Associate Director of Estate Development Candidate Information Pack
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Executive Summary
Now is an exciting time to be joining the University to take up this role. We launched our new Estates Strategy in 2022, which sees the University planning bold and large scale investments of over £200 million over the next decade, in order to develop our buildings, physical and digital infrastructure. Reporting to the Director of Estates, the Associate Director of Estate Development will have leadership responsibility for the strategic development and effective utilisation of the University’s estate including capital programme/ project delivery, master planning, space strategy/ management and property management. To be successful you will be a proven leader of teams in capital projects/ development with strong commercial and contract management skills. Able to creatively solve problems, build relationships and boldly make the right decisions at the right time. You will believe in the aims and ethos of the University and proudly champion those in everything you do. London Met is an extraordinary institution. Equality and social inclusion have always been our driving principles, and it’s what makes the University so unique. Our organisation is distinctive, both in its eclectic and diverse community of students and staff, and also for its historical role in serving some of London’s most deprived boroughs. Everything we do is underpinned by our philosophy that an individual should have the opportunity to transform their life through the power of education. Equipping our students with the tools for their future is at the heart of our academic offering. We pride ourselves on providing our students with access to a wealth of opportunities and professions. Our graduates benefit personally, but also contribute their unique perspectives to society, culture, public service and the economy in all areas of London, the UK and around the world.
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London Metropolitan University London Metropolitan University has a rich history with strong educational roots dating back to 1848. The University as it is today was created in 2002 with the merging of London Guildhall University and the University of North London, the first merger between two universities in the UK. Based in one of the world’s most exciting capital cities, London Met is home to a diverse community of inspiring and determined learners, teachers and innovative thinkers. We offer a wide range of courses, from undergraduate and postgraduate degrees to short courses and professional qualifications, many of which are available to study full-time or part-time. We take pride in helping our students reach their goals and succeed in their careers. Our mission To transform lives through the power of education. Academic vision To be the university of choice, transforming lives for a diverse range of students from London, the UK and around the world. Our mission To transform lives through the power of education. Academic vision Our values • Integrity • Excellence • Service • Collaboration and teamwork • Effective citizenship To be the university of choice, transforming lives for a diverse range of students from London, the UK and around the world. Our values • Integrity • Excellence • Service • Collaboration and teamwork • Effective citizenship
We had a total of 14,039 higher education students studying at our London campuses in 2023–24, of which:
79% Studying full-time 21% Studying part-time 54% Undergraduate 46% Postgraduate 61% Identified as female
66% Of students were from a minoritised background 150 Nationalities represented 13% Had a known disability 71% Mature students
The University’s academic structure is made up of six schools
Guildhall School of Business and Law Offering a dynamic and relevant portfolio of business and law courses.
School of Computing and Digital Media Offering qualifications in subjects from creative technologies to electronics.
School of Human Sciences Offering a wide range of courses in subjects including biosciences, chemical and pharmaceutical sciences, health sciences and nursing.
School of Social Sciences and Professions Demonstrating the relevance of the social sciences and professions as a tool for effecting societal change.
School of the Built Environment Our exciting new School of the Built Environment focuses on the design, planning, financing, construction, sale and operation of places within which we live, work, travel and play.
School of Art, Architecture and Design Internationally recognised for high quality teaching, excellent facilities and unique opportunities.
Our Campuses
Our sites are all unique – each with their own character, demands and benefits. The University occupies three sites across central London: Aldgate campus in Tower Hamlets, Holloway Road campus in Islington and the Accelerator building in Shoreditch. Those sites are situated within the communities that we seek to serve. 33% of students’ homes are in immediately surrounding boroughs with an average 37-minute commuting time for all students and London Met has and continues to build strong ties and relationships with its community stakeholders. Holloway Road campus This is the largest of our three sites at 83,233 sqm, held entirely on freehold, and accommodates all of our other academic schools, administrative functions, the Vice-Chancellor’s Office, Learning Centre, Students’ Union, sports facilities, bar and conference facilities. Aldgate campus Set back from Whitechapel High Street and accommodating the large part of the School of Art, Architecture and Design, with some School of Computing and Digital Media functions, this campus has a gross internal area of 23,072 sqm across three conjoined buildings. The Goulston Street and Wash Houses buildings portion of the site are held in freehold across an area of 6,545 sqm (gross internal area) and accommodate studios, workshops and the Atrium café. Calcutta House and Annex constitute 72% of the Aldgate campus and they accommodate the library, studios, workshops, academic offces, student services, Students’ Union and the main campus entrance. This building is leased from the Corporation of the City of London. The Shoreditch Campus A newly refurbished facility of 1,340 sqm located in Shoreditch and set to accommodate Fine art, Fashion and Textiles related courses from September 2025. The building is held on a pepper-corn rent, long-term lease from New City College until 2057.
