Surveyor

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Trinity College Oxford

Job Description

Job title:          Surveyor

Salary:             Up to £50,000 per annum

Reporting to:  The Domestic Bursar

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Trinity College

Trinity College was founded in 1555 by Sir Thomas Pope, a Court official in the reign of Henry VIII, on a site occupied since the end of the thirteenth century by Durham College, a monastic foundation.  It has the conspicuous advantages of a central location within the University and City, historic and elegant buildings, spacious gardens and a tradition of hospitality.

Trinity College is one of 38 self-governing and independent colleges at Oxford. The Colleges give both academic staff and students the benefits of belonging to a smaller, interdisciplinary community as well as to a large, internationally-renowned  institution. The collegiate system fosters a strong sense of community, bringing together leading academics and students across subjects, and from different cultures and countries.

Trinity College currently admits approximately 85 undergraduates and 50 graduate students each year, with a balance between Arts and Science disciplines, and there are approximately 400 students in residence at any one time. Although one of the smallest of the Oxford Colleges, Trinity prides itself on combining the highest academic standards with a particularly friendly sense of community.

Further information about the College is available at http://www.trinity.ox.ac.uk

Overview of the role

A vacancy has arisen in a key management position responsible for overseeing the programme of works to maintain and enhance the fabric of the College.

The main Trinity College campus on Broad Street contains a number of grade 1 and grade 2 listed buildings, including the Garden Quadrangle designed by Sir Christopher Wren. In addition, the College owns a number of residential and other buildings throughout the City of Oxford. In the near future it is hoped that the College will begin the construction of an ambitious new building on the Broad Street site.

The College Surveyor will be responsible to the Domestic Bursar for the care, maintenance and refurbishment of College buildings on all sites: the principal College buildings on Broad Street, student accommodation in North Oxford, College-owned houses in the City which accommodate Fellows, staff and other tenants and the sportsground buildings.

The College Surveyor

General responsibilities/duties:

• The inspection and re-inspection of all College property;
• A long-term maintenance plan and a preventative maintenance plan in liaison with the Domestic Bursar;
• Managing relationships with sub-contractors;
• Ensuring that competitive quotations are obtained prior to work being commissioned; that the work is supervised and meets the College’s health and safety standards and other requirements, and that invoices do not exceed quotations without good cause;
• Project managing building works and acting as contract administrator for building and maintenance projects;
• The management of the planned building project budgets;
• With the Domestic Bursar, managing those aspects of Health and Safety which relate to buildings, fabric, and plant.

Specific responsibilities/duties:

• Preparing and costing a 10-year programme of works to maintain and enhance the fabric of the buildings comprising the site in Broad Street and elsewhere in Oxford. This programme, and its associated budgets, will be subject to approval by the Governing Body through the Bursarial Committee on an annual basis;
• Implementing the approved 10-year programmes within the approved budgetary framework;
• Project Managing a proposed kitchen refurbishment project;
• Working with the New Building Project Team to ensure continuity in the College’s day to day activities during the course of the build;
• Organising the project management of all building projects; this will include liaison with stakeholders, including planning authorities, conservation officers, contractors and users;
• Maintaining a close working relationship with the principal users of the College’s buildings, such the President, Vice President and student representatives;
• Assistance and support for the College’s energy conservation initiatives;

These responsibilities will be carried out to ensure that all works are completed on time and to budget and to a specified quality of workmanship. The Surveyor will be aware at all times of the need to ensure best value for the College.

The above is not an exhaustive description and other requirements may emerge as necessitated by changing roles within Trinity and its overall objectives.

Person specification

• Proven experience of project planning and management, evidenced by previous work experience as a surveyor/contract administrator;
• Experience of working on listed buildings;
• Experience and a clear understanding of budgetary control;
• A scrupulous awareness of health and safety legislation and the ability to implement it practically;
• Computer literacy including experience in specialist building design software (Autocad);
• A high degree of personal motivation;

The successful candidate is likely to be a chartered surveyor with a track record of working with listed buildings, who has project management experience and understands the opportunities and challenges presented by working within an Oxford College.

Terms and conditions

Whilst the post is likely to be full time, Trinity is willing to consider applications from outstanding candidates who wish to work on a part time basis. Normal hours of work will be 37.5 hours per week, but it is expected that such longer hours will be worked as may reasonably be necessary in order to fulfil the duties of the appointment.

Application process

A CV and covering letter highlighting the applicant’s relevant experience and qualities should be emailed using the application form below.

Three suitable references will be required from the successful candidate before his or her appointment will be confirmed.

Closing date for applications: 12.00 noon on Friday 13^th July 2018