The University of Edinburgh
Senior Space and Utilisation Data Manager
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Job Description
Grade UE08: £50,253 to £61,759 per annum
Estates Development / Corporate Services Group
Full time: 35 hours per week
Open ended: permanent
The Opportunity
Alongside your technical and strategic responsibilities, you will provide strong people leadership, managing and developing specialist staff and creating a culture where high-quality analysis, innovation, and continuous improvement are embedded in the way the team operates.
This is an opportunity to establish and shape a modern, data-led approach to space intelligence. You will have the autonomy and influence to develop new analytical approaches, introduce innovative business intelligence and visualisation tools, and ensure that data becomes a strategic asset in delivering the University's Estates Strategy.
The University holds a significant and complex physical estate, and the quality of the decisions we make about that estate depends increasingly on the quality of the data and insight available to us.
If you are an analytical and strategic thinker who enjoys turning data into insight, influencing complex decisions, and developing people, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact.
A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:
- This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns.
- We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.
How To Apply
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Please Include The Following Documents In Your Application
- CV
- Cover letter
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
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- 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, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the 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 a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ 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 (opens new browser tab)
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 6 October 2026.
- Unless stated otherwise, the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. If you are applying outside the UK, the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browser's local time zone.
- Interview dates to be confirmed.
About Us
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.
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About The Team
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.
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