Interim Head of Building Operations (Maternity Cover) - English National Ballet

The role oversees all aspects of building performance, including maintenance, compliance, health and safety, and small capital projects, ensuring the facilities operate efficiently and sustainably within an agreed budget. The Head of Building Operations leads and develops a specialist team, working collaboratively across the organisation to support ENB’s artistic, commercial and public activities, and contributes to a culture of continuous improvement and innovation across the Mulryan Centre for Dance.

Working to the Chief Operating Officer, the postholder delivers the annual building operations business plan, supports the delivery of other activities in the building, leads ENB’s environmental responsibility strategy and manages key relationships with contractors, suppliers, and the building’s freeholder to ensure high standards of service and delivery. This is a fixed-term contract for 13 months. Please note that this is a full-time on-site role that may require regular working outside of standard hours.

Key Selection Criteria

• Experience of managing a modern building operations function, facilities management and related responsibilities.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of building maintenance, health and safety, and building operations legislation, including for a multi-purpose venue.
• Strong project planning skills and the ability to assess workload and capacity for self and team to manage deadlines in line with the schedule.
• Knowledge and understanding of the operational workings of performing arts organisations and the practical requirements for the successful delivery of productions, and community use projects within buildings, ideally within the creative industries.
• Experience of managing and working with multi-disciplinary teams and dealing with a diverse range of staff and client demands.
• Experience of team management and ability to support team development and coaching, feedback reviews, supervision of allocation of duties and rota management, creating an environment where team members can thrive.

About English National Ballet

English National Ballet has been opening up the possibilities of ballet for over seventy five years. We are a pioneering Company at the forefront of ballet’s growth and evolution: celebrating tradition whilst forging innovation and developing the artform. English National Ballet is also a UK leader in creative learning and engagement practice, building dynamic partnerships and community programmes. We strive for artistic excellence and to share ballet with as many people as possible, across the UK and around the world. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where staff of all backgrounds can thrive and grow. We would particularly like to hear from black and global majority applicants and from applicants living with a disability or a long-term health condition, both groups which are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

English National Ballet is based at the Mulryan Centre for Dance on London City Island in Canning Town, East London. We would particularly like to hear from local East London residents, and would encourage those based in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest, and Hackney to apply. Please contact us if you need to request any reasonable adjustments to attend the recruitment process or if you need an alternative application format, on hr_recruitment@ballet.org.uk.