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Job description
We are seeking to appoint a Head of Engineering Services within the Campus Infrastructure team.
About the role:
This role provides ownership of the strategic planning and delivery of engineering services, alongside infrastructure management, across the University estate portfolio.
You will provide professional advice and leadership to the University on strategy and policy for engineering infrastructure. You'll also lead a multi-disciplinary team of engineering professionals on the delivery of strategic maintenance and compliance programmes, as well as energy saving and carbon reduction projects.
This is a full time (36.5 hours), permanent position, but we would be open to hiring on a contractor basis.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Joe Bennett at [email protected] however please ensure you submit your application through our website.
About you:
You will have proven experience of leading engineering services across a large-scale, diverse and complex portfolio. To be a success in the role you must have outstanding customer engagement and team leadership skills, with a proactive and customer-centric approach.
This role offers the chance to take a leadership role across a varied estate portfolio in a picturesque campus ment.
For a full overview of the person specification, please visit the University jobsite - https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=FM10608
About us:
The University of Bath was founded in 1966 and is known for its strengths in the fields of engineering, natural sciences, social sciences, and management. The university is consistently ranked highly both nationally and internationally and was named ‘University of the Year’ by The Times and Sunday Times ‘Good University Guide’ 2023.
With a student population of over 20,000 and nearly 4,000 staff, the University has a mix of modern and historic buildings including a residential portfolio of 6,400 bedspaces and first class sports facilities. We are surrounded by beautiful countryside and sit just outside of the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bath. In the last decade, we have invested over £450 million in our campus – this includes new accommodation, academic buildings, and sports facilities such as the Olympic Legacy swimming pool.
What we can offer you:
- a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
- generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
- an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
- a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.
We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better ment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.
We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
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