Our locations We currently have three sites in Holloway, Aldgate and Shoreditch.
Our Estates Strategy
The Evolving University We will invest close to £100 million in our campuses over the next ten+ years, in projects dedicated to the heart of the Estates Strategy… meeting the constantly evolving developments in teaching, digitization and digital poverty, and creating a sense of belonging and safety essential to the success of our students and staff. We will surpass students’ experiential expectations, and support emerging subject areas and schools such as nursing and the built environment. A masterplan for the £100 million investment in our campuses will: • Create new distinct school centres, reflecting the unique identities and activities of our schools. Collocated academic offices, specialist teaching space, school offices, and independent learning spaces will meet the different needs of each school, within the always evolving landscape of education. • Develop our existing Learning Centres and libraries as a key project, with creation of new independent learning spaces supporting new ways of learning, whilst respecting our current valuable learning assets. • Establish new centres and teaching spaces for both nursing, and the built environment, to accommodate these developing subject areas. • Create a stand out new entrance to the Holloway Road campus - welcoming, professional and elevating our prominence on the street frontage. • Create a heart to the Holloway Road campus that feels like home, and allowing us to better welcome and interact with our local community and stakeholders.
Our Estates Strategy launched in 2022. A transformational university supported by the Estates Strategy. The University’s plan for over £200 million of transformational investment is an ambitious and exciting development plan, to fulfil these primary goals: • Support the corporate strategy and the Education for Social Justice Framework • Address the inefficiencies and risks associated with our buildings • Enable the development of the University’s structure and emerging subjects and schools • Digitize the campus and user experience • Decarbonise the estate and improve our environment Our investment will be self-funded from current cash balances and future surpluses removing the dependence on third party funders giving us true control over our pipeline of development. Infrastructure Improvements A key aspect of the Estates Strategy is to invest £40 million over the next ten+ years improving the infrastructure and condition of the estate, to place us firmly in the top quartile of all post ’92 universities. Large scale projects to improve building condition, functional suitability and space utilization will both remedy deficiencies in our physical infrastructure, and support the University’s evolving needs.
Innovative Procurement We are currently developing specifications and tender documentation for an innovative Strategic Delivery Partner solution for the delivery and operation of our estate. This procurement exercise should result in a contract with a Tier 1 supplier to deliver our Estates Strategy projects and, potentially, operate and maintain those assets embedding true soft landings, carbon reduction, life cycle costings, logistical and health and safety coordination and a circa 10% saving on capital costs compared with traditional forms of construction procurement. • Find out more about the London Metropolitan University Estate Strategy.
The Digital Campus A smart estate is at the very core of the University’s Estates Strategy and Digital Strategy. We will create a smart estate in collaboration with our newly engaged integrated infrastructure partners, to connect our students and staff to our buildings and services, ensuring our Estates Strategy objectives are fully integrated. Progress to date includes installation of smart building technology such as environmental and people counting sensors in all teaching spaces and offices, seamlessly integrated with a new CAFM system. Ultimately this will give us precise control and automation of our campuses, simplify business processes and provide in-depth analytics to improve both efficiency and end user experience. Putting sustainability front and centre – our Carbon and Environmental Management Plan Environmental sustainability is at the heart of everything that we do. We have an excellent track record and continue to be leaders in this area. Our new Carbon and Environmental Management Plan both meets and exceeds the requirements of the London Plan for reducing carbon emissions. We will achieve Carbon Net Zero by 2030, and our emissions will rapidly decelerate beyond 2028 as we replace our current gas burning district heating system with new renewable energy nodes. Our CEMP enables our graduates to continue this vital work, and improves the internal environment in which we teach, learn and work.
