Duties and Responsibilities
Job Description
Job Title:
Head of Strategic Space Management
School/Dept/ Institute & Centre:
Estates and Facilities Directorate
Reports to:
Assistant Director Estates and Facilities (Property and Space Management)
Grade:
(6)
Full Time
Appointment period: Current Location:
Indefinite
Mile End Campus. Post holder will be required to carry out duties at all QMUL sites
Job Context
QMUL is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of Universities, which represents 24 UK Universities which are committed to maintaining the best research, outstanding teaching and learning and unrivalled links with the business and public sector. As a multi faculty Institution, with Schools in Humanities and Social Science, Science and Engineering and Medicine and Dentistry, it has a very diverse Estate. The University has three main sites, the Mile End, Whitechapel and Charterhouse Square campuses, with further accommodation on the Bart’s site at West Smithfield and at Lincolns Inn Fields. The University Estate comprises 80 buildings including the residential estate, and a total Gross Internal Area of approximately 238,000 square meters. The Property and Space Management team form part of the Estates and Facilities Directorate and are responsible for estate management, property acquisitions and disposals, contributing to the development of Estates Strategies, maintenance of the property space database and space planning.
Job Purpose
To lead, develop and manage the University’s approach to space planning, allocation and management, thus ensuring that the University gets maximum value and the most effective use of its Estate.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
• Space Management. To provide an ongoing analysis of QMUL’s evolving space needs, consulting widely with Faculties and Central Professional Services. Work closely with the capital projects team to make recommendations for the future size and configuration of the Estate so as to support the QMUL Strategic Aims. • Space Planning. To make recommendations on the use of space to the University, the Space Management Group, Faculties and Central Professional Services. To undertake proactive negotiations with users who have requested additional space, and develop options for meeting their space needs. The post-holder will work closely with the minor works team to ensure that all projects are appropriate and meet the principles of the Space Management Policy. • Space Utilisation. To implement the Space Management Strategy, and monitor performance of key metrics within the Space Policy and Space Standards. The post-holder will also be expected to manage space utilisation surveys, and analyse the resulting data with a view to developing faculty-level action plans for improving utilisation of all space types.
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