Operations Asset Manager

Cardiff University, United Kingdom

Updated: about 2 months ago
Location: Cardiff, WALES

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Operational Asset Manager

Cardiff University is an ambitious and innovative University with a bold and strategic vision, located in a beautiful and thriving capital city.   We have recently completed our biggest campus upgrade for a generation - a £600m investment in our future, and continue to develop and improve our campus, facilities and services.

The new role of Asset Manager is key role within the restructured Estates – Building Services team. The role will be instrumental in ensuring that all Estates Assets (Mechanical, Electrical & Fabric) assets are managed and maintained within the Estates CAFM & Asset Lifecycle Management systems. The role will act as the technical lead on all asset information requirements and will act as “Handover Manager” for the successful transition of all digital Capital and Revenue project handover information in to Estates operational systems.

Reporting to the Head of Building Services the successful candidate will be an enthusiastic individual with excellent interpersonal skills and substantial experience of delivering highly customer centric services to a wide range of customers (both internal and external).  They may have previously worked in a similar Facilities / Estates Management position and be looking for an exciting new challenge to contribute to driving forward the university’s bold agenda.

This post is full-time and open-ended.

Salary: £39,347 - £44,263 per annum (Grade 6) 

Date advert posted: Thursday, 15 February 2024

Closing date: Thursday, 7 March 2024

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds.  We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.


Job Description

Job Purpose

Support the University within Estates & Campus Facilities, as the departments Operational Asset Manager, carrying out supporting work, providing advice, guidance and support, and leading projects within this area


Duties and Responsibilities

Key Duties

  • Provide professional advice and guidance on Operational Asset Management (Mechanical, Electrical & Fabric Asset) processes and procedures to internal and external customers that will have institute wide impacts, using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action where appropriate, and ensuring complex and conceptual issues are understood.
  • Take responsibility for resolving issues independently within the specialist area of Operational Asset Management where they fall within set role objectives.
  • Investigate and analysis of specific issues within Operational Asset Management, creating recommendation reports, supported by advances within Operational Asset Management
  • Ensure that the provision of Operational Asset Management is delivered to the institution, proactively changing the delivery according to customer requirements.
  • Establish working relationships with key contacts, developing appropriate communication links with the University’s Schools/Directorates and outside bodies as required.
  • Create specific working groups from colleagues across the University to achieve Estates & Campus Facilities objectives.
  • Plan and deliver specific small-scale projects, co-ordinating and supervising project teams created as needed.
  • Develop and deliver training within Operational Asset Management
  • Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the department.
  • Instruct and guide other employees across the University within Operational Asset Management as required.
General Duties
  • Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties
  • Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity
  • Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role.

Person Specification

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

Qualifications and Education

  • Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent Professional membership/experience
    • Knowledge, Skills and Experience
  • Substantial experience of working within the field of Asset Management
  • Able to demonstrate professional knowledge within Asset Management, Asset nomenclatures and SFG20 to give advice and guidance to internal and external customers.
  • Proven experience in developing new processes and procedures.

    • Customer Service, Communication and Team Working
  • Ability to communicate conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people.
  • Evidence of ability to explore customers’ needs and adapt the service accordingly to ensure a quality service is delivered.
  • Proven ability to develop networks in order to contribute to long term developments.

    • Planning, Analysis and Problem solving
  • Evidence of ability to solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity; identify and propose both practical and innovative solutions.
  • Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of key advances within specialist discipline
  • Evidence of ability to undertake and deliver specific projects and supervise short term project teams.

    • DESIRABLE CRITERIA
  • Institute of Asset Management training accreditation.
  • Experience of working in a Higher Education environment.
  • Fluency in Welsh, written and oral.

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