Architect Job: UKRI-BBSRC Buildings & Asset Manager

Role Purpose

To develop and maintain within the BBSRC estates team, building maintenance and asset management knowledge and expertise to ensure that effective and sustainable maintenance systems and polices are in place at BBSRC Institutes to safeguard UKRI freehold assets and for assets into which BBSRC invests capital into the maintenance, improvement, and renewal of.

Key activities

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Develop, maintain and update BBSRC’s own strategic asset management strategies and estate management policies for estates under its supervision and supported by BBSRC.

In consultation with BBSRC stakeholders approve appropriateness and adequacy of Institute property management policies and maintenance plans annually, assess their priorities and support the all-party agreement of plans, attending development and approval meetings as and when required.

You will be required to keep in regular contact with site estate management teams and undertake visits to sites if required to provide support, advice and guidance.

When required, you will select and appoint professional consultants to provide specific services, monitoring performance and approving payments all with due regard to public sector propriety.

Through dialogue with Institute representatives, and by the direct inspection of the build estate if required, you will provide advice, guidance, and ultimately recommendation on the support for the Institutes strategic long term environmental improvement strategies, including the minimization of their operational running costs for their estates.  

Conduct regular reviews of the progress of implementation; monitoring expenditure levels and provide verification of site reports will be required. As well as producing regular progress and year end reports on the status of the maintenance and sustainability improvement programmes and the current estate condition and to annually update the BBSRC’s own strategic asset management plan to reflect changes in the supported estate across time.

When required to do so, directly manage ad-hoc minor project works connected with the estate’s portfolio performing the role of project manager/contract administrator ensuring that adequate management processes are in place that accord with best practice for the size and complexity of the project.

You will also maintain and develop the BBSRC property information databases that informs the BBSRC strategic asset management plan and estate policies, producing reports on the current database as and when required.

Shortlisting

• A professional Associate of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors or similar standard property related professional membership.
• Experience of direct management of projects, acting in the role of project manager and or contract administrator.
• Management of budgets and allocation of expenditure to multiple parties.
• Excellent knowledge of asset management practices and landlord and tenant experience.
• Good knowledge of Office 365 and SharePoint applications and estate property management systems.
• Evidence of the ability to write clear and concise documents with particular emphasis on report writing and production.

In return, UKRI can offer the successful candidate:  

– Flexible Working  

– 30 days annual leave + Public Holidays  

– Access to Civil Service Pension Scheme   

– Various everyday discounts through our dedicated provider  

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