Estates and Facilities Management Department | 2016
E L EMENT S OF THE ROL E
P ROB L EM SO L V I NG AND D E C S I ON MAK I NG
P L ANN I NG AND ORGAN I S I NG
• The person in this role will be an expert in all aspects of horticultural management and sports pitches both day to day tasks and long term planning. In addition the nature and allocation of work activities for this post will be dictated and constrained by the broad scope of the University’s established programme of estate development and long term maintenance. The post holder will be responsible for establishing the plan, determining priorities and setting the processes for achieving the objectives set within the overall programme. • The post holder will apply their professional specialist knowledge, experience and judgement to develop plans for the Estate, including long term strategic planning of the landscape. This will involve evaluating the long term impact of design and the estate strategy. They will need to visualise the long term effect of designs and impact on the environment, both in the short term and the very long term. • The post holder is responsible for making decisions autonomously, and should work in an open and collegiate style. They will advise the Deputy Director, Systems & Operations on operational issues, but will use their experience and strategic thinking to make decisions and resolve problems. They are perceived to be the experts in their area of responsibility. The director will provide an overarching coordination of all EFM activities to ensure consistency. • The post holder will work with their immediate team in problem solving, encouraging them to participate and use their skills.
• The post holder will oversee the management of the Horticulture team ensuring all relevant targets and budgets are met, reviewing resource levels as required. • The post holder will develop a long term strategic landscape management and development plan for the campus, informing and contributing to grounds and landscape design with reference to the Estate Strategy and the Masterplan vision, as well as individual projects. Where necessary there may be the need to propose design solutions in order to enhance the campus and support delivery of the Masterplan, but otherwise to act as an informed client on all University projects. • The post holder will work closely with the projects team to advise, assist and guide consultants on landscape and ecological issues to ensure that the grounds are developed in a sustainable manner, evaluating their longer term impacts, whilst guaranteeing effective maintenance can be achieved, in line with the overall grounds programme. • The post holder will contribute to performance specifications for the external works elements of projects, as well as project budgets and delivery. To then be involved in the review of proposals to ensure they are fit for purpose, plus the snagging of final installations of external works. • Where necessary, the post holder will ensure co-ordination with infrastructure works to ensure grounds and maintenance planning is fully considered, and risks mitigated.
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