Director of Property and Asset Management

Key Responsibilities

• Optimise all aspects of UCL's property (academic and student accommodation), asset management and space strategy across the multi-faceted portfolio
• Take active responsibility for stakeholder management (staff and students), improving campus experience, customer-centricity and delivery of services
• Pro-actively manage and demonstrate value from the property budget
• Lead, develop, and coordinate a high performing professional team
• Promote a customer focused, constructively challenging, responsive and adaptable service
• Lead the development and implementation plan for the UCL Estates 2050 Vision
• Develop and implement short and longer-term space management principles and policies
• Work with Estates Performance and Programme management team to deliver and track relevant key performance indicators
• Drive preparation, presentation and endorsement of high-quality business cases

Requirements

Education

Degree level plus post graduate management qualification

Experience

Director-level experience

Required Skills

• Professional, technical and strategic advice at senior management level
• High level technical knowledge of space strategy and property management
• Asset management experience
• Portfolio management
• Property acquisitions and disposals
• Development, leasehold and freehold contract negotiations
• Rent reviews
• Space and workplace management strategy development and execution
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Creative problem-solving
• High degree of integrity
• Ability to operate in a complex environment

Benefits

• Annual leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• On-site gym
• Season ticket loan
• 41 Days holiday
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• On-Site nursery
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance