Job Description
Job Title: Directorate:
Director of Estates
The Director of Estates reports to the Director of Resources as part of the Resources Directorate, and supports the Executive Board, Director and Trustees to fulfil their responsibilities in relation to the RBG Kew Estates, working collaboratively with stakeholders across all areas of the business, including Science, Horticulture, Visitor Operations and Commercial, to deliver Kew’s strategic aims. The postholder will: • Recruit, develop and motivate the Estates Operational Services, Estates Support Services, Estates Project Services, Estates Business Services and Sustainability teams to ensure the objectives of the Directorate and RBG Kew are achieved, and effective delivery of services takes place. Lead and manage senior direct reports to ensure that they are able to effectively deliver across Kew. • Lead the development and implementation of strategies, operating plans and budgets for each of the functional areas that reflect the strategic plans. • Act as principal technical advisor on all property and estates matters. The role will provide technical advice and guidance on all property requirements. Lead on the delivery of Estates compliance and professional delivery of Estates and Facilities technical services. Provide professional estate management and property services advice in relation to the development of its sites, so that maximum benefit is achieved for the organisation and investment risks are minimised and mitigated. • Lead on the effective use of Kew’s estate, ensuring accurate and current records on the use of the estate, and the location of assets and individuals. Lead the development of departmental goals, objectives and systems and establish departmental measures that support the accomplishment of strategic goals. • Develop open and productive relationships with Executive Board Directors and senior management colleagues, participating fully in the corporate management of RBG Kew, delivering operational solutions from all estates functions and contributing to the development and delivery of corporate and directorate strategies. • Lead on the delivery of capital infrastructure projects across both sites, delivery of technical solutions, and improving resilience of Kew infrastructure. Work closely with stakeholders to ensure the greatest value and efficiency is gained from space across the estate. Deliver robust management of the infrastructure programme of projects across both sites that meet business cases, stakeholder, financial, operational and maintenance requirements, and alignment with Kew’s governance policies. Work with the Director of Resources, Head of Finance and fundraising on funding plans and opportunities.
Resources
No. of Direct Reports: 5 No. of Indirect Reports: 58 Reports to (Position):
Director of Resources
Job Purpose: The purpose of the Director of Estates role is to ensure that Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has buildings and estates infrastructure to meets its current and future needs, developing and overseeing the implementation of the Estates Strategy, managing infrastructure requirements, and delivering safe and maintained buildings for staff and visitors. The role delivers all aspects of estates management and infrastructure capital projects, ensuring time, cost, and quality standards are met and oversees the development and implantation of Kew’s sustainability strategy Job Context: RBG Kew is a world-famous scientific organisation, leading visitor attraction and UNESCO World Heritage Site, internationally respected for its outstanding living collection of plants and its world-class herbarium. Set in 330 acres, the Kew Gardens site is a beautiful place to work, and employs committed staff who are working to achieve Kew’s mission to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth. RBG Kew has a second UK site at Wakehurst, West Sussex. The estates consist of over 380 buildings and structures, 40 plus listed buildings, which are used for visitors, scientific research, storage of national collections and administration. In 2020 RBG Kew published its ambitious new corporate strategy laying out its strategic priorities to 2030 to tackle the twin global challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss. The Manifesto for Change is supported by Kew’s Sustainability Strategy – Climate Positive by 2030. RBG Kew is both a charity and a non- department public body and is governed by a Board of Trustees, established by the National Heritage Act, 1983. The Director is the Accounting Officer and has executive responsibility for managing RBG Kew and is supported by an Executive Board. He is accountable to the Chair of RBG Kew and to the Board of Trustees who have overall responsibility for RBG Kew, and to Defra, Kew’s sponsor government department.
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