OUR ESTATE
The Estate Management Section manages a diverse portfolio of activity. It is a multi-disciplinary Section, managing all aspects of the built environment, ensuring environmental sustainability, and providing comprehensive estate planning and management services. It is responsible for ensuring that the land and property assets support the business of the University, safely, economically and effectively. The Section represents the University in several capacities, including as the landlord/client for the allocation of all University space and in relation to all capital projects. It is respon- sible for the preparation of the Estates and Equipment Supporting Strategy and for implanting estate components of planning decisions into all other strategic activities.
The University’s estate, distributed across three campuses in Essex, is one of our most valuable assets. It is a key feature of the student experience and provides the environment within which the academic mission of the University is delivered. It is central to the delivery of excellence across the University. The University estate also encompasses the Knowledge Gateway science and business park, through which the intellectual resources of the University come together with businesses working in areas relevant to our expertise. The Essex estate is at a key stage in its evolution, with major recent investments having just come on stream and further development planned and necessary. Several large and exciting projects are on the horizon, some student-facing, others on the Knowledge Gateway, all of which require strong leadership, vision and management to bring to fruition. It is essential that our estate provides a high quality, sustainable and well-managed physical environment, which directly supports the University’s Strategic Plan.
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