Estates Partner

Location: Campus-based at the Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, United Kingdom, with regular on-site presence and occasional travel to other University or off-site locations.

Company

The hirify.global is a large higher education institution supporting teaching, research and student experience through its Estates & Facilities Directorate.

What you will do

• Act as a key estates contact for Faculties, Schools, Research Institutes and Professional Services colleagues.
• Provide advice on property, refurbishment, adaptation, maintenance, infrastructure and facilities management requirements.
• Coordinate refurbishment and adaptation projects in occupied buildings with contractors, consultants, service providers and customers.
• Manage stakeholder and supplier relationships, service standards, expectations and delivery outcomes.
• Coordinate surveys, maintenance schedules, assessments, budget monitoring, reporting and continuous improvement activities.
• Support health, safety, statutory, environmental and sustainability compliance, and deputise for Senior Estates Partners when required.

Requirements

• Relevant professional qualification, degree or significant equivalent experience in estates, construction, building engineering, maintenance, facilities management or a related discipline.
• Experience in property, construction, maintenance or facilities management, preferably within a large and complex customer-focused organisation.
• Project coordination and delivery experience, with the ability to work to agreed quality, budget and timescale requirements.
• Technical knowledge of building construction, mechanical and electrical services, planned and responsive maintenance, surveying, brief development and construction health and safety.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants, customers and internal stakeholders, with strong influencing, negotiation and communication skills.
• Financial and administrative awareness, strong IT skills including Microsoft 365, and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements, family-friendly policies and career development opportunities.
• Training, mentoring, structured development plans and performance reviews.
• Employer-contribution pension scheme.
• 29 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure.
• Ride-to-work and electric vehicle car schemes.
• Inclusive environment focused on equality, diversity, wellbeing, sustainability and the University’s values.