Head of Polar Estates – Cambridge

Job reference: BAS 73/16

Contract type: Full Time

Duration: Open-Ended Appointment

Salary: In the range of £45,271 to £49,207 per annum

Team: Estates team

Location: Cambridge

Closing date: 3 July, 2016 11:59 pm

Description

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is looking for a Head of Polar Estates to provide leadership, strategic vision and management of the BAS estates team in order to support delivery of world class science in some of the most inhospitable places on earth.

With extensive experience and expertise in construction based engineering, you will be leading the Estates team to deliver strategic objectives and providing management guidance. You will have proven leadership skills to contribute to a team as well as delegate effectively. You will need to make complex decision and communicate them effectively at all levels allowing positive engagement with all stakeholders. With previous management experience, you will be expected to properly manage staff, prepare annual budgets and prepare up-to-date plans, procedures and policies.

Purpose

Providing leadership, strategic vision and management of the BAS estates team to support the delivery of world class science. This a key role in the organisation – people’s lives depend on the successful delivery of a safe, cost effective and reliable service 24/7/365. Enabling safe operations at the limits of human and equipment performance, the post holder will be responsible for all ensuring that all aspects of our facilities in Cambridge and when deployed are fit for purpose, now and into the future.

Duties

– Lead the estates group as a united team in order to deliver BAS’ strategic objectives and provide the management and guidance necessary to support success and safeguard our reputation.
– Be the driving force in delivering safe, value for money, environmentally sound and sustainable infrastructure, ensuring that BAS has an effective long term view of estates.
– Keep abreast of relevant developments and ensure maximum use is made of appropriate technology to deliver coherent solutions to issues.
– Ensure effective communication at all levels that allows positive engagement with all stakeholders.
– Identify, scope and deliver the projects and benefits required to support operational output.
– Work collaboratively with colleagues to formulate the strategy and deliver the plan that enables the above.
– Fulfil all associated managerial functions, including:
• Properly manage staff, supervising, guiding & advising as necessary in order to ensure their professional and personal effectiveness.
• Prepare annual budgets, monitor and report as required. Ensure the department operates within allocated resource and capital limits.
• Prepare, review and maintain up to date plans, procedures and policies that ensure:
o cost effective operational delivery
o compliance with relevant rules and regulations
o emergency procedures, incident response and resources are fit for purpose
o all required audits, inspections, reviews and follow up actions are carried out in a timely manner
– Working with NERC and other external bodies to ensure that BAS views and requirements are adequately represented.

On-line application forms and further information are available on our website at www.bas.ac.uk/jobs

These are also available from the Personnel Section, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET. Tel: (01223) 221508.

Please quote reference: BAS 73/16
Closing date for receipt of application forms is: 3rd July 2016
Interviews are scheduled to be held on: w/c 11th July 2016

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. People from ethnic minorities are currently under-represented and their applications are particularly welcome.

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