Duties and Responsibilities
Job Description
Job Title:
Director of Estates Development Estates and Facilities Directorate
and world class campus environment and expe- rience for all University and community stake- holders. Our Inner London Campuses need to support the vision and values of the University by being welcoming, attractive, vibrant, inclusive, safe and reliable. The Director of Estates Development is a senior transformational role with a primary focus on world class “Place Making”. The post holder will support the Director of EFCD in refreshing the long term (10 year plus) University Estates Strategy and will be the sen- ior responsible lead for the development, ap- proval and communication of the underpinning Campus Masterplans for each campus/ physical London locations. The post holder will have lead responsibility for the robust planning, approval and delivery of the University Capital Investment Programme and ensure smooth transition into operational use. The post holder will be responsible for leading the strategic and operational development of the University’s Estate through a relentless and evidence-based focus on stakeholder require- ments. Core to the role will be the establish- ment of lean design, development and delivery processes that ensure excellent student & staff experience through delivery of high quality, ef- fective and efficient Facilities – both new and re-purposed. The Director will be a positive change agent in driving a unified, high performance, inclusive, collegial and customer focussed culture across all teams. The Director will be responsible for creating a positive working environment where talent can be developed, rewarded and re- tained. A key element of this senior role is the engage- ment and management of a wide range of in-
ternal and external stakeholder relationships.
Department Reports to:
Director of Estates, Facilities and Capital Development
The post holder will be a senior member of the Estates and Facilities Senior Leadership Team and be expected to deputise for the Director of EFCD when required. The post holder will work actively with the Director of EFCD, EAF Director of Campus & Commercial Services and EAF Director of Stra- tegic Projects to set strategic direction for the Directorate. This senior leadership position will require a minimum physical presence of 3 days per week across our London campus locations.
Grade:
8 / Full Time
Appointment period: Current Location:
Indefinite
London
Key Internal Relationships: Principal, Senior Executive Team members, Directors of Professional Services, Institute Directors, Heads of School, School Managers, Estates and Facilities Senior Leadership Team. Initial Direct Reports: EAF Assistant Director – Strategic and Capital Developments EAF Assistant Director – Space and Workplace Transformation EAF Assistant Director – Strategic Property Management
Job Context
Schedule of Services/ Main Duties & Responsibilities
The Estates and Facilities Directorate is respon- sible for planning, creating and operating the University’s Estate, Facilities and Commercial Services. The Queen Mary University of Lon- don Estate currently provides over 230,000M2 of academic and residential accommodation on three main campuses at Mile End, Whitechapel and Charterhouse Square, with further prop- erty holdings at West Smithfield, Lincoln’s Inn Fields and Dept W. The Estate needs to sup- port the University’s standing as an ambitious and research-intensive Russell Group institution and contains a wide range of research, teach- ing and learning facilities in addition to student residences and recreational space. The Queen Mary 2030 Strategy sets out an ambitious growth vision for the next 10 years. The strategy is underpinned by a suite of en- abling plans. The Infrastructure enabling plan combines the direction of travel for both the Physical and Digital Estate. The joint investment programme (endorsed by the Senior Executive Team and the Finance & Investment Commit- tee) is in excess of £1Bn. Queen Mary University of London’s ambition is to establish itself as a globally significant “Re- search Goliath” by 2030. To this end, the total number of global students will double over this period. London campus-based students will in- crease to over 30,000 students.
The transformation of the physical Estate and the Campus and Commercial Services will be key in ensuring our Campuses are attractive, vibrant, inspiring, sustainable, safe and secure places to study, work and live. Our campus communities make the difference. The Director of Estates Development role is fundamental to the successful delivery of this transformation and will lead a cross discipline internal team of over 20 professional staff who in turn commission and manage a large num- ber of professional consultants and contractors. The post holder is responsible for the following professional service areas: • Capital Developments • Strategic Space Management and Work- place Transformation • Strategic Property Management The Director of Estates Development has finan- cial, quality and programme responsibility for circa £70-100m of Capital Investment annually and over £10m annual revenue and pay budg- ets.
• Provide inspirational leadership and direc- tion to the multi-disciplinary Estates Devel- opment teams, demonstrating the attrib- utes and competencies expected of a senior manager within the University. • Support the Director EFCD in the develop- ment of the long-term Estates Strategy. • Develop detailed supporting Estates Mas- terplans for each of our London campus locations. • Responsible for timely approval and deliv- ery of the Estate Capital Investment Pro- gramme.
• Identify external funding opportunities.
• Responsible for ensuring all none-recurrent and recurrent EAF Directorate requirements are fully included within the business case approval process. • Ensure stated business case “benefits real- ised” are rigorously tracked and reported on.
Job Purpose
To support the Director of Estates, Facilities and Capital Development (EFCD) in creating a safe
• Jointly develop and refine an effective pro-
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