Estates Operations Leader

Insight Executive Group Limited; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

39 days annual leave

USS pension

Job summary

Lancaster University seeks an Assistant Director of Estates (Operations) to lead engineering, maintenance, hard FM, utilities and compliance across a 250-hectare campus with 6,700 bedrooms. You will shape today’s estate and its future, driving service quality, creating strong teams and sustaining safety and resilience for students and staff.

This senior role reports to the Director and manages a broad portfolio, budgets and governance across a large, diverse estate with a major sustainability

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience across estates operations, engineering, maintenance or hard FM within a large and complex estate.
• Track record of developing and delivering hard FM strategies.
• Strong statutory compliance, governance and risk management experience.
• Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams.
• Evidence of improving processes, structures, services and customer outcomes.
• Substantial maintenance and asset management experience.
• Strong financial planning and budget management capability.
• A degree, equivalent qualification or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational delivery of engineering, maintenance, hard FM, utilities and compliance across the estate.
• Drive performance, governance and statutory compliance with in-house and contracted services.
• Develop people, build cross-university relationships and enhance service quality.
• Oversee budgets and asset maintenance programs.

Skills

Senior leadership

Hard FM strategies

Statutory compliance

Governance

Multidisciplinary teams

Process improvement

Budget management

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Lancaster University seeks an Assistant Director of Estates (Operations) to lead engineering, maintenance, hard FM, utilities and compliance across a 250-hectare campus with 6,700 bedrooms. You will shape today’s estate and its future, driving service quality, creating strong teams and sustaining safety and resilience for students and staff.

This senior role reports to the Director and manages a broad portfolio, budgets and governance across a large, diverse estate with a major sustainability