Space Utilisation Surveyors
Closing Date: 10/02/2026

Facilities undertake all property services on behalf of the University, including cleaning, landscaping, security, accommodation, hospitality, sport, capital development and general maintenance of the Estate.

The Space Planning Team carry out utilisation surveys, to help understand how rooms are used and inform strategic decisions on space provision.

Surveyors are required to carry out occupancy headcounts in several academic buildings, north campus.

The survey will take place over a two-week period (Weeks 17 & 18), during core hours 9-6pm.

Start Date: Monday 23rd February 2026

End Date: Friday 6th March 2026

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 10^th February

Interview Date:Thursday 12th February

Location: On the Lancaster University campus

Hours per week:  Several 4 or 5 hour shifts

Surveyors will: 

• Be provided with a list of spaces and will visit each space once every hour.
  
• Carry out a headcount of people in the room and record the number on the survey sheet.
• Be available to work several 4 hour (9-1pm) or 5 hour (1pm - 6pm) shifts, Monday - Friday, during Weeks 17 and/or 18 (Weeks commencing 23^rd February and 2^nd March 2026)

• Have good communication skills.
• Reliable
• Have good spoken English.
• Be confident dealing with people.
• Have good knowledge of campus.
• No experience necessary
• The role requires the post holder to be able to quickly move between rooms in several buildings and floor levels, so a moderate level of physical fitness and mobility is required. 

• Collaboration
• Exercising professional judgement
• Research
• Decisiveness
• Emotional intelligence
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal sensitivity
• Organisation
• Perseverance
• Time Management
• Verbal communication