About the Role
The Director will lead a dedicated team which of estates and grounds staff and will line manage: + the Foundation Estates Manager who is responsible for the management and co-ordination of the programme of reactive and long-term maintenance and the delivery of a range of smaller projects across the Foundation; + the Foundation Grounds Manager; + the Foundation Health and Safety Manager; + the Estates Co-ordinator. The post holder will have overall responsibility for all aspects of compliance and health and safety within Estates. The post holder will be a member of the Foundation Executive Committee (FEC) and chair both the Estates Working Group and the Health and Safety Committee as well as attending the Foundation Estates Committee.
This is a new and exciting role within the Foundation reporting to the Foundation Bursar but also working in close partnership with the Heads and senior leaders across the Foundation. The Director of Estates will be responsible for all aspects of the Foundation’s Estate across three locations. The successful candidate will be expected to develop and deliver the Foundation’s strategic plans for its Estates, providing the highest standards of leadership and management for the department. The successful candidate will have the capacity to develop a strategic vision. They will have successful leadership experience and advanced people managements skills. They will have first-class organizational skills and be a capable and effective user of IT. The successful candidate will be creative and innovative, capable of driving change and be able to capture efficiencies whilst ensuring the highest quality of delivery coupled with strong customer service. The Director will have responsibility for a Foundation-wide decarbonisation strategy.
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