Director of Estates & Facilities at Bournemouth University

About the role
The Director of Estates is accountable to the Chief Operating Officer to: 

• Lead the Estates service, enabling a culture that delivers an efficient, ambitious and successful service, whilst balancing the multiple requirements and priorities of colleagues, students and other stakeholder groups. 
• Lead the strategic development of the University’s estate through any capital development, and refurbishment, acquisitions and disposals as well as effective and efficient Facilities Management in line with the strategic plan. 
• Create, enhance and fully exploit the potential of BU’s built assets through the provision of value added Property and FM services throughout the University. Be responsible for the provision of client centred services for estates planning, management and facility support activities.
• Lead the development and implementation of the University’s strategic plans for the estates service.  
• Lead BU’s Sustainability and Carbon Management agenda ensuring we continue to be and be seen to be an environmentally sustainable university and achieve a commitment to net zero in line with agreed strategy and timescales.
• As a member of the University Leadership Team, play a pivotal role in strategy definition and executive management maximising the value gained from investment in the estate.
• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous review of the university’s Business Continuity Plan (BCP), ensuring alignment with institutional risk management and emergency planning frameworks.