Estates Business Partner x6

As an Estate Business Partner, you will play a key strategic role within the Estates Division, aligning estate planning and service delivery with the academic and operational priorities of a designated School or Non-School Institution (NSI), as well as the wider University strategy.

Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will lead engagement with senior stakeholders, shape estate strategies, and ensure decisions are data-driven, future-focused, and institutionally aligned.

As an Estate Business Partner, your responsibilities span across six key areas:

Strategic Stakeholder Engagement & Advocacy

Act as the primary liaison between Schools and the Estates Division, influencing service development and ensuring institutional needs are reflected in planning and decision-making.

Requirements Capture and Strategic Definition

Lead the structured capture and prioritisation of estate needs - such as space planning, improvements, and relocations - ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and long-term estate strategic goals.

Service Performance and Operational Oversight

Development and implementation of performance frameworks, monitor KPIs, and provide transparent, data-informed reporting to drive continuous improvement across the estate portfolio.

Programme and Project Oversight

Provide strategic oversight and assurance across all Estates Division programmes and projects within the portfolio

Utilisation and Strategic Intelligence

Use data and technology to generate insights into space usage, supporting more effective estate management.

Data Governance and Compliance Leadership

Ensure all estate records are accurate and up to date, integrating third-party works into core systems and maintaining statutory compliance.

About You

You will bring a strong blend of technical expertise, strategic insight, and stakeholder engagement skills. Specifically, you will have:

• Technical background in a relevant discipline such as Facilities Management, Surveying, Engineering, Technology, or a related field, with experience delivering complex services across varied portfolios.

• Proven success in client - or user-facing roles, with the ability to understand and respond to diverse stakeholder needs.

• Experience managing teams and/or external suppliers, ensuring high-quality service delivery and performance outcomes.

• Strategic advisory capability, offering high-level guidance on estates and property matters.

• Change management and project delivery experience, ideally within an estates or infrastructure context.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to present complex information clearly and persuasively to a wide range of audiences.

• Strong influencing and negotiation skills, with a track record of driving service improvements through collaboration.

• Exceptional organisational and project management skills, able to balance multiple priorities and deliver both short-term and long-term objectives.

• Advanced data analysis skills, with the ability to interpret and present data to support evidence-based decision-making and strategic planning.

Benefits of working at the University of Cambridge include:

• Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities;
• Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries)
• An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution;
• Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national store:
• Schemes to support with relocation

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above. 

Please note we will be reviewing applications on a regular basis. We reserve the right to close the position early once the available position is filled.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

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