Departments to ensure that Estates projects are consistent with institutional strategy, local plans and operational requirements.
2. Support the Director of Real Estate Development in the early stages of project development, generally taking the cost and contract lead at Feasibility for and during Business Case approval process.
3. Support Associate Directors to lead, manage and coordinate the delivery of major projects or a programme of projects from inception, design, construction, mobilisation and post project reviews to agreed specifications, achieving time, cost, quality parameters and full compliance with health, safety, statutory and environmental obligations and best practice.
4. Ensure all projects represent best value for money for KCL and that appropriate and effective risk management, corporate governance and audit controls are in place.
5. Ensure full and transparent reporting, inter alia, to meet the requirements of governance/committee procedures, financial regulations etc. working closely with the Portfolio Services team, internal and external auditors and wider partners for consistent project/programme reporting. 6. Ensure a consistent approach to capital project delivery, including the management of framework consultants and contractors and reporting of supplier performance. Develop and proactively manage framework consultants as an integral part of the Estates delivery team.
7. Review and develop the systems and processes to deliver the programme of capital projects in support of achieving business needs.
8. Drive a zero tolerance safety culture across the team and with all suppliers to secure delivery of a safe, healthy and secure environment for students, staff and visitors.
9. Manage processes for establishing realistic project budget estimates, cost plans, cash-flows and regular forecasting across KCL’s capital projects. Provide Whole Life Cycle costing for design evaluations. Advise on financial aspects of tender returns – consultants and contractors (vfm, reasonableness etc). 10. Contribute to the development of strategy for efficient and effective delivery of capital programmes/projects, including consultant and contractor procurement, forms of engagement, management of risk, contingencies, best value and cost planning.
11. Ensure appropriate performance management of external contractors, consultants and other service providers engaged to deliver capital programme projects.
12. Ensure proactive and excellent communications about projects and programmes to the wider KCL community, with all stakeholders and across the Division. Carry out ‘client monitoring’ role on external consultant QS’s.
13. Ensure that the programme team has appropriate skills and necessary professional competencies including risk management and contract management and soft landings; identify and provide development opportunities.
14. Manage annual cash flow forecasts across the whole estates programme. Monitor external consultant fees across all projects and frameworks.
15. Lead on contract advice (type, version, standard clauses etc). Work with other departments (Finance, Procurement and Legal) to develop standards and Frameworks (e.g. General Conditions & Prelims, standard contract clauses, cost reporting formats for external QS’s).
16. Set up and maintain a database of KCL project costs.
About the Directorate of Estates & Facilities
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