenda forms part of a wider suite of diversity and inclusion work streams.
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Further Information and How to Apply For a confidential conversation, please contact our advisor Michael Hewlett michael.hewlett@mrgpeople.co.uk or 020 8892 0115.
Applications should consist of a CV and short covering letter and should be sent to michael.hewlett@mrgpeople.co.uk .
Closing date for applications is Sunday 11th August 2019.
Their benefits include 27 days leave plus 4 closure days + the USS pension scheme (employer contributions of 19.5%) Full details can be viewed at https://www.kcl.ac.uk/hr/staffbenefits/index.aspx
KCL offers staff an additional days’ leave for voluntary work called ‘service time’.
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