University of Surrey - Chief Engineer

Estates and Facilities Management Department | 2017

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 post holder will act as professional referee and advisor to the wider University community on all matters mechanical and electrical, including policy formulation and application. The post holder will prepare, update and communicate for external consultants and University project teams briefing documents, standard specifications, design standards and controls for all M&E systems on the University Estate. The post holder is responsible for managing the development for planning, distribution, upgrade and expansion of all the M&E services on the University estate. • The post holder will advise on major strategic engineering infrastructures to meet the University’s corporate aims and objectives including option appraisal and life cycle costing analysis and input into the medium and long term University business plan. The post holder will provide direction and impetus to the ‘Strategy Team’ in terms of the M&E services element, ensuring operational and strategic plans, standards and philosophies are adopted throughout the organisation. The post holder will need to take a flexible approach, adapting the strategy to reflect external influences due to changing University priorities and legislation.

• The post holder will be required to think within broad approaches within their specialist area and is likely to encounter many different and often unusual problems. Whilst actions to be taken will be guided by external factors such as legislation, s/he will have to apply their experience and knowledge and take a creative approach, in order to devise solutions to these novel problems. As the ‘professional expert’ in this area, it will be their responsibility to resolve any issues which arise • The decisions made within this role will either impact upon significant sections of the campus and its associated areas or will impact University wide. Errors in judgement have the potential for high levels of impact, both financially and on the health and safety of those within the University.

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