Deputy Director (Projects)

The University plans to deliver capital, long term maintenance and space reconfiguration both within Campus Infrastructure and within the wider University community to ensure continued student and staff satisfaction.

It is anticipated that we will be delivering in excess £50m of campus infrastructure projects, annually and this scale of delivery, on what is a compact and complex campus, requires significant planning and management.

In this role you will:

• have strategic responsibility for all Campus Infrastructure project management including the ongoing development of standards and processes.
• work with the Director and provide leadership for the effective delivery of all capital, refurbishment, LTM and PPM projects, n time, on budget, to agreed quality specification.
• appoint external consultants and contractors to ensure delivery of the University’s short term goals and longer term aspirations, and ensure the University follows construction best practice.
• create and maintain customer relationships, manage feedback and satisfaction to ensure constant service improvement.
• develop the internal Campus Infrastructure project management team and embed a customer service ethos in their approach.

You should have:

• strong evidence of successfully leading and delivering a variety of substantial and complex building and construction programmes including capital and refurbishment and long term maintenance
• demonstrable experience of managing the complex interdependencies across major projects and programmes ensuring appropriate risk management
• evidence of building, leading and motivating large multidisciplinary internal and external teams ensuring alignment with delivery goals
• evidence of effective financial planning, budget management and report writing ensuring accurate cash flow forecasting and risk management throughout a programme
• substantial experience as a senior manager in an organisation of comparable scope, size and complexity

A degree (or equivalent) qualification in construction, project management, facilities management or related discipline is desirable, along with a relevant professional qualification (e.g. APM, CEng, MRIBA, MRICS) or equivalent.

Further information

This is a full-time position, working 36.5 hours per week. You will, however, be part of an on-call rota.

Our campus is surrounded by beautiful countryside, and the City of Bath with its historic charm and social activity only a short distance away creates an excellent environment in which to work.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Dev Biddlecombe (db2248@bath.ac.uk).

What we can offer you

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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