Assistant Director of Estates - Farnham, United Kingdom - University for the Creative Arts

University for the Creative Arts

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Farnham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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At UCA, we're looking for a new Assistant Director of Estates (Facilities Management) with experience and expertise in delivering hard and soft facilities management services gained within an organisation with a diverse property portfolio.

You will be an expert in the field, with an innovative approach to customer service.

You'll be accountable for management and delivery of campus operations, including maintenance, asset renewal and compliance, cleaning, catering, grounds maintenance and security among others; ensuring our campuses are safe and efficiently run to support UCA's ambitious creative arts programmes.

Our university has embarked on a Transformation initiative with a demanding programme of institutional change.

You will be a visionary who can inspire, nurture and lead your teams and ensure value for money in the procurement and delivery of hard and soft facilities management.

This is a senior role within Estates and Facilities with responsibility across our four UK campuses, therefore travel is an essential part of the role.

You will preferably be based in Farnham, however there is flexibility to consider Epsom or Canterbury as your main location, with travel to other campuses as required.

You will be expected to support the growth of the University using your industry networks.

At UCA, creativity and innovation are at the heart of what we do.

Our legacy of educating eager and passionate artists, makers and thinkers runs back almost 160 years, and today we're helping shape a global future that supports and nourishes talent worldwide.

Our campuses across Surrey and Kent are vibrant communities, each specialising in different areas of the creative industries.

We are also home to a thriving research hub, with academic experts and fellows leading the way in research on sustainability, design, têxtiles, animation, history and culture, and more.

Are you ready to share your passion for creativity with the next generation of innovators? If so, we want to hear from you.