The Cavendish Laboratory (Department of Physics) has a rare opportunity for a new dynamic and skilled Soft Facilities Manager to join our passionate and dedicated community. The roleholder will lead the strategic development of the Department's soft facilities service delivery to enhance the Cavendish's continued growth and success. The soft facilities team encompasses a wide- range of support for a community of staff and students whose remit includes soft facilities and services, reception, concierge, workplace management and stores services.
The Cavendish Laboratory is at an exciting point in its 150-year history, and undergoing a substantial period of transformation, as it prepares for its relocation to a beautiful, purpose-built physics facility, the Ray Dolby Centre, which will be the centre-piece of the new Cavendish III Laboratory. The Department is home to over 2000 staff, students and visitors across a large range of disciplines and categories, where exemplary delivery of world- leading, innovative research programmes and teaching takes place and where the provision of an outstanding soft facilities service will be vital to delivering the vision for the new Estate.
The successful candidate will be a positive and forward looking people manager with an excellent understanding of facilities management business strategy to lead a new team at a pivotal point in the Department's history, champion change and drive continuous improvement. You will have a clear commitment to service delivery, strong leadership and management skills, excellent interpersonal skills and experience of developing and managing a newly formed team. You will engage proactively with the department and be keen to support the wider goals of teaching and research.
As a senior member of the Department, you will work closely with the Head of Cavendish Estates to ensure the Department's approach to the soft facilities provision is both collaborative and innovative. You will lead, and work operationally with, a dedicated team to ensure the smooth and efficient running of all soft facilities services within the Department.
This full-time post is available now. Additional information regarding the role may be found within the Further Particulars via the link below.
Your application, along with a covering letter, should clearly set out how you meet the criteria listed in the person profile (the skills and experience required for the role) along with relevant examples. Candidates will be shortlisted based upon these criteria.
Some of our many benefits include:
41 days annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays
Family & Work-life balance policies including hybrid working and generous carer leave (maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, adoption leave), amongst others
Generous pension scheme
Exclusive employee discounts via our CamBens scheme
Personal Development: The Department actively encourages and supports personal development and our staff have access to a wide range of courses and training via our Personal and Professional Development (PPD) service.
Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a security check.
The closing date for applications is Thursday, 7 November 2024.
Interviews will be held on Thursday, 14 November 2024.
Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Karen King, Head of Cavendish Estates ([email protected])
Please quote reference KA43705 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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Further informationDepartment of Physics
Salary£45,585-£57,696
ReferenceKA43705
CategoryAcademic-related
Published23 October 2024
Closing date7 November 2024