Senior Estates Administrator

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Estates Administrator to provide administrative support to the FM Service Delivery and Commercial Services teams, assisting them both in their management and monitoring of the University’s Facilities Management contract and commercial leased properties.

This is an exciting time to join the University of Sussex, and the Estates division as construction is underway on the West Slope of campus to add 1900 student accommodation bed spaces as well as a new Health and Wellbeing Centre and social spaces, adding to the recently completed East Slope development.

The University is seeking an experienced and highly professional Senior Estates Administrator who will work to deliver administrative activity across the division related to our FM contracts, tenanted properties in Falmer Village and in commercial leases on campus. The post holder will be key to the day-to-day functioning of this activity, focusing on finance administration, administrative meeting support, maintenance monitoring and tenant liaison.

You will be a highly organised individual with experience in working in busy, customer focused environments providing administrative support. You will be experienced in working with finance systems, reviewing, raising, and tracking progress of multiple payments at any given time. You will have a demonstrable understanding of landlord and tenant relationships and the ability to deal with requests from various tenants and stakeholders in a calm and professional manner.

Hours: Full time considered up to a maximum of 1 FTE/ 36.5 hours per week. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need). Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date. Expected Interview date: To Be Confirmed. Expected start date: September 2025.

Please contact Rebecca Nash (r.h.nash@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries. The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.