Senior Space and Utilisation Data Manager

The University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff benefits

Generous annual leave

Defined benefits pension

Staff discounts

Flexible work options

Job summary

The University of Edinburgh is seeking a data-led senior professional to shape Estates Development through advanced analytics and strong people leadership. You will develop new analytical approaches, introduce business intelligence and visualization tools, and ensure that data becomes a strategic asset in delivering the University's Estates Strategy.

This full-time role offers hybrid working options, a competitive salary and the chance to influence important decisions across a complex estate

Qualifications

• Strong people leadership and staff development experience.
• Experience with data-led analytics and space/estates data insight.
• Ability to translate data into strategic recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop specialist staff within Estates Development.
• Develop new analytical approaches and data-led decision making.
• Introduce and manage BI/visualisation tools to support the Estates Strategy.

Skills

People leadership

Data analytics

Business intelligence

Data visualization

Strategic thinking

Job description

Grade UE08: £50,253 to £61,759 per annum

Estates Development / Corporate Services Group

Full time: 35 hours per week

Open ended: permanent

The Opportunity:

Alongside your technical and strategic responsibilities, you will provide strong people leadership, managing and developing specialist staff and creating a culture where high-quality analysis, innovation and continuous improvement are embedded in the way the team operates.

This is an opportunity to establish and shape a modern, data-led approach to space intelligence. You will have the autonomy and influence to develop new analytical approaches, introduce innovative business intelligence and visualisation tools, and ensure that data becomes a strategic asset in delivering the University's Estates Strategy.

The University holds a significant and complex physical estate, and the quality of the decisions we make about that estate depends increasingly on the quality of the data and insight available to us.

If you are an analytical and strategic thinker who enjoys turning data into insight, influencing complex decisions and developing people, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

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As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages(opens new browser tab)

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 6 October 2026.

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Interview dates to be confirmed.