develop space strategy, optimising the effective allocation, utilisation and management of space throughout LMU. • Work collaboratively with a wide range of internal stakeholders and external partners to develop feasibility and scoping documentation; lead the compilation of business cases and presentations associated with space demands; • Develop space norms/metrics and associated space management policies for LMU wide implementation and compliance; • Lead the development of comprehensive, accurate, accessible space records with procedures for ensuring their maintenance and update; • Manage the collation, analysis and presentation of key space data contributing to strategic decisions; ensure the accurate and timely submission of reports and annual returns to external agencies; • Carry out or commission and direct property/ space utilisation, rationalisation and development studies; • Provide advice to school/faculty staff and academics to optimise their use of space, supporting the development of new methods of working in line with evolving space standards. • Work collaboratively with a wide range of internal stakeholders and external partners to develop feasibility and scoping documentation; lead the compilation of business cases associated with space demands. • Proactively support the development of department wide information management strategies and ensure their implementation. Leadership and Management • Provide leadership to line managed teams and the wider department exemplifying the University and department’s values. • Play a leading role in ensuring the effective operation of Estates Strategy Governance and Strategic Management Boards. • Undertake highly effective contract management of external supply chain partners, measuring performance, reporting and taking a partnering approach to ensuring optimal outcomes. • Make significant contributions to University strategic procurement activities and provide departmental representation on non-Estates project boards.
Job Description
Associate Director of Estates (Development)
Post title: Report to: School/Department: Responsible for:
Estates Department Director of Estates
Head of Projects Delivery; Space Planning & Information Manager and their teams
Grade:
PMG2
governance and audit controls are in place. • Lead the Programme Management Office to identify, manage and mitigate all strategic risks – budgetary/financial, contractual, safety, programme, impact and quality; taking effective, timely remedial action as required; • Working in close collaboration with the PMO and Director of Financial Reporting, oversee and control the Estates capital programme budget and expenditure. • Provide project assurance by developing, establishing, implementing and maintaining consistent and effective means of monitoring, reporting and assuring that projects are completed in line with safety, cost, time and quality criteria. • Establish and maintain close working relationships with internal Schools and Departments to ensure that Estates projects are consistent with institutional strategies, values, policies, local plans and operational requirements. • Ensure a consistent approach to capital project delivery, including the management of consultants, contractors and external project teams. • Ensure effective project mobilisation, disruption management and handover strategies, policies and procedures are developed and implemented to ensure project and departmental business continuity and a seamless transition from project to occupation and use. • Manage key external relationships including local and statutory authorities, landlords and suppliers. • Lead on the development and oversee effective communications strategies at both programme and project level for internal and external stakeholders.
Job purpose: Responsible for leading the strategic development and effective utilisation of the University’s estate, including capital programme/project delivery, cost and contract control, master planning, space strategy/management and property management Principal Accountabilities: Estates Development and Projects • Lead, manage and coordinate the delivery of a capital programme and distinct projects that support the Estate Strategy, ensuring that project benefits are measured, reported and realized and that robust project and cost control measures are established and adhered to. Ensure that works are completed to agreed specifications, achieving time, cost and, quality parameters and are fully compliant with health, safety, statutory and environmental obligations and best practice. • Lead on strategic estate planning including programme scenario planning, strategic KPI development, cash flow forecast modelling, master planning, option appraisal and feasibility studies for development schemes including collaboration with development partners. • Ensure all projects represent best value for money for LMU and that appropriate and effective risk management, corporate
• Manage processes for establishing realistic project budget estimates, cost plans, cash- flows and regular forecasting across capital projects. • Carry out or oversee post-project reviews, using lessons learned to develop best practice and continuous improvement; • Ensure the effective transition from feasibility to delivery based on a detailed understanding of stakeholders’ needs and objectives. • Ensure highly effective University business disruption and communications strategies are in place and implemented for all projects and initiatives. Property and Space • Lead the development and implementation of LMU’s property and asset management strategy having regard to agreed University priorities. • Lead the acquisition of property on behalf of LMU including negotiations relating to freehold and leasehold agreements and contracts; lead transactions for the disposal of surplus property assets; • Lead the relationship and engagement of external agents and legal/property advisers; • Represent the University in planning matters; • Lead and manage the development and implementation of space management strategies and policies to optimise the allocation, utilisation and management of space throughout LMU; • Lead and direct continuous stakeholder engagement to ensure a detailed understanding and interpretation of existing and projected space demands; • Lead and manage engagement with a wide range of internal stakeholders and partners to
