JOB DESCRIPTION
Purpose of the job The work of the Estate Management Section is central to the delivery of the University’s mission of excellence in education and excellence in research. Our buildings, facilities and open spaces across all three campuses provide an environment in whichour staff and students can do extraordinary things. Many of our buildings are pretty extraordinary themselves, whether part of our distinctive 1960’s campus in Colchester http://www.c20society.org.uk/2014/10/03/ something-fierce-at-the-university-of-essex/ or the result of new investments we have made recently, making our University a place where lives can be transformed http://www.adp-architecture.com/ projects/the-forum http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/ aug/30/university-of-essex-patel-taylor-architects-new-student-cen- tre-review. Today, the Essex estate also encompasses the Knowledge Gateway, a 43 acre science and business park, on the west of the Colchester campus. This has been developed since 2010 and now boasts a superb infrastructure and the first phases of development of business units which are reframing the way in which the University, its staff and students are engaging with business as an integral part of what we do. This is a key, high-profile appointment for the University of Essex, requiring dynamism, organisation and the tenacity to see through the creation, development and maintenance of our buildings and the environment in which they sit aligned with our ambitions and our values. Our Director will be an imaginative and determined custodian of the University’s property and estate, displaying the leadership to ensure that a strategic and coordinated view is takenregarding the use, development, integrity and operation of the University’s physical assets. Our Director will be responsible for leading on the management of all aspects of the University’s property related resources and services, delivering a physical environment and associated services that contribute actively to an excellent experience for staff, students and other users of our campuses. They will contribute to the University’s overall strategic planning process, especially the further development, refurbishment and extension of the estate and the exploitation of the potential of the Knowledge Gateway. They will also undertake long-term, comprehensive and integrated physical resource planning for the University, delivering efficient and effective services for estate management and maintenance.
Introduction to the role The Director of Estate Management provides strategic leadership for all aspects of the Estate Management Section’s services and activities in Colchester, Southend and Loughton. Our Director is responsible for the development and stewardship of the estate and provides advice, analysis and guidance to the University on a wide range of related strategic and operational issues. The focus of the stewardship and development of the University’s estate is to support delivery of the University’s Strategic Plan to 2019, our associated Education and Research Strategies and our supporting Estates and Equipment Strategy. These describe the University’s commitment to achieving transformational impact through high quality research and education; the estate is central to this, as well as providing the environment which will allow the University to grow. The Director of Estate Management leads a skilled and committed team of staff, ensuring that the assets and expertise across the Section are deployed to achieve maximum possible impact on the wider membership of the University. In the coming years, the strategic objectives for the Estate Management Section include leading a number of major building projects to support and improve the quality and functionality of our campuses, transforming the 1960s estate, delivering outstanding service standards and value- for-money and ensuring that our activities and facilities are sustainable for the future. Reporting directly to the Registrar and Secretary, who leads all our professional services, the Director of Estate Management is a member of the University’s Professional Services Group and works closely with the other nine Heads of Section. The Director of Estate Management also works closely with the University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
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