Person Specification
Essential: • A chartered professional qualification in a property-related discipline (eg architecture, estates management, construction or surveying). • Proven track record of success of working at a senior management/strategic level within a complex organisation with a committee structure. • Proven track record and substantial relevant experience of responsibility for managing a complex property portfolio, multi-disciplinary team and significant budgets. • Demonstrable experience of delivering major building projects on time and to budget, communicating effectively with all key stakeholders. • Substantial experience of managing estates operations and maintenance. • Sound and up-to-date knowledge of the legal, environmental and financial aspects of both building projects and estates management. Personal skills/ attributes: • Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work diplomatically and effectively with a wide range of people at varying levels of seniority and across directorates. • A lively and creative mind, with the ability to identify imaginative and innovative solutions to complex problems. • Excellent leadership and management skills required to develop and lead effective and
well-motivated multi-disciplinary estates teams. • Collaborative influencing and negotiating skills. • The ability to grasp issues quickly and work under pressure.
• Strong financial management skills and experience of delivering stretching targets. • Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to express him/herself clearly and succinctly both orally and in writing. • Able to quickly establish credibility with, and command the respect of, trustees, heads
and senior managers as well as external advisers. • Self-motivated, and able to work on own initiative. • Flexible in approach and able to operate in a team environment. • Resilient and adaptable.
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