We are pleased to bring you a new Building Services Infrastructure Manager role working for the prestigious Birkbeck College. Birkbeck was set up over 200 years ago and is famous for offering higher education to those who are also working and they hold a unique niche within the HE sector. Today, Birkbeck has one of the most diverse student bodies of any university in the country and they pride themselves on the value that this brings to their learning community.
Birkbeck College is part of the University of London, one of the world’s largest and most highly regarded universities and is a world class research and teaching institution. Within this Infrastructure Manager role, you will be reporting to the deputy Director of Estates and have the opportunity to work in a high achieving estates team, on a campus based in the heart of academic London. 
This Grade 8 role is a unique opportunity for a building services Contract Manager to join the Estates team as their newly appointed Infrastructure Manager.
Birkbeck University offer some of the most generous benefits within the HE sector. In addition to the Grade 8 salary, starting at £49,745 and rising through to £58,554 within employment tenure, as the Infrastructure Manager, you will also receive:
* 31 days paid holiday + Bank Holidays
* USS Pension scheme
* Enhanced Family leave
* Season Ticket Loan
* Cycle to work scheme
* Opportunities for professional development with the lifelong learning contribution
* Working hours 35 per week
The role
The purpose of this Building Services Infrastructure Manager role is ensuring that Birkbeck have a robust and reliable structure in place for the management of all the service and compliance related contracts within the estates department.  The postholder will primarily be responsible for the management of all service contracts and compliance related activities either delivered by a contractor or in house.  You will have staff and budget responsibility across Responsive and Long-Term Maintenance (circa £2Million). You will also p lay a critical key role in the implantation of the colleges Estate Strategy and de-carbonisation projects.
You will be working closely with other departmental managers and senior/ executive level staff with reporting to committees as required and directly to the Deputy Director of Estates.
Job role requirements 
For this Infrastructure Manager role in the Estates team at Birkbeck, we are looking for:
* Extensive knowledge and experience of contract / service delivery management, involving performance management to Key Performance Indicators within an Estates / FM environment. 
* Experience of developing systems and processes in delivering improved service delivery
* Ability to manage effective relationships with senior management/ stakeholders.    
* Knowledge of in the procurement of  public sector contracts.  
* Experience of managing budgets.

* Experience of managing people 

* Experience of designing and managing project and report writing and analysis
* Graduate level qualification
* CIPFA – Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy, Contract Management (this is desirable, though not essential)
If you are a strong contract manager, ideally from within an estates team in the public sector and have experience of managing service providers within hard services and Facilities management, please apply now! 
Birkbeck College is proud of its diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.