Assistant Director FM - Head of Property and Campus Services

Te Ratonga Whakahaere Paenga | Facilities Management

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Continuing (permanent) position
• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

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Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
Te Ratonga Whakahaere Paenga | Facilities Management (FM) provides support to the University of Canterbury's (UC) teaching, research and support functions in four key areas: Security Services delivery, Capital works planning, programming and delivery, Operations and Maintenance planning and delivery and Support Services delivery.

UC is made up of approximately 150 buildings across 87 hectares, covering a gross floor area of 223,000m2 . In essence, FM is responsible for keeping UC operating safely at a quality standard for our community, which is very much like keeping a small, but very complex, town running. 

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

We have a unique opportunity for an Assistant Director FM - Head of Property and Campus Services. You will be responsible for planning associated with a comprehensive condition appraisal and delivery of the agreed estates strategy. 

Reporting to the Director of FM, you will ensure that long term planning in relation to maintenance and development is coordinated and undertaken in the context of the strategy, which will include:

• Maintaining a quinquennial building condition survey as an essential foundation for estate and facilities planning
• Ensuring the appropriate planning of maintenance capital to achieve a successful business continuity of the estate - the condition appraisal will form a key element of the FM drive toward planned preventative maintenance as the predominant maintenance activity.
• Informing the long-term capital development to combine backlog and development capital achieving best value for the university and its ongoing capital investments
• Developing business cases to support capital and revenue investment and dis-investment
• Ensuring campus services (cleaning and waste management) operate to agreed quality standards
• Be an active member of the FM Management Team and a member of the Key Risk Review Groups (assurance process).

Mōu | Who You Are

You will have a significant experience (+15 years) in a similar role, preferably within large and complex organisations.  You will hold a Bachelor's Degree (with Honours) and be a qualified Chartered Surveyor (NZIBS or RICS). You will also have the following experience and skills:

• Experience utilising project management frameworks
• Substantial demonstratable experience in applying relevant policies, legislation, and quality standards
• Excellent understanding and practical application of managing risk and safety
• Be a lateral thinker, pragmatic leader and excellent problem solver
• Excellent time management, written and oral communication skills are essential
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with an ability to relate to and deal with a wide range of stakeholders.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here .

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/ .  For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 19 August 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand, then you may also be considered.

Job Details

Reference #	19855
Posted on	26 Jul 2024
Closes on	19 Aug 2024 23:59
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Consulting & Strategy, Design & Architecture, Engineering
Job level(s)	Experienced, Management
Work type(s)	Continuing (Permanent) full-time
More details (document)	PD_Assistant Director FM Property and Campus Services.pdf
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