Welcome
Thank you for your interest in this unique opportunity, based in the beautiful capital city of Cardiff. The University is a member of the Russell Group and the 7th largest in the U.K. with a bold strategic vision for the future. Cardiff has been named 2018 Welsh University of the Year and we are ranked in the world top 100.
Founded in 1883, Cardiff University is established as one of the Britain's leading research universities. We are an ambitious and innovative university with a bold and strategic vision located in a beautiful and thriving capital city. Our research is world-leading, and we provide an educationally outstanding experience for our students. The University is committed to further improving its campus and facilities with a new masterplan and £1billion campus development programme.
This new vacancy offers the opportunity to help deliver key capital investment that will underpin the Universities' ambitious programmes of change designed to improve the student experience and transform teaching and research. You will join a team who continue to develop change in the built environment.
To achieve our ambitions, we recognise it is our people who will make the real difference and I hope you will consider joining our team working with talented and ambitious colleagues at the acknowledged leader of higher education in Wales.
The Project
Cardiff University has committed to delivering a student experience that is a byword for excellence. The Centre for Student Life project proposed will provide tangible evidence of this commitment. It will comprise a new purpose-built landmark building (CSL) adjacent to the current Students’ Union (SU) on Park Place, supported by two smaller facilities located at Heath Park and Queen’s Buildings.
The new CSL building will provide a main reception point for the University. It will co-locate all student-facing services and provide extended hours access to high quality learning and social facilities. It will incorporate exhibition and public engagement space, as well as opportunities for revenue generation.
The new building will work in partnership with the existing SU building to strengthen the relationship between SU and CSL services while maintaining the distinctive merits of each. The new building will strengthen the University’s presence in the City Centre, supported by an upgraded and enhanced visual impact of the SU building on Park Place.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Deputy Director of Estates (Campus Development), the Programme Manager will lead a significant proportion of the University’s capital programme with responsibility for personally delivering major capital schemes (generally from £10m to £50m+ in value) as well as taking programme leadership responsibility for overall programmes of work delivered by both internal and external teams. The Programme Manager will establish strong relationships and work with University Schools, Colleges and Professional Services departments in delivering projects and programmes.
The successful candidate will possess broad, demonstrable experience of managing large scale, complex construction projects and programmes including major new build and redevelopment schemes. It is anticipated that you will have experience of projects across a broad range of property types and will have strong commercial management skills, with experience of contract procurement, supply chain management and budgetary management in a comparable context.
To operate successfully in a large scale, complex and diverse organisation it is essential that the successful candidate possess strong leadership skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and high-level stakeholder management abilities.
Benefits
Senior salary scale £65,000 and above 2 year fixed-term contract
Annual leave entitlement – 37 days plus bank holidays
Sick Pay - 28 weeks full pay, 26 weeks half pay
35-hour week, at this grade staff are expected to be flexible to meet the role’s demands
Pension contribution - USS Retirement Income Builder (RIB) Scheme, contributions: Employee – 9.6%, Employer – 19.5%
In addition to this you will also get:
- A tax-free cash sum on retirement
- Immediate life cover
- Incapacity cover
- Pensions increase on your retirement pension once in payment.
The scheme gives you the option to:
- Retire early
- Opt for flexible retirement
- Pay more into the scheme to increase your pension when you retire
- Transfer in your pension from another approved pension's provider
- Move your pension between us and other USS employers e.g. other universities.
Relocation expenses - to qualify for the reimbursement of relocation expenses, appointees must be moving their permanent home of residence to within 45 miles travelling distance of the appropriate Cardiff University site. For Senior Professional and Professorial appointments, the maximum allowance is £8,000.
If you would like to discuss your application please contact Amy Porter, Managing Consultant, Hays Specialist Recruitment 02920645342 amy.porter@hays.com
Location
Construction of the building is underway on Park Place, CF10 3AT
