Decision Making, Planning and Problem Solving
• The role holder will use their judgement and experience to ensure that furniture products and configurations are fit for purpose, cost effective and space efficient, to meet the needs of end-users and the wider university. • Support in ensuring that all work is carried out in strict accordance with all relevant statutory regulations and approved codes of practice, the University’s financial regulations and procedures and conforms to the E&F Directorate’s policies, processes and procedures. • Provide accurate estimates for requested project works and installations, ensuring effective monitoring and control. • Must be able to effectively plan and prioritise tasks with a minimum of supervision. • The role holder will be responsible for working with the furniture partner to establish and operate effective and efficient processes for ordering, delivering, tagging, installing furniture and updating record drawings and asset lists, including the use of the E&F CAFM system, Planon. • The role holder will be required to receive and comment on operation and maintenance manuals and health and safety manuals, as required. • The role holder, working with E&F colleagues will be responsible for establishing and operating an effective post-project evaluation methodology enabling the university to track the benefits of investment in furniture. • The role holder will, when required, investigate requests for space use improvements and carry out feasibility studies, preparing outline space planning, budget estimates and programmes. • The role holder, working with E&F colleagues, will undertake regular audits of room condition and effective space use. • The role holder will monitor and report on expenditure ensuring value for money and spending in accordance with project allocations and budgets. • The role holder will ensure the Health and Safety compliance of the appointed furniture supplier and any third parties. • Conduct regular performance monitoring and meetings with the supplier, ensuring that contract service level agreements and key performance indicators are measured and enforced in accordance with the contract. Service Delivery
Analysis and Research
• The role holder will be expected to research and analyse how furniture solutions and configurations can be developed to improve the wellbeing and performance of staff and students. • Work with the appointed furniture supplier to develop a university Space Planning Policy and ensure this policy is kept up to date.
Teamwork, Teaching and Learning Support
• The role holder must work effectively as part of the E&F team and as part of the wider university. • The role holder will provide, coaching, support and guidance to E&F colleagues and others on the appropriate selection and configuration of furniture. • The role holder will support E&F colleagues on the development of proposals to improve space use, design quality and effective utilisation of space. • Liaise with the E&F campus project teams to assist and as necessary supplement their supervision of consultants and contractors in managing the delivery of projects to time, quality and budget targets.
• Deputise for the Associate Director - Contracts & Performance when required. • Support the Directorate in the delivery of the Environment and Sustainability Policy.
Sensory/Physical Demand & Work Environment
• There are no unusual sensory or physical demands relating to this post. • The Work Environment does not place any unusual demands on the post holder.
Pastoral Care
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There are no particular pastoral care issues related to the post.
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