UE08: £50,253 - £61,759 per annum
Corporate Services Group / Estate Department
Full time: 35 hours per week
Open ended (permanent)
The Opportunity:
The Estates Department of the University of Edinburgh has an exciting opportunity within the Estates Operations team for someone with a proven track record to take ownership of and manage, a range of construction, infrastructure, maintenance and net-zero projects on behalf of the University from feasibility to completion or appropriate stage. Ensure each project's University, College, Support Group and School objectives are met and ensure each project is completed within agreed constraints of quality, cost and time.
The job holder will be operating within commercial property and construction industries which are technically and financially complex and will be expected to make decisions to safeguard strategic and project objectives and optimise benefit for the University. Candidates will have to operate within a wide range of legislation and guidelines including Health & Safety, Building Control and Planning legislation, industry and sector guidance and University financial regulations and policies.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a department which is committed to supporting the University in achieving excellence.
Your Skills and Attributes for Success
- Educated to degree level with chartered professional status in Architecture (RIBA), Surveying (RICS), Project Management (RICS), Engineering (CIBSE / ICE), or Building (CIOB) with high level interpersonal, numeracy, written and computer literacy skills.
- Considerable professional and technical experience in design, construction, procurement and project management, showing an ongoing commitment to Continuing Professional Development and a demonstrable record of delivering a range of planning and successfully implementing a range of capital development projects.
- Leadership, management and motivational experience and skills to manage the wide ranging and technically skilled stakeholders of the project. Ability to use initiative to enable progress to be made in complex circumstances. A clean driving licence is desirable.
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Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary.
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits pageand use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 10 September 2026.
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As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583 and currently occupies more than 550 academic, administrative and residential buildings throughout the city of Edinburgh across 5 campuses; Central Area, Kings Buildings, Easter Bush, Bio- Quarter and the Western General Hospital. There are also sporting facilities at Peffermill.
The estate is an exciting mix of eras and architecture. Whilst many of the buildings enjoy listed status and are integral to the unique qualities and characteristics of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Edinburgh, many more have been added over the years as the University has grown. The portfolio ranges from nationally important, iconic, historical buildings through to state of the art teaching, research and sporting facilities. The University of Edinburgh has a significant programme of estates investment underway, in both capital development and also in the infrastructure and resilience of the estate. This investment will help to ensure that the university remains at the forefront of world leading teaching, learning and research.
The Estates Department is part of the Corporate Services Group and provides a range of key activities that help the University to achieve its corporate objectives. It is an integrated centre of excellence responsible for implementing decisions related to the buildings, fabric and infrastructure of the University. It provides specialist advice to the University on strategic estates issues as well as its statutory obligations.
