Senior Estates Leader - Safety, Sustainability & Service

Construction; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

39 days annual leave

USS pension

Job summary

Lancaster University is seeking its next Assistant Director of Estates (Operations) to lead the operational delivery of engineering, maintenance, hard FM, utilities, energy, statutory compliance, estate safety and grounds across a large and diverse campus.

You will lead teams and partners, oversee significant budgets, drive performance and governance, and shape estate operations for resilience and improved service quality while engaging with colleagues and students across the University.

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, energy, statutory compliance, estate safety and grounds maintenance.
• Oversee strategy and delivery with budgets and governance.
• Develop teams and relationships across the University.
• Ensure estates operations provide safety, resilience and value.

Skills

Senior leadership

Estates operations

Engineering

Maintenance

Hard FM

Budget management

Governance

Team development

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Fire safety

Job description

Lancaster University is seeking its next Assistant Director of Estates (Operations) to lead the operational delivery of engineering, maintenance, hard FM, utilities, energy, statutory compliance, estate safety and grounds across a large and diverse campus.

You will lead teams and partners, oversee significant budgets, drive performance and governance, and shape estate operations for resilience and improved service quality while engaging with colleagues and students across the University.