The Estate Management Section is responsible for the following :

• Strategic Planning and development of the University's estates
• Maintenance of the buildings and grounds at Wivenhoe Park, Loughton and Southend
• Planning , procurement, and construction of new buildings
• Transport, including car park management, policy development and the implementation of travel initiatives
• Energy Management, including our Energy Efficiency Carbon Reduction Programme
• Security
• Post
• Cleaning and Portering (except for Accommodation)
• Purchasing and Central Stores

Information about the work being carried out by the Section can be viewed from the tabs below:

Works on Campus lists the major maintenance jobs going on across the campus.

Projects gives details of the large capital projects both those being planned and those under construction.

What's New!

Opening of Multi-Decked Car Park

The new multi-decked car park on the south side of our Colchester Campus, providing 397 spaces, is now open. Parking is for staff (with registered vehicles) and visitors only.

In order to improve car parking for students, two parking bays along Valley Road – totalling some 170 spaces – will be reserved for student parking only. This area is on the first turning on the left after the Astroturf pitch.

Car parking – new payment system in multi-decked car park starts Monday 29 April 2013

An automatic number plate recognition scheme is being introduced in the new multi-decked car park at our Colchester Campus on Monday 29 April – with the main change being that as a member of staff (or a visitor) you will need to pay on return to your vehicle. The new payment system is easy to use – directions are as follows, which are also located by the pay machines:

• When you drive into the new car park, a camera will read your car’s number plate (and only this area of your car)
• The system will know what permit you have, so you will be charged the appropriate amount
• Park as usual, lock and leave your car
• When you return to your car, you will need to pay using one of the two new machines, these are located in the stairwells
• Type in your registration number – the system will recognise your number plate and charge the appropriate fee
• Pay the amount required amount in coins, notes or using a debit card
• If you are a season ticket holder you can just drive in, park and drive out when you leave – there is no need to go to the payment machine

For further information please read the car parking updates webpage

Staff encouraged to park on the south side of campus

In order to make parking easier for all, we are strongly advising any staff who do not need to park on the north side of campus to please park on the south side using the new multi-decked car park, as you will be able to find a space much more easily.

If you normally park on the north side of campus, Capon Road car park is reserved for the contractors working on the site for the building to house EBS and The Meadows only. Also, now that the new multi-decked car park is open, all temporary car parking areas that have been open since October 2012 are now closed. This means there are no longer any free parking areas so please ensure you display a valid permit and/or ticket when using all University car parks from now on.

For further information please go to the Campus Update webpage.

General Information

Fault Reporting - For information on how to report faults at Colchester Campus to Estate Management via the web, click here

Disability Lift - A lift for users with disabilities on Colchester campus is available under podia at the entrance to the Social Studies Building. Please contact the Estate Management Helpdesk on extension 2959 for information on the issue of keys for this lifts. Please note a returnable £5 deposit is required for these keys.

Colchester Campus Map - a colour map of the Colchester campus (in .pdf format), can be found here.

Southend Campus

Term-time opening hours at the Gateway Building, Southend Campus for staff, students and tenants are as follows:

7am – Midnight Monday – Friday
7am - 10pm Saturday and Sunday

Access outside of reception hours of 8.45 – 5.30 pm Monday to Friday and 9am – 2pm on Saturdays are by Campus Card through the disabled door to the right of the entrance. During vacations, the Gateway Building is locked from 10pm each evening (6pm Sundays) with no access until the next morning.

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