Senior Faculty Estates Operations Officer

Job title:

Senior Faculty Estates Operations Officer

Company:

University of Manchester

Job description

Unit / Directorate: Faculty Estates Team, Directorate of Estates & FacilitiesInterviews will take place in person at our Oxford Road Campus week commencing 25th November 2024.We are seeking to appoint a Senior Faculty Estates Operations Officer to join our busy and productive team. The Faculty Estates teams play a pivotal role within the University acting as the key interface between the academic Faculties and Professional Services teams who occupy the buildings and the Estates and Facilities Directorate who manage and maintain them.You will be expected to advise our clients on their property and building project requirements, assessing their feasibility and cost, setting these in the context with the services provided by the Directorate. Your advice should ensure that projects match the aspirations of clients from inception to completion by challenging and understanding the client’s needs and expectations through the development of a robust brief.You will help to manage specific Faculty or Estates budgets which fund improvement and development projects and ensure best value is achieved within the context of the University’s financial regulations.You will be a team player who has the ability to communicate using a variety of methods and possess strong interpersonal skills required to ensure you can contribute to the smooth running of the campus operation.We are looking for a candidate that can:

• Work to specified deadlines with associated document management and reporting capabilities.
• Demonstrate knowledge of budgetary responsibilities together with a proven track record of delivering projects and services to time, quality and budget.
• Manage communication between all stakeholders.
• Establish, build and maintain positive relationships across all partners and stakeholders.

As an ideal candidate you will have: * An appropriate construction or facilities management related degree, professional qualification or significant equivalent experience in a property, construction of facilities management environment.

• A proven track record of providing advice in construction, maintenance, space management and FM provision, in a customer focused environment.
• High levels of IT literacy including contemporary office applications (365 etc.).
• Experience of and ability to produce professional written reports and correspondence, and in delivering clear written, visual and verbal reports or presentations.
• Strong negotiation and relationship building skills with the ability to influence others outside of your direct control.
• Experience of overseeing relationships between contractors, consultants and clients, understanding their needs and placing these in the context of contract delivery and achievement of client expectations.
• Experience of carrying out commissioning and managing surveys and producing schedules of maintenance work.

As one of the leading Universities our employees enjoy exclusive access to excellent benefits and schemes including:

• An annual pay review, plus incremental salary increases within grade
• Exceptional performance award scheme
• The Universities Superannuation Pension Scheme (USS), with generous employer monthly pension contribution
• Generous Annual Leave plus University Closure Days, Public Holidays and Christmas/New Year
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program access – for health support, financial advice

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.To register your interest in this vacancy simply apply for the post via our application portalTo find out more about us please visitAs an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments will be made on merit.Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries from Recruitment Agencies.Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:Name: Mike Billington
Email:General enquiries:
Email:Technical support:This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.Please see the document below for further particulars of this vacancy.

Expected salary

Location

Manchester

Job date

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 06:48:21 GMT

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