Senior Estates Operations & Sustainability Lead

Lancaster University; Bailrigg; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancaster University is recruiting a senior leader to head Estates operations, guiding engineering, maintenance, utilities and energy services. You will balance strategic planning with operational assurance to deliver reliable infrastructure for teaching, research and student life, supporting the University's sustainability and net-zero ambitions.

This role requires inclusive, confident leadership within a complex estates environment, sound judgement and the ability to drive continuous

Qualifications

• Experience in estates leadership and management.
• Ability to drive strategic planning and operational excellence.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across engineering, maintenance, utilities and energy services.
• Drive continuous improvement and operational assurance in a complex estates environment.
• Support teaching, research and student life through reliable infrastructure and sustainability initiatives.

Skills

Estates leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Lancaster University is recruiting a senior leader to head Estates operations, guiding engineering, maintenance, utilities and energy services. You will balance strategic planning with operational assurance to deliver reliable infrastructure for teaching, research and student life, supporting the University's sustainability and net-zero ambitions.

This role requires inclusive, confident leadership within a complex estates environment, sound judgement and the ability to drive continuous