Head of Infrastructure and Sustainability Candidate Information Pack
Annual Report on Widening Participation and Outreach (WP&O) | 2013–14
CONTENTS About the GDST
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The GDST Estate
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The Estates Vision and the Estates Programme
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The Capital Investment Programme
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The Role
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Person Specification
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Application process
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About the GDST
The GDST is a charitable trust which owns and operates 25 schools across England and Wales. Our schools are mainly girls only, with the GDST ethos to ‘reach as many girls as possible’ permeating everything we do. Most schools are Junior, Senior and sixth form, with some having nurseries as well; one of the school’s remains a boarding school. The Council of Trustees oversee the strategic direction of the Trust, with an Executive Board who run the day to day operations, based at the Trust Office in Victoria, London. The Heads of the schools report into the Chief Executive, and all have Directors of Finance and Operation (DFO’s) who help to run the 23 schools and 2 academies. The GDST owns most of its property freehold, although there are certain leasehold landholdings, plus other property retained for investment purposes. There is also an outward bound centre in north Wales. Each of the schools and academies are run separately, with central services including Estates, Finance, HR and IT located in Trust Office. This is also where the strategic Education and Innovation strategy is set, along with most of the teacher and staff training, reinforcing the GDST ethos.
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The GDST Estate
Our Estate is diverse, both geographically and chronologically, with buildings dating back to the 1800’s up to the present day. A significant number of the older properties are listed or locally listed and sit in Conservation Areas. Many of our properties are converted residential buildings, others are purpose built as schools; some since the 1960’s. All of our current schools are in England and Wales and amount to over 200 buildings, predominantly owned by the GDST, plus also Trust Office in central London. Most of our properties are occupied for educational purposes, although some sites also have residential accommodation for staff, in addition to the one boarding school in Bath. Further investment properties are let out to external occupiers.
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A list of the main schools and sites are given below: 1. Blackheath High School, London 2. Brighton and Hove High School 3. Bromley High School, London 4. Croydon High School 5. Howells School, Llandaff, Cardiff 6. Kensington Prep School 7. Newcastle High School for Girls 8. Northampton High School 9. Northwood College, Middlesex
10. Norwich High School for Girls 11. Nottingham Girls High School 12. Notting Hill & Ealing High School 13. Oxford High School 14. Portsmouth High School 15. Putney High School
16. Royal High School, Bath 17. Sheffield High School 18. Shrewsbury High School
19. South Hampstead High School, London 20. Streatham & Clapham High School, London 21. Sutton High School 22. Sydenham High School 23. Wimbledon High School 24. Belvedere Academy, Liverpool 25. Birkenhead High School Academy, Birkenhead
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The Estates Vision
Our Estate is the physical representation of the schools and the GDST; with the Estates Strategy a reflection of the Trust’s strategic vision. It is the responsibility of the Estates department to deliver against this context. Although primarily for educational purposes, our schools host numerous events for the school community plus for the wider public benefit within their local communities. We aim to provide an appropriate quality of environments, infrastructure and buildings to support the educational and recreational needs of our schools; working to deliver sustainable and innovative spaces for our students to enjoy, whilst enhancing the GDST’s reputation as a leader in girls education.
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The Estates Programme
Our mission is to provide an integrated customer service, providing strategic leadership and well as technical support and advice across the Estate, ensuring consistency of approach and critically ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements across the Estate at all times. The Estates department under the Director of Estates, hold the delegated responsibility from the Trustees to assure, maintain, enhance and develop the estate to ensure it is fit for purpose to provide innovative education and learning facilities as well as the breadth of functions that allow the schools to operate, including external spaces and sports fields. Our primary aim is to keep our Estate safe for our students, staff, visitors as well as members of the public. The Estates department run a continuous programme of maintenance programmes, minor works, refurbishment and new build projects, varying in scale from £100,000 to over £20 million. Each school also has a delegated maintenance budget, directly managed by the school, used to address minor repair and maintenance works. The Estates team act as the central Technical and Trusted Advisors for the schools, supporting them in all Estates related decision making, scoping and delivery.
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The Capital Investment Programme
The GDST invests over £30 million in capital programmes across the Estate; based on a prioritisation of compliance and condition related works, educational need, as well as improvement and expansion of the Estate, as appropriate.
In the last few years, the following works have been undertaken:
A large scale redevelopment of the senior school at Blackheath High School; The redevelopment of the senior school at Newcastle High School; A new pavilion and sports pitches at Howells in Cardiff; A major external refurbishment of the Royal High School Bath;
Significant projects currently underway include:-
A new STEAM tower, dining room and Sixth form centre at Wimbledon High School; A new STEM facility at Putney High School; A new Science and Arts facility at Oxford High School; An extension to Bromley High School; The refurbishment of Waterlow Hall at South Hampstead High School into a high quality performance space. In parallel, there are a significant number of refurbishment and improvement works across the Estate, infrastructure works and maintenance programmes covering both fabric and mechanical and electrical works.
