Estates Manager – Major Projects, Estates

The Estates Directorate at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint to the post of Estates Manager – Major Projects.

The postholder will provide specialist estates planning/development and project management expertise to ensure the successful delivery of the University’s Estates Master-plan and Corporate Strategy.  The Estates Master-plan for the next 10 years is to be reviewed by Senate in April 2024. The plan includes a wide and diverse programme of work with projects ranging in value from £250,000 to £100million. The successful candidate will play a significant role in the delivery of these projects and will join the Estates Directorate at an exciting time as we progress the delivery of the University’s Future Campus.

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you have:

• A relevant Undergraduate University degree (Built Environment)
• Professional Chartership Achievement to a relevant professional body (e.g. APM, RICS, CEng, RIBA) or Registered Architect.
• Relevant post-qualification experience in an estates/building project environment to include:
  • Experience of working for or with a large complex organisation
  • Experience of successfully project managing complex New Build capital projects (in excess of £5m).
  • Experience of successfully project managing Refurbishment capital projects (in excess of £2m).
  • Good understanding of various Works Contractor procurement routes
  • Experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams in achieving successful project delivery.
  • Evidence of successfully managing multiple stakeholders in a capital project environment.
  • Evidence of successful management of project budgets and resources.
  • Evidence of successfully managing multiple stakeholders in a capital project environment.
  • Evidence of successful management of project budgets and resources.
• Use of project management systems and tools in the successful delivery of projects

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria, click on the ‘Candidate Information’ link below.

At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

• Great terms & conditions
• Pension schemes
• Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)

Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Race) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit: www.qub.ac.uk/diversity ; www.qub.ac.uk/qgi and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/ .

Informal enquiries may be directed to Jacqueline Kearns at [email protected] .

Candidate Information

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