Senior Asset Manager Fabric

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About us:

King's College London's Directorate of Estates & Facilities is responsible for managing and developing the university's diverse estate across five central London campuses, sport grounds and residences. With more than 100 buildings ranging from historic 18th-century landmarks to modern, purpose-built facilities, the directorate ensures that King's provides high-quality, safe and accessible spaces for teaching, research, student life and community activity.

The FM Asset Management team identifies, understands, and manages building systems across the estate to develop integrated whole-lifecycle replacement plans, embed decarbonisation, and oversee programmes at a strategic level to ensure resilience, compliance, and long-term values.

About the role:

The Senior Asset Fabric Manager plays a critical role in ensuring the high-standard management and maintenance of King's College London (KCL) Built Environment. This role is essential for ensuring the safety of students, staff, and the public while preserving the historic legacy of the estates for future generations.

• The role involves provide Guidance on building lifecycle and asst strategies for replacement and maintenance across all KCL properties, ensuring compliance with legal and statutory obligations.
• Develop maintenance standards-particularly for roofing and building envelopes-and managing documentation and policies for built assets.
• The postholder will provide strategic guidance for the Historic Estate Portfolio, life safety systems, and contribute to lifecycle audits and capital projects in alignment with the college's estate and decarbonisation strategy.
• provide Guidance estate operations, coordinate fault-finding and maintenance audits, and lead contractor and team performance.
• Deliver training, mentoring staff, and offering expert advice on construction and material selection to enhance building longevity and user experience.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement through emerging industry practices are key to success in this position
• Ensure completion of all mandated Health & Safety training, including eLearning modules, within required timeframes to maintain compliance with statutory and organisational standards.
• Building Maintenance Oversight:

provide Guidance ensuring KCL is compliant with legal and statutory obligations related to building maintenance. Oversee the development and maintenance of KCL's Built Environment across all properties and spaces.

• Maintenance Standards Development:

Develop standards for external building maintenance, with a focus on roofing systems. Create and manage material specifications for both internal and external building envelopes.

• Historic Estate Portfolio Management:

Provide guidance and oversight for the Historic Estate Portfolio. Propose specialist contractors and consultants for estate management and restoration.

• Life Safety Systems Compliance:

provide Guidance On compliance and provide guidance on fixed life safety systems (e.g., fire doors, staircases).

• Lifecycle and Maintenance Strategy:

Conduct lifecycle audits and forward maintenance reviews as part of the combined Estate asset and decarbonisation strategy. Advise on and contribute to Capital Projects and Engineering campus projects, especially during design, commissioning, and handover stages to ensure coordination with Estate Strategy.

• Estate Operations Management:

provide Guidance and coordinate processes across the KCL estate to ensure smooth operations.

• Strategic Planning & Development:

Develop and continually refine KCL's Built Environment strategic plan, aligning with the college's goals (e.g., decarbonisation, historic preservation, and building longevity). Manage the planning and scheduling of works related to the Asset Team.

• Fault Finding and Maintenance Audits:

Undertake fault-finding, reactive, and planned maintenance audits for all KCL properties under occupation and control in development of lifecycle planning.

• Contractor and Team Management:

provide support and review contractor performance, resolve issues, and ensure adherence to policies and procedures. Oversee team member status reports and maintain high standards.

• Documentation and Policies:

Develop and maintain all documentation, policies, procedures, and specifications for built assets.

• Operational Leadership and Training:

Act as a focal point for standards and technical advise on fabric operation maintenance, repair, and replacement. Deliver training on the management and maintenance of historic buildings for Estates and Facilities teams. Mentor and support continuous professional development for direct reports.

• Construction and Maintenance Expertise:

Provide expert guidance on material selection, design, and construction processes for projects. Assist in enhancing user experience and improving life cycle costs through collaboration with Campus and Capital Project teams.

• Stakeholder Engagement and Communication:

Serve as a liaison between stakeholders and management, ensuring timely updates and information sharing. Identify needs and expectations to improve client satisfaction and foster lasting relationships. Lead meetings, presentations, and discussions to share knowledge and best practices across the team.

• Policy and Standards Creation:

Establish and update procedures, policies, and standards to meet the evolving requirements of the Estates team.

• Emerging Industry Practices:

Stay informed of industry trends and emerging practices, sharing knowledge with colleagues and stakeholders to improve operations and project outcomes.

In addition to working in a dynamic environment, King's College London offers many benefits including:

• A comprehensive range of technical training and personal development to help you thrive and progress
• A generous annual leave allowance to support a healthy work-life balance
• Competitive pension schemes plus access to exclusive discounts on shopping etc
• A wide range of health and wellbeing benefits

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

This is a full time (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Degree level in relevant area e.g. building surveying, facilities management etc.

2. Extensive knowledge of building maintenance, including external and historic estate management

3. Ability to manage budgets, resources and schedules effectively

4. Expertise in life safety systems, lifecycle audits and decarbonisation strategies

5. IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent

6. Proven strong leadership and project management skills

7. Excellent communication skills both oral and written, including an ability to write technical and on-technical papers including survey reports as required

8. Excellent computer skills using Microsoft Office and particularly Microsoft Excel

Desirable criteria

1. NEBOSH

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Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

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