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Head of Infrastructure and Sustainability – The Girls’ Day School Trust
Location: Accountable to:
10 Bressenden Place, Westminster, London, SW1E 5AE
Director of Estates
Grade: G1 Job Purpose / background
The Estates Department acts on behalf of the Trust and deals with all property related matters to ensure that the Trusts interests and its estate are developed and maintained to agreed standards. The estate consists of 23 schools, two academies and the Trust Office based in Victoria. Reporting to the Director of Estates the postholder will act as the Infrastructure and Sustainability expert regarding social, economic and environmental matters across the Trust as well as within the Estates Directorate, creating and collaborating on policy, informing maintenance and minor works as well as capital projects across the Estate. Key aspects of the role include setting infrastructure strategy and sustainability policies across the Trust. The role will also interface closely with Procurement and other Directorates including Learning & Innovation, IT and Marketing. The post holder will be a senior member of the Estates team and will demonstrate the behaviours and culture expected of this team which include; • Leadership – both directive and supportive. • Excellent written and oral communications. • Team player. • A strong collaborative approach to work and colleagues. • Utilising the Estate systems and processes to support evidence-based decision making. The post holder will follow the GDST Strategic Vision, the Estate Strategy and the school business plans to: • Support the Director of Estates to deliver a professional Estates focussed knowledge base to implement strategic investment for the Trust whilst enhancing best practice. • Support the GDST vision to be leaders in girls education through its charitable objectives, maximising the use of estates assets for the benefit of existing and future students, as well as the local communities in which the schools sit.
They will also act as the primary point of contact on infrastructure and sustainability issues for all Schools / departments and be seen as a trusted advisor. Accountabilities • To lead the development and implementation of the GDST’s strategy for Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability across all the activities, consolidating different strands of sustainability work in order to achieve GDST objectives. • To develop a clear infrastructure sustainability governance structure reflecting the relevance of the Sustainability issues to all parts of the GDST community and its stakeholders. • To lead on the implementation of the Infrastructure Sustainability Strategy into GDST policy and operations through the development of the Estates Sustainability Vision and Objectives. • Develop and lead significant technical change programmes and projects associated with environmental sustainability across the estate and liaison with the schools, including technical skills competence and training. • Benchmark the Trust’s infrastructure sustainability performance within the sector and against similar organisations using national and regional indices. • The key interface for risk management across programmes of work responsible for with Finance, Legal & IT teams within GDST. • Manage key external relationships including local and statutory authorities, providers and suppliers. • To ensure effective planning and programming across GDST for sustainable infrastructure, feasibility studies and programmes of work. Initiating appropriate actions, establishing the most practical and effective approach to resolving complex infrastructural problems.
• To lead and develop technical design, specification of standards and design briefs in relation to building services and infrastructure, including new build, refurbishment, replacement, commissioning and handover across GDST. • Work with Capital Projects and Estate Management teams to ensure best practice and appropriate design operations and maintenance solutions for new projects and alignment with GDST wide strategic Masterplan. Key Responsibilities • Senior management responsibility to prepare a sustainability strategy, specifications, design briefs, service standards, policies and procedures in collaboration across the GDST and it’s Schools. • Carry out a ‘client monitoring’ role on external consultant M+E proposals, challenge design philosophy, complexity, operation and maintenance requirements etc. • Senior management responsibility for infrastructure and engineering input into Long Term Maintenance Programme (LTM), Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) including complex priorities/budget challenges and delivery of agreed projects ensuring developing specifications, cost estimates and timescales, as well as developing future service contracts and improved service proposals to support the GDST in liaison with Procurement and the schools. • Senior management responsibility for infrastructure and engineering input to capital projects and programmes of work, including the interface with a ‘Soft Landings’ approach. • Develop policies procedures and guidance in all areas of Sustainability and Engineering in collaboration with all key stakeholders across the GDST. • Support the Schools Sustainability related monitoring and audit records, including all appropriate returns adopted by the Schools. E.g. CRC and/or similar. • In conjunction with all Estates team members, actively promote Sustainability to the schools and other stakeholders. This could include holding educational workshops with schools and students. • Keep up to date with sustainability and in particular environmental issues and UK legislation and provide advice to the Estates team and to the Schools in terms of its legislative duties. • Managing and leading proposals for installations and improvements to Mechanical and electrical installations across the Estate.
