Space Manager

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Working time: 100% FTE

Contract type: Ongoing

The interviews are expected to be held on the week commencing 2^nd November 2026

This role will be based on the university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Do you want to lead the strategic use of space across a complex University estate, harnessing data, digital tools, and evolving technologies to inform future planning?

As Space Manager, you will lead the strategic and operational management of the University’s space portfolio, ensuring that space is planned, allocated, and utilised effectively to support teaching, research, and professional services.

You will provide leadership to a multi-disciplinary team responsible for space data, systems, and planning. This includes the management of land, building and room data within the University’s space management system (Planon), oversight of CAD and BIM functions, and the delivery of robust space analytics. Through the effective use of systems, data governance, and insight, you will support evidence-based decision-making and strategic planning, to aid the optimisation of the University’s estate.

You will lead the development and implementation of the University’s space management policies, helping to ensure alignment with institutional priorities and our master planning framework emerging from the Campus Reimagined project.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more! 

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Philip Dougill, Head of Asset Management

Email: p.dougill@leeds.ac.uk

Please see details of the University’s Pre-employment Health Assessment within the Candidate Brief. 

Further details: Candidate Brief

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