29 January 2017 

Interview date: TBC

The University of Portsmouth is a leading modern university with a strong reputation for teaching and research. Ranked in the top 2% of the world's universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and one of the world's top 150 universities under 50, the University has a population of 25,000 students and 2,500 full-time equivalent staff.

The University’s strategic ambition commits us to investing significantly in our staff, facilities and estate. We have developed our Estate Masterplan to promote student experience, facilitate collaborative learning and grow our research and innovation activities. The resources we will commit to achieving this plan will strengthen the brand and reputation of our University by providing an estate which both ourselves and our city can be proud of and which meets our current and future needs.

As part of this investment we plan to grow our Estates & Campus Services Team and are seeking individuals with the relevant expertise to contribute to the delivery of the masterplan, which will see investment in excess of £400M in the medium term. 

Reporting to the Director of Estates & Campus Services, the Assistant Director (Facilities Management) will be responsible for the leadership, management and motivation of a multi-disciplinary team of hard and soft FM professionals to deliver high levels of customer service across our varied multi-site portfolio. The associated campus management services include all aspects of maintenance and engineering in addition to cleaning, caretaking, security, grounds, car parking, post and transport. 

The successful candidate will possess a proven track record of providing ‘best in class’ facilities management services across a comparable prestigious high-public footfall customer facing portfolio.  You will be an adept contract manager with strong commercial acumen with a track record of managing a performing effective outsourced supply chain. This role will suit professionals with a high level of personal credibility with demonstrable experience in engendering a culture of exceptional delivery at both an operational and strategic level. A proven track record in successfully managing change and transformation will be essential including devising and implementing innovative delivery models.

For a discussion and the full job particulars please contact our advisor Michael Hewlett of The Management Recruitment Group. The Management Recruitment Group has been exclusively retained for this campaign.  All direct and third party applications will be forwarded to them.