CAMPUS & ESTATES OPERATIONS MANAGER
Edinburgh
£53,091 - £62,460 per annum                           Ref: CFPS/PEG/007/19

SRUC is unique in Scotland and one of the largest organisations of its kind in Europe. Our ambitious and exciting vision is to work at local, national and international levels, leading innovation and sustainable development in agriculture and rural sectors.

Campus & Estates Services at SRUC play a vital role in ensuring that SRUC’s built environment is fit for purpose and supports strategic aims.

Applications are invited to the position of Campus & Estates Operations Manager. Reporting to the Professional Services Director, the main purpose of this role is to ensure that SRUC retains and maintains a strong portfolio of estates and facilities with an appropriate working environment. The post-holder will be accountable for delivery of a customer-focussed operational service that meets SRUC’s strategic ambitions. Leading, managing and motivating a multi-disciplinary team of facilities services professionals, you will be accountable for ensuring a high level of service delivery across SRUC campuses and estates.

Further details on the responsibilities and requirements for this role can be found in the attached job description downloadable when you click the link below.

Qualifications required
You should ideally be educated to degree level or equivalent and possess a Professional qualification in a related discipline with active membership of a relevant professional body- BIFM, RICS, CIBSE or similar.

Experience and understanding

• Proven successful experience of a management role in a related discipline
• Technical building knowledge
• Sound understanding of Health & Safety practices & legislation
• Developing/maintaining QA management systems
• Experience in project management for capital works and maintenance contracts, including the appointment and management of consultants
• Strategic & tactical management experience in soft and hard FM services, including planned & reactive services
• Experience in undertaking property assessments for condition, functionality, quality, statutory compliance, space utilisation and environmental and developing forward maintenance/investment plans
• Experience of best practice in building services
• Financial management experience including budget preparation and monitoring delivery
• Experience of managing supplier relationships
• Experience of procurement & contract management
• Management of a multi-disciplinary professional team
• Experience of managing health, safety & environment systems
• Proven ability to work in a pressured environment with competing priorities
• Experience of balancing a varied workload with consistent urgent priorities
• Experience of line management

Knowledge and skills

• Excellent workload prioritisation skills
• Highly collaborative and motivational approach with the ability to build strong internal relationships
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Strong inter-personal skills and the ability to build the right relationships internally and with external stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Confidence and the ability to communicate with people at all levels, both within the organisation and externally
• The ability to use initiative and to work to minimum supervision
• A flexible approach with an ability to respond to change
• The ability to prioritise workload and multi-task
• The ability to work well under pressure
• Reliable, conscientious and personable team player

This role will based in the Peter Wilson Building at King’s Buildings, Edinburgh however regular travel and flexible working hours will be required to support the requirements of the role.

This is a full time, open ended appointment.

For fuller details on the requirements of this role and to apply, please click the APPLY link below.

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