About the Role

This is a new role reporting to the Director of Capital Developments and Campus Infrastructure, you will closely with the Procurement Team to ensure the effective procurement of a wide range of estates-related service contracts. You will be responsible for the management, and performance monitoring of these agreements. Your work will also support safe, compliant, and high‑quality operational environments for students, staff, and visitors.

You will collaborate closely with a wide range of people including the Procurement Team, members of the Finance Team , Estates colleagues, project managers, and external contractors to ensure that all services meet contractual, legislative, and industry best‑practice standards. The role involves developing technical specifications, managing KPIs and SLAs, undertaking supplier performance reviews, and driving continuous improvement across all service areas.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Mark Evans, Director of Capital Developments and Campus Infrastructure:  m.evans@worc.ac.uk

What's in it for you?

• Annual incremental increase up to £56,535, with the opportunity to progress to £61,759 subject to performance and the university reward scheme 
• 42 days of leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays and University closure days)  
• Access to a range of benefits such as our Staff Retail Benefits Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Tusker Car Leasing 
• Wellbeing advice and support through our Employee Assistance Programme 
• In-house training and development support 
• A friendly, inclusive and supportive culture and work environment 

Please note that if not already an employee of the University of Worcester, the appointed candidate will be employed through our subsidiary company Uniworc Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of University of Worcester. Appointees of Uniworc Limited will automatically be enrolled into the Aviva FlexHE defined contribution pension scheme (subject to earnings and other eligibility criteria). 

Please note that this post may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route if your individual circumstances enable this in accordance with the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information on how the Skilled Worker visa rules may apply to you please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa  

Closing Date: 18 Sep 2026

Sub Department: Professional Services

Salary: £44,746 to £56,535

You will deliver the very best customer service from a temporary repair to a project, placing the customers’ needs at the foremost of every job undertaken.

Using software to update the current status of all jobs issued and taking an active part in team meetings to ensure that best practice and estate issues are discussed openly. 

The University Estate operates over a number of different Campuses with a GIA of approximately 80,000m2 with a diverse portfolio of buildings. The Estate offers a varied and challenging workload and the ability to solve problems and work under pressure at times is essential. 

Hours of Work

Working hours are 37 hours per week.  There is a requirement to work 14 weekend days which will be subject to rota (paid at an overtime rate). The summer period is normally an extremely busy period and total annual leave should not exceed 10 days during this period. 

What’s in it for you?

• Annual incremental increase up to £26,093, with the opportunity to progress to £27,319 subject to performance and the university reward scheme
• 34 days of leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays and University closure days) rising to 39 total days after 5 years’ continuous service
• Access to a range of benefits including our Staff Retail Benefits Scheme
• Wellbeing advice and support through our Employee Assistance Programme
• In-house training and development support
• A friendly, inclusive and supportive culture and work environment

Informal queries in relation to this vacancy are welcome and should be directed to Mark Evans, Director of Capital Developments and Campus Infrastructure, via email m.evans@worc.ac.uk 

Please note that this post does not meet the minimum salary requirements for visa sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route. We are therefore unable to consider applicants for this post who will require sponsorship to work in the UK.

Please note that if not already an employee of the University of Worcester, the appointed candidate will be employed through our subsidiary company Uniworc Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of University of Worcester. Appointees of Uniworc Limited will automatically be enrolled into the Aviva FlexHE defined contribution pension scheme (subject to earnings and other eligibility criteria).

Closing Date: 15 Sep 2026

Sub Department: Professional Services

Salary: £25,080 to £26,093