CANDIDATE PROFILE
plans in the medium-long term. • Able to lead projects and new initiatives, with little or no precent. • Experience of business and budget planning ensuring alignment of resources within directorate and University objectives. • Able to prioritise work and effectively manage time and resources to deliver agreed objectives within agreed standards and deadlines. Desirable • Proven and excellent organisation skills and well tested project management skills Problem solving and initiative Essential • Able to draw on professional knowledge and expertise to develop new concepts and original ideas within the directorate in response to intractable issues of importance to the University. • Demonstrable experience of resolving complex issues which may involve influencing representatives internally and externally • Able to identify risks and options, developing plans to manage and mitigate them. Management and teamwork Essential • Demonstrate excellent people management skills to be able to lead a team of experienced technical and operational professionals at all levels to perform to the highest standards. • Able to proactively develop team dynamics and performance, ensuring quality standards are consistently achieved. • Able to engage, positively influence and motivate staff through the development and implementation of any change management initiatives.
Qualifications, knowledge and experience Essential • Skill level equivalent to achievement of a professional qualification or postgraduate degree in a relevant real estate / built environment discipline. • Proven senior management and leadership experience in a range of demanding and influential roles, including evidence of successfully managing change. • Experience of leading a comparable scale capital investment (£50m - £100m p.a.) programme in a relevant context (live, operational, high- footfall and diverse estate portfolio). • Experience of property and asset management across a diverse estate portfolio. • Experience of strategic planning in an estates environment including estates strategy, master planning and space management. Desirable • Membership of relevant professional body such as RICS, RIBA, ICE, Engineering Council etc. • PRINCE2 or similar project management qualification. • Experience of estates development and management in a campus environment encompassing academic, education, health and/ or research facilities, and student accommodation. • Understanding and experience of working with joint-venture development partners on the realisation of major capital developments. Planning and organising Essential • Able to champion and oversee the directorate’s contribution to the University’s long-term strategy and to lead on the directorate’s strategic
Communicating and influencing Essential • Able to establish and build major relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, for example the wider community, local businesses, government organisations • Able to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues outside of direct responsibility, including external suppliers and contractors. • Cultivates strong networks and builds links with the wider community, business, industry and other stakeholders. • Experience of managing, with tact and diplomacy, complex relationships contractors, consultants, users and occupiers and those responsible for legislative and financial compliance. • Able to use influence to develop positions or strategies. Other skills and behaviours • Ability to lead and manage change through an organisation • Able to demonstrate alignment with the University’s core values in all areas of work, and champion those behaviours in the Department. which determine the outcome of a project including external
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