About the Role
Whether you’re talking about length, mass, time, temperature, electric current, amount or the brightness of light, the National Physical Laboratory sets the standards by which these things are all measured. It’s highly complex work that requires cutting edge laboratory facilities. As our Head of Estates, you’ll take full responsibility for our estate’s facilities management, to provide a safe and efficient work environment that will support our continued success.
The ongoing maintenance and development of our estate is critical to keeping us at the forefront of metrology. You’ll own the portfolio of Estates activities – setting the direction for the development of our infrastructure and ensuring long term sustainability. You’ll also have full financial ownership, ensuring that projects are delivered on-time, on-budget and that contracts meet the expected service levels. Of course, you’ll have the backing of your talented team. You’ll also build relationships – internally and externally to keep the highest profile projects on track -part of this will be representing Estates on the Strategic Site Development Committee. Driving long term operational efficiency is key and influencing others to drive change, which you’ll do in line with our values and acting as one and NPL.
We are now working in a hybrid way, with a mix of remote and office working. We strive to offer a great work life balance - if you are looking for full time, part time or flexible options, we will try to make this work where business possible.
About You
As an accomplished Head of Estates, you'll be used to overseeing all elements relating to Estates, including leadership, strategy, procurement, contractor management, planning consents, responsibility for quality and health and safety in a laboratory or similarly highly serviced environment.
As an inspirational leader, you'll instinctively know how to get the most out of people – whether that’s your team or our service providers. Great communication skills, highly organised, a natural influencer and pragmatic, you’re someone who gets things done.
Beyond that, we’re looking for someone who’ll thrive in an environment like ours bringing the following
1. A wealth of experience of inspirational leadership to ensure NPL’s mission, strategy and plan are articulated and delivered successfully, to deliver maximum impact and growth
2. A record of driving the performance and potential within your team, building highly motivated, customer focussed teams
3. Management and responsibility for P&L and delivering to time, cost and quality
4. Accountability for health, safety, quality, security and environmental compliance, minimising risk to the business and enhancing NPL’s reputation
5. Building strategic relationships with both internal and external customers, acting as a brand ambassador
At NPL, we learn from each other, respect each other and work together to do better. For ourselves and for our customers. And whilst we’re always looking to stretch beyond what we know; we don’t make things more complicated when there’s no need.