Head of Estate Services

• Salary

  Per annum Including London Allowance

• Sector

  Estates & Facilities Management

• Type

  Permanent

Founded in 1837, the Royal College of Art is the world’s largest community of postgraduate art and design students. It is also the oldest art and design university in continuous operation and has been ranked as the world‘s number one art and design university for a remarkable nine consecutive years, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 – the worldwide survey of academic and industry opinion.

Applications are invited for Head of Estate Services in RCA Estates.  Reporting to the Deputy Director of Estates Management.  You will be responsible for the following:

Facilities Manager (x4) Post stewards (x2), Receptionist.

The Head of Estate Services will be a professional leader responsible for the management and  motivation of a team of Estate Services staff located at each campus in order to deliver a consistent high quality user experience to RCA staff, students and visitors across the Estate to an outstanding standard  in compliance with current legislation.

The Estate Services division is responsible for our Facilities Supervision, Porterage, Front of House  Stewardship and Post/Courier Services.

The role will manage the activities of the Facilities Managers and their on-campus teams. You will  ensure that the activities of the Estates Services division align with the policies, procedures, and work plan of the wider RCA Estates Directorate, with the Estates Strategy & Vision and the College’s strategic priorities.

The role will include taking responsibility for the delivery of specific change and transformation  projects on behalf of the Deputy Director – Estate Management and/or Director of Estates.

Please see information pack for further details.

Application closing date is 11.59pm on 21 March 2024

Interviews are likely to be held 26/27 March 2024