Background:
The Henry Royce Institute (Royce), a UKRI-funded national institute, supports advanced materials research and innovation. With its Hub at The University of Manchester, the Institute has spokes at ten Partner and Associate organisations: the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool, Cambridge, Cranfield, Oxford and Imperial College London, as well as at the UK Atomic Energy Authority, the National Nuclear Laboratory and the Advanced Forming Research Centre Catapult. Royce’s vision of ‘advanced materials for a sustainable society’ is delivered through:
Overall purpose of the role:
Working to the Head of Operations (HoO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), the Senior Facility Manager will have oversight of the full portfolio of facilities and Technology Platforms across Royce’s ten spoke organisations, and will be directly responsible for the efficient management and operation of Royce’s facilities (grouped into Technology Platforms) at the Manchester Hub. Responsibilities will span a range of areas including: coordinating equipment funding calls and overseeing the subsequent procurement activities; management of Royce’s national equipment user access schemes; ownership of the Royce facilities asset register; development and reporting on KPIs (particularly related to facilities usage); liaison with external stakeholders; responsibility for facility (TRAC) costings and financial management of facilities at the Manchester Hub; and line management of local facility staff. You will be expected to manage your time and prioritise tasks with minimal supervision, demonstrating a high level of self-motivation. You will coordinate and work with other facilities managers across the Royce partners.
What you will get in return:
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here
Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk. Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Louise Botley
Email: louise.botley@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries:
Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk
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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.
