Building Operations Manager

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The opportunity

The Building Operations team ensure the smooth running of the Camberwell Chelsea and Wimbledon campus, in close collaboration with Facilities, Estates Projects and Health and Safety teams. 

As Building Operations Manager for Chelsea and Wimbledon, you will work across two of our main sites to facilitate the maintenance and development of our spaces, and help to coordinate a variety of activities on site. You will be the first point of contact for a broad range of internal and external stakeholders relating to building operations, as well as contributing to the College’s strategic estates planning. You will lead on developing the specification for a range of building development projects, and ensure building projects are managed to minimise disruption to other College activities. You will manage a small team to support the delivery of activities across multiple sites.

About you

You will be a strong communicator with excellent relationship building and project management skills and focussed on delivering a first class service. Working closely with academic and technical teams, the estates and health and safety teams, you will be integral to maintaining a world-class learning environment for our students.  

• Extensive knowledge and experience of project management with multiple stakeholders
• IOSH qualified or equivalent demonstrable health and safety experience
• Sound knowledge of the Building Regulations, fire risk assessments, health and safety including CDM, the Equality Act 2010 and implications for management of the built environment, etc.
• CAD experience or willing to undertake training
• Proven track record within the creative industries, manufacturing, education or similar complex and dynamic environments
• Experience of collating data and reporting effectively on its findings and managing projects
• Experience of managing financial processes within a workstream
• Experience of initiating new process and engaging stakeholders
• Experience of developing strong relationships both internally and externally

Interviews will be held w/c 23rd October 2023.

Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Siri Clarke, Head of College Building Operations at s.clark@arts.ac.uk.

Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Christine Crouch, Resourcing Advisor at jobs.ccw.arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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