The Role
Reporting to the Chief Property Officer, you will provide strategic leadership bringing together Transformation, Technology & Innovation, Resources, Risk & Performance Management, Environmental Sustainability, and Health, Safety & Wellbeing into one integrated function.
You will play a central role in delivering the Estates & Facilities Directorate Plan 2025 – 2030, helping to drive organisational agility, digital capability, service excellence and sustainability across the Directorate and wider University.
You Will
- Lead large scale transformation and innovation initiatives across Estates & Facilities, driving operational and strategic improvement.
- Develop and implement a coherent Technology, Transformation and Innovation (TTI) model, embedding digital capability, data‑driven services and emerging technologies across the Directorate.
- Provide executive leadership for Digital Estate, operational technology, automation, analytics and service transformation programmes.
- Lead governance, planning, performance and assurance activity across the Directorate, driving continuous improvement and organisational effectiveness.
- Drive progress toward net zero carbon, environmental sustainability and climate resilience objectives across Estates & Facilities.
- Provide strategic leadership for Health, Safety & Wellbeing, ensuring robust governance, risk management and proactive safety culture.
- Build strong partnerships across the University, industry and external stakeholders to support innovation, collaboration and long‑term strategic delivery.
This is a role for a leader who combines strategic vision, transformation expertise and operational credibility, with the ability to influence and senior levels and deliver meaningful organisational change within a highly complex environment.
You Will Bring
- Significant senior leadership experience with a complex public or private sector organisation.
- A strong track record of leading large scale transformation, innovation and organisational change programmes.
- Experience of developing operating models, performance frameworks and governance structures that drive measurable improvement.
- Demonstrable expertise in digital transformation, technology‑enabled services, data and performance management, or innovation delivery.
- Proven ability to lead high‑performing, multidisciplinary teams through periods of change and growth.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the credibility to operate effectively at executive and strategic levels.
- Experience of managing significant resources, business planning processes and organisational performance within a large‑scale environment.
- A collaborative and values‑led leadership style, with a commitment to inclusion, sustainability and service excellence.
Why Join Us
This is an opportunity to shape the future direction of Estates & Facilities. You will play a pivotal role in delivering transformational change across a major estate, helping to build a digitally enabled, sustainable and high‑performing organisation that supports the University’s Manchester 2035 strategy.
What will you get in return
- Fantastic market‑leading Pension scheme
- Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
- Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
- Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
- Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers
If you have any queries, please contact the Talent Attraction Team at talent.attraction@manchester.ac.uk.
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