Associate Director of Estates and Facilities

Job reference REQ Date posted 13/05/2026 Application closing date: Midnight 04/06/2026 Location Leeds Salary £80,000 - £85,000

Role Overview

Leeds Beckett University seeks an Associate Director of Estates & Facilities to play a central role in shaping the future of its estate.

This senior leadership appointment reports directly to the Director of Estates & Facilities and provides strategic and operational leadership across capital development, hard facilities management, statutory compliance, space utilisation and sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the Estates Strategy.
• Lead campus masterplanning and long term investment planning.
• Manage capital development programmes and hard FM compliance.
• Oversee space utilisation and property management across a multi building portfolio.
• Collaborate with the Director and Deputy Director to support the Estates & Facilities directorate.
• Provide leadership to high performing teams and communicate effectively across the university.

Qualifications & Experience

• Background as an estates leader in a large, complex, high public footfall environment.
• Track record of delivering estates capital programmes.
• Knowledge of hard FM and estates compliance.
• Experience in masterplanning, space and property management across multi building portfolios is advantageous.
• Excellent communication, leadership and collaborative mindset.

Benefits

• Compelling career opportunity in a dynamic leadership team.
• Opportunity to influence the long term development of the university estate.

Closing Date: Thursday 4th June 2026