• Managing and leading proposals for installations and improvements to fire and other compliance related systems across the Estate. • To provide specialist expertise, support and advice on sustainable development as it relates to all areas of major work. • Responsibility for financial budgeting and control. o Responsible for managing projects within budget, Procurement Regulations and controls. o Manage delegated budget and produce appropriate sanction/ business case proposals and documentation o Researching and applying for energy related Grant Funding. • Preparation and presentation of formal committee reports. Evaluation of options with clear recommendations for decision making. Ensure that reports are written with options proposed to allow senior members of the Trust and / or Schools to make appropriate decisions. • Ensure monitoring and assessment of all key infrastructure provision across all GDST Estate including, but not limited to, power and alternative energy supplies, drainage, water and gas. • Ensure accurate and regular reporting into the PMO and Estates Director. • Carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job. Key Relationships • Director of Estates, Head of PMO, Head of Estate Management, Head of Compliance. • M+E Engineer, direct report into this role.
• Estate Managers. • Project Managers. • School Heads, Directors of Finance & Operations (DFO’s).
• Finance, Legal and other members of the Trust Office Management team. • Outsourced service providers (e.g. professional consultants, contractors etc.). • Public bodies and statutory authorities, staff and community.
Person Specification: Qualification and Experience
Qualifications / Training Education/ Training: Essential:
• Formal qualification in an environmental and engineering related discipline. • Training/Knowledge and experience of practice of ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems. Desirable: • Educated to degree status. • Chartered Engineer. • Post graduate qualification in environmental issues. • Management qualification. • Membership of relevant professional body.
Relevant Experience: Essential: • Proven track record in an infrastructure and sustainability leadership role across a complex estate portfolio. • Experience of managing engineering and infrastructure across a technically complex estate. • Thorough knowledge and experience of a broad range of sustainability issues, standards, best practice, legislation and grants • Experience of working in a ‘Triple Bottom Line’ sustainability environment.
• Experience of writing, setting and implementing Policy documents • Experience of developing infrastructure and sustainability strategy. • Business management demonstrating sound commercial awareness. • Analysing and preparing management reports. • Carrying out environmental audits.
• Experience of leading organisations through change and transformation programmes. • Ability to deliver complex programmes and work across infrastructure, M&E and services related requirements. Desirable: • Experience of using Monitoring and Targeting software. • Experience of working with BIM. • Developing systems and procedures for wide application.
Person Specification: Skills, Aptitudes and Requirements
Required skills and aptitudes: • Strong and passionate advocate of ‘Triple-Bottom Line’ sustainability. • Excellent interpersonal and written and oral communication skills. • Strong presentation skills. • Ability to work effectively and flexibly on own initiative under pressure. • Excellent influencing and negotiating skills. • Ability to motivate staff and to manage collaborative and innovative team working. • Strong verbal and numerical reasoning ability. • Ability to create good working relationships both internally and externally and manage stakeholders effectively. • Able to work with, structure and prioritise large amounts of project information. • Strong analytical and research skills, able to produce technical content and organise material. • Ability to think strategically but still maintain attention to detail in preparation and delivery of management information to a wide audience. • Ability to effectively manage time and meet deadlines whilst under pressure. • Ability to challenge in a constructive manner. • Ability to develop creative solutions to difficult issues. • The ability to balance process with content. • Positive, ‘can-do’ attitude.
General requirements All staff are expected to: • Work towards and support the Trust vision and current objectives outlined in the GDST Strategic Development Plan. • Work within the Trust’s health and safety policy to ensure a safe working environment for staff and visitors. • Work within the GDST’s Diversity Policy to promote equality of opportunity for all staff, both current and prospective. • Maintain high professional standards of attendance, punctuality, appearance, conduct and positive, courteous relations with Trust Office colleagues, schools staff, external contacts and visitors. • Engage actively in the performance review process, and training and development opportunities available. • Adhere to policies as set out in the GDST Council Regulations, Notes of Guidance and GDST circulars. • Undertake other reasonable duties related to the job purpose required from time to time. Other requirements Essential • Enhanced DBS check. Circumstances • Travel in support of the duties of the role. • Stay overnight in support of the duties of the role. • Work flexibly as required in support of the duties of the role.
For a confidential conversation please contact our advisors Michael Hewlett (michael.hewlett@mrgpeople.co.uk) and Adam Spencer (adam.spencer@mrgpeople.co.uk) of The Management Recruitment Group on 0208 892 0115. Applications should consist of a comprehensive CV (of not more than 4 pages) and a covering letter (of not more than 2 pages).
Applications should be sent to michael.hewlett@mrgpeople.co.uk and adam.spencer@mrgpeople.co.uk.
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