Deputy Director of Estates (Planning & Development) - Unive…

Deputy Director of Estates and Facilities Management (Planning and Development)

Key responsibilities

1.Responsible for leading, directing and managing the E&FM Planning and Development team to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of services in line with jointly developed and agreed strategic and operational objectives for E&FM services and the University. 2.Work with the Director of Estates & Facilities Management to compile and update the University Estate Strategy and Masterplan to ensure that the strategy fits with the University’s strategic plan and requirements. 3.Strategically plan, organise and manage the capital works programme and its related resources and services to ensure delivery meets good practice, in line with the requirements of the University and in accordance with University Estates Strategy. 4.Deliver high quality customer focussed project management and custodial services throughout the University, ensuring a high level of client support, encouraging customer ownership of projects through the provision of quality information and use of open systems. 5.Oversee project delivery to ensure that it provides best value to the University with robust planning, reporting and monitoring to ensure timely completion of projects within budget and to agreed quality thresholds. 6.Leadership and management of the Estates’ custodial role undertaken by a team of project managers and building professionals responsible for: a. Quality and standards of the built environment and engineering services ensuring (as a minimum) compliance with all relevant legislation and the long term infrastructure planning, management and maintenance of the property and land portfolio. b.Management of the Estate’s Health & Safety

c. Management of the Property and Land Terrier, Estate Management and Town Planning functions including property, landlord, tenant matters as well as business rates, valuations and council tax assessments. This function will also be the University’s town planning lead. d.Management of the space management function to provide strategic and tactical management of the University’s built space to maximise financial and operational performance ensuring that this provides targeted management information to support appropriate management decisions in the design, allocation, and management of the built environment. 7.Work with the Deputy Director of Estates, Systems and Operations to provide integrated services to the University that are valued by the University and helps E&FM meet the University’s strategic aims and objectives. 8.Work with a diverse range of stakeholders both internally and externally to communicate, co- ordinate and manage works that are being undertaken, including capital budget prioritisation, town planning and related community matters, and most critically the student body.

Assurance function which is to promote, support, monitor and report on best practice in health, safety management across all areas of activity within Estates and Facilities Management.

University of Surrey

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