8 | LEADERSHIP
THE ROLE | 9
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Programme Development and Delivery
Programme Control and Governance
• For projects, to lead the development and evaluation of options and alternative solutions, including the production and presentation to Option Appraisals and Proposals, to respective Project Executive Groups and Committees. • To design, develop and implement regular campus condition surveys and updates, ensuring that the lifecycle and backlog maintenance schedule reflect required investment needs. • To oversee all projects within the directorate, ensuring consistency in approach, governance, and compliance. • To Lead the establishment of an effective procurement strategy, working with procurement, that enables effective and efficient application of tendering, frameworks and other procurement routes for all services including consultant designers, Cost/Management Consultants, construction, and Engineering suppliers etc. • To lead and manage the Universities Capital Investment Programme. • To lead the successful delivery of all Capital Projects and Programmes, including the handover and transmission into full operation, including delivery of all operational and compliance documents, inductions and operating procedures. • To lead in designing, preparing and implementing project delivery and programmes for major and minor works programmes within the 3-5 year planned maintenance programme. • To lead and deliver pre-design and pre-contract designs and costings to inform and support business case development, evaluation and decision making. • To lead the development of concept designs, costing and feasibility studies to inform the University’s Planning and decision-making processes. • To lead the engagement with the Science and Innovation Park in the design and development of its on- going development, including supporting current and potential tenants. To lead (and deliver) to production of concept plans and feasibility studies to support the development and delivery of new schemes, courses, programmes, research activities, space moves, Science Park developments and planned works and projects. • To Provide project oversight of all works undertaken in the Estate and Development Directorate, deputising for the Director, in his absence, at Project and Planning meetings both within the University and with External partners and suppliers.
• To lead the design, development, implementation and maintenance of robust, practical, effective, and efficient Governance and management structures, procedures and reporting to ensure the effective control of capital budgets, funding and expenditure, including:
A full and up to date project Register, outlining values, Cashflows, Timelines, Partners, Suppliers, Project Leads, Project Sponsors
Associated governance, roles are responsibilities.
The development and production of regular (monthly) Project Update reports for the Director of Estate and Development, Professional Services Group, Business Review Committee and Council. • To lead and facilitate the decision-making process, directing papers and reports through the appropriate Groups and Committees to ensure timely and effective decision making and reporting. • To lead Project Executive Groups and Operational Group meetings, including effective action management and reporting. • To Lead the planning and operational integration of Projects with the Estate Operations Team, IDS and Campus users, ensuring: the appropriate handover of projects to the operations team and users . new builds and refurbishments are properly and effectively transferred through to operations and occupation . • To ensure that all works and contractors, working within the University, sign up and adhere to the University’s terms and conditions, rules, regulations and polices, including Contractor Rules and Procedures. • To ensure legal and contractual integrity and compliance, for all projects, relating to design, construction, Planning, Legislation and Funding obligations and constraints. • To lead on the negotiation and delivery of Project Delivery Contracts, including Construction Contracts, Funding Agreements, Landlord and Tenancy Agreements, and Planning Applications. • To ensure life cycle implications are fully considered during the design and construction processes, through consultation with colleagues within E&D and the University.
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