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Job
Head of Projects
Vacancy ID
11898
College/Service
Professional Services and Operations
Location
Hybrid – CSM King’s Cross/Home
Salary
Up to £85,000 per annum
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.0
Apply by
7 September 2025, 11:55 pm
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The opportunity
University of the Arts London (UAL) is seeking to appoint a Head of Projects to lead the delivery of its ambitious Estates Capital Plan.
Now is an exciting time to be joining UAL to take up this role. A 10-year Estates Strategy has been developed which will see the delivery of new campuses for London College of Fashion (completed in 2024) and London College of Communication (to be completed in 2027) as well as a period of estate transformation across our existing portfolio that ensures the UAL estate is fit for purpose, sustainable and provides world-class facilities and experience to our students, staff and partners.
Following the appointment of new Associate Directors in the areas of Estate Development and Facilities Management in 2024, we are now embarking on an investment in the team that will see the appointment to c.25 new roles in these areas.
UAL’s capital programme to 2030 represents over £100m of planned investment, delivering a series of major projects aligned to the University’s Size and Shape strategy, Net Zero commitments, and long-term operational sustainability. This includes a pipeline of estate transformation and academic growth schemes across the Colleges, alongside a targeted Scope 1 and 2 decarbonisation programme.
In parallel, UAL will continue to deliver an annual Long-Term Maintenance programme of circa £9m to preserve and enhance the condition, compliance and resilience of the estate.
Reporting to and deputising for the Associate Director Estate Development, the Head of Projects leads a multi-disciplinary Projects team spanning capital project, estate infrastructure, decarbonisation and long-term maintenance programme delivery. The role works collaboratively with the Space Management team, ensuring the integrated planning and delivery of project and space management initiatives across the estate.
The role offers a fantastic career opportunity to lead the delivery of estates capital projects for a world-renowned university and arts organisation with an extraordinary London estate portfolio.
Your profile
We are seeking an individual with a proven track record of leading portfolios of capital projects across a diverse estate and/or buildings portfolio.
You will have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to proactively engage with team members and wider stakeholders, as well as the capacity to plan and allocate resources across a dynamic portfolio of work.
We are looking for individuals who will bring a high level of positivity and energy to the team, with an enthusiasm for UAL’s impact and the role that the estate can play in enabling this.
We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.
Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.
As a University we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.
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