• Provide leadership in support of the wider Estates department’s High Performing Team initiative. • Deputise for the Director of Estates as required including for whole department activities beyond the immediate remit. Miscellaneous: • Exemplify and promote the values of the University. Have a strong commitment to coaching and developing; working cooperatively with colleagues; valuing the contribution of others and sharing knowledge and expertise. • Represent the University to the outside world so as to further the University’s interests and secure its wider objectives. • Promote and maintain equality of opportunity and diversity in respect of both students and staff. • Discharge efficiently health and safety responsibilities. • Discharge duties in respect of the prevention, detection, reporting and investigation of fraud. • Such other responsibilities as determined by the line manager in consultation with the post holder from time to time. Contacts: The post holder will have wide-ranging contacts across the University and externally, acting as a senior ambassador for the institution with government, local authority and senior external education and professional bodies. Context: The post provides high level professional accountability for developing and leading an integrated, coordinated approach to Estates’ planning and development based on accurate space data and policies. The post-holder is responsible for Estates’ master- planning and strategy, ensuring alignment with LMU’s developing business needs, providing a focal point for managing key stakeholder relationships and partnerships The post-holder will integrate and coordinate three currently disparate professional disciplines to ensure optimal utilisation and development of space. They will provide strategic leadership in respect of capital planning and project/programme delivery, ensuring value for money together whilst meeting critical cost, time and quality parameters. There is a need to develop effective internal and external stakeholder relationships and closer collaboration in respect of planning and development. – internal and external. Principal Challenges:
Person Specification
A strong commitment to: • the University’s values, mission and strategic plan; • a “coaching and developing” approach when dealing with colleagues and students; and • working collegially; valuing the contribution of others and sharing knowledge and expertise. The post requires the managerial background and experience necessary to provide professional and strategic advice at a senior management level, to identify and implement opportunities for improvement and the management of change. • Relevant professional background and extensive experience of leading and managing major capital programmes in a complex estates environment with experience of space management. • Relevant professional qualification in construction or property sector and membership of relevant professional body. • Strong commercial awareness and contract management experience; • Experience of pivoting and flexing approaches to develop creative solutions in the face of change. • Significant change management experience and the implementation of strategic improvement plans; • Experience of leading or contributing
to estates strategy development and implementation including masterplanning, capital programme delivery, space strategy and property management. • Experience in “cradle to grave” project management; • Experience of leading, coordinating and motivating teams of internal and external construction and property professionals. • Proven experience in the procurement and management of externally contracted professional services; • Significant large-scale budgetary planning and management experience gained in a comparable context; • Very strong communication and presentation skills; • Proven influencing and negotiating skills, internally and externally at all levels; • Excellent interpersonal skills with experience of stakeholder engagement and relationship management at a senior level. • Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity • The post holder will be expected to have relevant academic qualifications and to have previously operated at a senior level.
Working at London Met
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At our university, we are committed to building a thriving, supportive community, nurturing ambition, pride, wellbeing and inclusivity. In addition to working in an ambitious, dynamic and diverse organisation and a competitive salary level, staff working at the University additionally benefit from: • generous annual leave entitlement • a career salary average pension scheme with up to 18% employer contribution ( Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme ) • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) members have the option to pay into shared cost salary sacrifice Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs) • a fee waiver scheme for staff undertaking relevant University courses • paid maternity (52 weeks full occupational maternity pay), paternity (8 weeks full pay), adoption and shared parental leave provisions • free on-site sport and fitness facilities including gymnasium use and classes* • access to 24/7 confidential support from our Employee Assistance Programme by phone or a mobile app which includes telephone counselling
• free employee eye tests and discounted spectacles through our eye care voucher scheme • interest free season ticket loan (after completing probationary period) • a professional staff development programme • tax-efficient salary sacrifice schemes for childcare vouchers, cycles and cycling equipment • employee private health care plan through the Simply Health cash plan • access to library facilities • access to below market rate sports injuries treatments • a broad range of formal and informal development opportunities to enhance your career • commitment to lifelong learning • Hybrid working • Flexible working policy • TOTUM discounts (staff can access the same discounts as students through the TOTUM student discount card and app. Our Student Union receives income for every person who gets the app and goes on to purchase a pro membership which is then reinvested into the student experience)
Championing equity and inclusion lies at the heart of everything we do here at London Metropolitan University. You can find out more about our values and the action we’re taking by visiting our Centre for Equity and Inclusion and our Equality and Diversity webpages.
Application Process
The University is being supported on this recruitment campaign by the search consultancy The Management Recruitment Group (MRG). To arrange a briefing discussion please contact our advisors: Nicholas Coppard nicholas.coppard@mrgglobal.com 07896 079 495 Charley McCarthy charley.mccarthy@mrgglobal.com 07355 093 390 Applications should consist of a CV and supporting statement and
should be submitted here. Application Closing Date:
Sunday 13th April 2025 Friday 9th May 2025
LMU Interviews:
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