Head of Facilities Management
Job Description
About us:
Applications are invited for the role of Head of Hard FM within the Estates Department of the University of the West of England.
Based at our Frenchay campus but covering the entire university estate (predominantly the Bristol area), you will be responsible for all aspects of hard FM for all university properties.
As a member of the Estates senior management team, the successful applicant will lead and manage professional services, support strategic planning and in order to support the efficient managing of the university estate be responsible for operational delivery for all major and specialist contracts and operations.
This post will develop and manage systems of work for sourcing, specifying and scheduling planned and reactive maintenance across the University estate. The post holder manages capital projects linked to the Estates Capital Maintenance (ECM) Plan.
About you:
The skills and experience required for this post are; leadership and operational management of the Hard FM Services (HFMS) team, ability to deliver effective and efficient use of allocated resources, including staffing and R&M and ECM budgets, an effective communicator acting as the key liaison point for the HFMS team with other services and faculties, and a keen facilitator of collaborative working and developing the service.
Furthermore, lead and contribute to University wide projects, developing and promoting innovative thinking and being a strategic thinker to contribute to the development of University policies and procedures in line with service strategy and plans.
About UWE Bristol:
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with over 30,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 3,800 staff. We are both globally connected and regionally embedded, with strong employer and partner connections. Our staff and students come from over 160 countries making this a diverse, dynamic and rewarding place to work and study.
We are an ambitious university. Together, our people are working hard to advance knowledge, inspire people and transform futures. We are looking for people with the skills and ambition to help us achieve those aims.
We have a lot to be proud of at UWE, our achievements include an impressive 88% overall student satisfaction in the most recent National Student Satisfaction survey, placing us 2nd of all universities in England and 7th in the UK. We are 6th in the UK for postgraduate student satisfaction (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey) and importantly, 96% of UWE Bristol graduates are in employment or further study within six months after graduation. We have also achieved TEF Gold status, have been ranked 21st in The Guardian Best UK Universities 2021 and 29th in the latest Times Higher Education 'Table of Tables'.
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed – with £300m having been invested recently on new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation while incredible new facilities continue to be developed to enhance our offer even further.
Frenchay campus has excellent transport links; as well as being located near the motorway network we are within walking distance of two train stations, our bus terminus connects us to the local bus and metrobus network and we also have a range of cycling and changing facilities, making our campus the ideal place to work for those commuting to Bristol.
In addition to progressive pay rates, UWE Bristol offers a wide range of employee benefits including:
- a generous holiday allowance of 27 days
- up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year
- flexible working
- excellent defined benefit pension schemes
- access to employee assistance programme
- ongoing learning and development opportunities
- family friendly policies and wellbeing initiatives
- onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus.
- savings on purchases via Wider Wallet scheme
- option to participate in the cycle to work scheme
Further information
This is a permanent post, and is full-time working 37 hours per week. This post is not available on a jobshare basis.
We particularly encourage applications from BAME applicants as we are currently under represented in these areas - although all appointments will be made on merit.
The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.
UWE is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity to create an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who share our ambition to be a university recognised for the success and impact of our practice-oriented programmes; our strong industry networks and our inclusive global outlook.
We are able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible to be sponsored under the criteria.
Please also refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable to prove your right to work in the UK. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to produce your right to work documents at your interview.