Building & Engineering Manager

About the Estate Department The Estates Department takes great pride in fostering a thriving physical environment, upholding a standard of excellence in presentation, and dedicated to supporting our staff and students as well as visitors and anyone who uses our facilities. Sat across 3 main campuses throughout Cheltenham and Gloucester, the estate department have achallenging but rewarding job in working across a diverse estate portfolio. Our mission is to provide a professional, cost-effective estates management service that ensures the University's academic and research endeavours proceed safely and efficiently. We aim to cultivate an environment that instils pride in our community, fostering sustainable learning activities for all. To find out more about our unique campuses please see below. - FCH - Park   - Oxstalls About the role We are now seeking to appoint a Building and Engineering (B&E) Manager to lead on both the planned and reactive maintenance program for the university. You will be joining at a busy but exciting time as we start to review and re-establish the use of our estate. As B&E manager you will be responsible for leading a team of in-house maintenance technicians, engineers, and external contractors to ensure they deliver a comprehensive service for staff and students. Alongside team management you will also be the main point of contact for: - Procurement and contract management of all building-related maintenance - managing small to mid-size projects across the university, interacting with a range of stakeholder - preparing tender documents, - ensuring quality and budget compliance through regular performance meetings with contractors. - always ensuring high level of health and safety. This is great time to join to help nurture and grow a newly formed team and move our estate strategy forward. Due to the nature of the role, we require a degree of flexibility and ability to be on call. Contact details If you would like an informal Ben King, Head of Estates, Email bking6@glos.ac.uk Key dates Closing date: 7th July 2024 The University is committed to building a diverse and inclusive staff community and welcomes applications from currently under-represented sections of our workforce. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, guaranteeing an interview to everyone who meets the definition of disability set out in theEquality Act 2010 and the essential criteria contained within the person specification. For more information about out benefits and working for the University please click here To apply please click on APPLY at the bottom of this page, you will be asked to complete our application form, alternatively, you can submit a CV and Support Statement showcasing how you meet the essential criteria, CVs alone will not be considered. Please see applicant guidance forhelp and advice on how to complete the application process.