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Person Specification
Education/Training Essential • Degree or equivalent qualification or experience. Desirable • Managing safely IOSH certificate. • NEBOSH certificate. • Membership of professional body. Experience Essential • Substantial experience working in a senior operations role within an Estates function. • Substantial experience in management of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and building, infrastructure and site maintenance. • Experience of working within a large, complex organization with comparable characteristics to Keele University, including Governance and Decision Making. Proven experience of: • Building design and specification. • Commissioning electrical and mechanical systems. • Managing building infrastructure • Providing strategic leadership to large teams of employed staff and contractors. • Energy management and sustainable and environmental maintenance. • Life cycle planning and management. • Negotiating and managing service level agreements and contracts. • Managing large budgets effectively. • Leading procurement and tendering procedures, and delivering value for money. • Leading formal tender and procurement processes, including OJUE notices, undertaking best value analysis.
Desirable • Experience of working within the Higher Education Sector, including capital funding and decision making. • Energy conservation and life cycle cost assessments. • Leading Internal and public consultation. • Understanding of issue related to management of Security. Skills/Aptitudes/Competencies Essential • Thorough professional knowledge of engineering services, equipment and plant within University environment or similar. • In depth understanding of energy conservation, health & safety, environmental. • Excellent oral and written communication skills. • High level initiative decision making skills. • Leadership and management skills. • Influencing skills at all levels. • Team worker with the ability to cope with competing demands. • Strong customer focus.
Person Specification
• Strong numeracy and IT skills. • Commercial acumen and vision.
• Planning, prioritisation and organizational skills. • Self-motivated, resourceful and flexible and ability to provide practical solutions. • Ability to critically analyse information and present feasible solutions. • Change Management. • High level problem solving skills. • Ability to prioritise workload. Desirable • Specialist skills of managerial, financial, operational and strategic management. • Understanding of public procurement procedures.
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