University of Bristol - Director of Estates

University of Bristol - Director of Estates

Director of Estates Candidate Brief

Contents 1. Executive Summary 2. University of Bristol 3. The Estate and future ambitions 4. The Role

5. Further Information 6. Application Process

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The University of Bristol is a thriving and international community dedicated to learning, discovery and enterprise. Situated in the heart of Bristol it is a major force in the life and economy of South West England and a world leader in research. For over a century, we at the University of Bristol have inspired generations of students, pushed back the frontiers of human knowledge and served our city-region and the nation with distinction. Today, our University is ranked among the top 50 universities in the world and in the UK’s top five for research. We are also one of the top five targets for the UK’s leading employers of graduates. Our University’s global reputation is testament to the quality and achievements of our staff, the highly talented students we attract and the success of our graduates. Excellence is the benchmark for everything that we do. Our ambition is to be globally renowned both for the quality of our teaching and learning environment and for the excellence and breadth of our research and scholarship – as well as for the strength of the partnerships that underpin them. The culture within our University is highly collegial, which facilitates academic collaboration in both teaching and research. This spirit of partnership extends beyond the University: we enjoy strong links with other world-leading, research-intensive universities, industrial partners and organisations in the UK and across the world. With the upcoming retirement of the existing postholder the University is seeking to appoint an experienced and inspirational leader to take up the role of Director of Estates. The University owns over 600 acres of land in and around Bristol and makes use of over 370 buildings, representing gross space of some 523,000 m2. We have ambitious plans to improve and develop our Estate. In June 2016, the University launched its new strategic plan for the period 2016-2023 and this sets out ambitious plans for the development of many areas of University activity which are to be supported by significant capital investment including the £100 million plus transformation of the heart of the campus along and around Tyndall Avenue, and a new £300 million city centre campus, the Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus. The Director of Estates will take strategic leadership responsibility for the development and management of the University’s Physical Environment and will inspire and manage a diverse team spanning the areas of Facilities Management, Capital Projects Delivery, External Estates, Space and Asset Management, Estates Contracting and Sustainability. Given the location, scale, diversity and complexity of the estate portfolio together with the reputation and ambition of the University this is undoubtedly one of the leading roles of its kind in the HE sector and indeed the wider estates and property industry.

The University of Bristol Bristol is one of the most popular and successful universities in the UK and was ranked within the top 50 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2018. Alongside this, Bristol consistently ranks in the world’s top 100 and UK’s top ten universities in league tables that draw on information about both research and teaching excellence. The University has had a reputation for innovation since its founding in 1876. Our research tackles some of the world’s most pressing issues in the areas as diverse as infection and immunity, human rights, climate change and cryptography and information security. Today, the University employs internationally respected academics and recruits some of the brightest students from across the globe; 12 Bristol graduates and members of staff have been awarded the Nobel Prize. The University currently has 40 Fellows of the Royal Society and 15 of the British Academy – a remarkable achievement for the relatively small institution. We are one of the most popular UK universities, attracting on average eight top-quality applicants for every place, and our graduates are among the most sought-after by employers across the globe. We are fortunate to be located in one of Europe’s most creative, dynamic and liveable cities with which we enjoy a close and synergistic relationship. For many Bristol scholars, the city is an unending source of research opportunities and a laboratory within which to test solutions with potential global impact. For the city, our University is one of its largest employers and a major contributor to its economic, social, cultural and intellectual vibrancy. Our students bring a huge amount of energy and vitality to the city, and in turn our location greatly contributes to the richness of their university experience. The University has a long history of sustainability action, winning numerous awards for its work. Bristol was the first UK city with European Green Capital status in 2015 and our community played a large role in helping the city deliver this. Sustainability remains one of the central strands shaping the University’s vision of the future. The University has over 24,000 students and nearly 7,000 staff. For the financial year 2016/17 the University had total income of £608 million and made a surplus of £47.2 million. Our University strategy , launched in 2016 captures the collective ambition and imagination of our staff, our students and the wider Bristol family. It provides a roadmap that sets out our aspirations to 2023.

The Estate and future ambitions The current Estate The University owns over 600 acres of land in and around Bristol and makes use of over 370 buildings, representing gross space of some 523,000 m2. Teaching and research are concentrated in the University campus together with nearby sites including Berkeley Square, Whiteladies Road, Southwell Street and Lower Maudlin Street. Teaching and research also take place at sites outside Bristol, for example at the Bristol Veterinary School at Langford. In addition, the University makes use of space and facilities in several NHS hospitals, including the Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Eye Hospital, St Michael’s Hospital, Paul O’Gorman Children’s Hospital and Southmead Hospital. The University owns residential properties for students. There are six Halls of Residence at Stoke Bishop, three Halls of Residence in Clifton and two Hostels at Langford. In addition, there are a number of Student Houses within a one-mile radius of the campus, and a few properties arranged as flats for student couples and families. A number of buildings in the campus and elsewhere house administrative offices, catering and recreational facilities and professional services such as the Students’ Health Service and Careers Service. The University’s central administration is based in Beacon House. The home of the Students’ Union in the Richmond Building on Queen’s Road contains a mixture of office and recreational space, and also houses various student support services and houses academic activity such as the Film department. The University’s sports facilities include an indoor Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health, a swimming pool (in the basement of the Richmond Building) outdoor sports pitches and tennis courts and indoor tennis centre at Coombe Dingle and boat houses at Saltford.

The University has a number of attractive gardens, most notable of which are the Royal Fort gardens; the Holmes (opposite Churchill Hall), which is also home to the University’s Botanic Garden; and the gardens at Goldney Hall and Langford House. The University’s building stock is varied. The buildings range in age from late 17th century to 21st century. Many are purpose built, from Fry Building and the Wills Memorial Building dating from the 1920’s, through the 1960’s Richmond Building to the late features three grade I (Clifton Hill House, Royal Fort House and Goldney Hall Grotto) together with thirteen grade II* buildings. The campus falls within four separate conservation areas.

The Strategic Plan - Ambition The University’s new strategy includes explicit reference to the University’s physical infrastructure, it says; ‘Our ambition is to provide a welcoming, well-maintained and inclusive campus that provides the infrastructure, both physical and digital, that our staff and students need to succeed individually and to flourish as a community’. Actions. We will; Continue our rolling investment in high-quality academic infrastructure, with major upgrades of facilities for Mathematics, Engineering, Biomedical Sciences and Geographical Sciences. Explore and develop the options to create an additional campus within the city focusing on business education and its interfaces with other disciplines including health, information and communications technology, science, engineering and the humanities.

Create a highly visible, coherent and welcoming heart to our main campus on Tyndall Avenue by providing new facilities, remodelling and integrating existing facilities, and enhancing the external public realm. Revamp our digital infrastructure to make it more resilient, scalable, flexible and secure, including replacing our >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22

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